Best Deadlock Yamato build: Abilities & Items ValveYamato is one of the deadlier heroes in Deadlock, acting as a fantastic spellcasting mage or a powerful damage dealer depending on how you prefer to play. However, she\u2019s a little squishy at the beginning of the game, so you\u2019ll need the best build to truly get the most out of her. From the moment she arrived, Deadlock fans flocked to try out Yamato. Her mysterious samurai mage style had players enthralled, and that\u2019s without mentioning her pretty tragic backstory that just so happens to be purely in Japanese. Backstory aside, Yamato can be a god on the battlefield, if she\u2019s built correctly, you\u2019ll be able to decimate enemies and keep yourself safe without even blinking an eye. Here\u2019s Yamato\u2019s best build in Deadlock, including which abilities you should max, what items you need to buy, and how to get the most out of her kit. Best abilities to use on Yamato This is the best ability point order you can follow: To really get the most out of this hero, we recommend unlocking Crimson Slash first. Through dealing damage to your enemies you\u2019ll end up healing, which can be a lifesaver in the early parts of the game. Then, unlock Power Slash. This will let you charge up a powerful attack from range and obliterate the enemy. It\u2019ll serve as one of your primary skills at the beginning. Next, unlock Flying Strike. While you have some powerful damage attacks, you\u2019ll want to increase your movement tenfold. Flying Strike will buff that perfectly, letting you fly toward an enemy to take them down before they know what hit them. Lastly, unlock the Ultimate, which is Shadow Transformation. Invincibility is a complete game changer for Yamato mains, and shouldn\u2019t be ignored. With all your abilities unlocked, we recommend leveling up the Crimson Slash to second level, for a little more healing. Then, upgrade your first ability, Power Slash, to the max for bonus fully charged damage. After this, put a point in your ultimate, and then max out your third ability, Crimson Slash. Next, bring Flying Strike to level two and max out your ultimate. Lastly, complete the set by maxing out Flying Strike after the ultimate. Deadlock Yamato abilities explained If you haven\u2019t played as Yamato yet, or are interested in a more detailed look into her kit, we\u2019ve got a full list of her abilities below: 1. Power Slash Charge up and attack, dealing high damage on a full charge. – Channel to increase damage over 1.4 seconds, then release a fully-charged sword strike. – Press [1] or [LMB] to trigger the strike early, dealing partial damage. Level 1: Gain +60 Bullet Resist while channeling – Level 2: Apply 40% movement slow for 3 seconds – Level 3: +200 Fully Charge Damage – – – 2. Flying Strike Fly towards an enemy target. – Throw a grappling hood to reel yourself towards an enemy, damaging and slowing the target when you arrive. Level 1: +25% Movement Slow – Level 2: +20m Cast Range – Level 3: +6 Weapon Damage for 10 seconds after striking the target – – – 3. Crimson Slash Damage enemies nearby, healing on hit. – Slash enemies in front of you, damaging them and slowing their fire rate. If any enemy heroes are hit, you heal. Level 1: +30% Fire Rate Slow – +10% of Max Health. Heal on hero hit – -6s Cooldown – – – 4. Shadow Transformation Become invincible and more powerful. – Become infused with Yamato\u2019s shadow soul. After an initial invincible transformation, your abilities are refreshed and are 60% faster, your weapon has infinite ammo, and you gain damage resists and immunity to negative status effects. You are unable to die in this mode. -30 second cooldown – +4 move speed – +1.5 second duration – – – Best build for Yamato: Deadlock items explained Building Yamato, or any other hero in Deadlock for that matter, is best done by splitting it up into four sections; early game, mid-game, late game\/luxury buys, and situational items. The first three sections will give you an idea of what you should be buying at each stage, although if you\u2019re fed, then definitely buy the late-game items. The early game primarily involves you gathering Souls while attacking enemies. The mid and late-game items focus on maximizing Yamato\u2019s potential on the battlefield and Situational items are, naturally, for very specific scenarios, and are primarily used for countering different heroes. So, with that in mind, here are the items you should grab when playing as Yamato. Early Game items At the beginning of Deadlock, you\u2019ll want to be honing all the best aspects of Yamato. To do that, you need to make sure you have a High-Velocity Mag to help increase her weapon and make it faster. This\u2019ll upgrade into Headhunter later as well, something On top of this, Headshot Booster and Close Quarters are your best friends. Since you\u2019ll primarily be up close, with Yamato, having that 45 bonus damage even if just one pellet hits the head is incredibly useful, as well as the extra damage from Close Quarters. If Crimson Slash wasn\u2019t powerful enough, we also recommend you grab Melee Lifesteal for a little more healing. You\u2019ll be performing a lot of melee anyway, so why not benefit from it? If you\u2019re struggling with health, grab Healing Rite too, it\u2019ll give you that extra boost you need. On top of this, Sprint Boots are great for an early game build. Spirit Strike is primarily a personal preference, but that extra shield, regen, melee damage, and spirit pen are hard to pass up. Mystic Burst is an absolute must for Yamato, that bonus Spirit Damage will be a gamechanger for your early game battles. Mid Game items Kinetic Dash, Enduring Speed, and Superior Stamina are great to have in the midgame of Deadlock, they help increase your mobility, fire rate, and will be ideal for rushing around the battlefield. To complement this perfectly, grab Soul Shredder Bullets. Not only will you have some extra damage, but it\u2019ll apply a debuff, heal you, and increase your Spirit Damage. Given she\u2019s a closer-ranged fighter, you\u2019ll want to choose Melee Charge and Lifestrike too, for extra healing, debuffs on the enemy movement, and extra damage. Torment Pulse may be a little expensive, but enabling AoE damage is perfect for Yamato, and can greatly complement how you play in the mid-game, especially when you combine it with Mystic Vulnerability and Improved Burst. Late Game\/Luxury items Late-game items are vital to keep the best Yamato build relevant and winning battles as you get more experienced and go up against equally as strong players. With that in mind, it\u2019s well worth grabbing Crippling Headshot for that vital extra damage. On top of this, Spiritual Overflow gives players tons of bonus spirit damage after they get a few hits on the unsuspecting enemy. Then there\u2019s protection, which is vital in this stage. Improved Bullet Armor and Improved Spirit Armor are perfect choices, and Leech is great to have if you keep getting anti-healed, which is common in late-game battles. Refresher, Superior Duration, and Superior Cooldowns are also a must. By this time all your abilities will be maxed out, and these just make them even more powerful. Make sure to use Refresher after your ult to get double the amount of uptime on it. Situational items Since these items all have certain uses, it\u2019s best to go through them one by one: Headhunter: This item builds off of High-Velocity Mag, and it\u2019s arguably a must-have. However, when you should buy it is up in the air. If you\u2019re ahead and want to rush it, that\u2019s fine. Want to get some tank or spirit items instead? That\u2019s fine, just upgrade into this late game. Yes, it\u2019s situational, but you should buy it at some point. – Warp Stone: This item is fantastic if you\u2019re looking for some extra mobility. It\u2019s not a must-buy, but is perfect if you think Yamato just needs a little boost. – Debuff Remover: No one likes negative effects, and Debuff Remover is perfect to get rid of that, it\u2019ll also increase your movement. – Metal Skin: Nothing is worse than going up against enemies with massive bullet damage. If this is the case, grab Metal Skin for extra protection. Perfect for countering a fed Haze or Wraith. – Healbane: Dealing spirit damage and placing healing reduction on the enemy is fantastic, especially if you\u2019re going up against a lot of healers. Also great for snowballing due to the passive heal. – Reactive Barrier: It\u2019s not always about damage, and if you\u2019re going up against tons of DPS\u2019 and tanks, then the protection from this item is well worth it if you get CC locked. – Slowing Hex: While it may be a worse version of Knockdown, Slowing Hex is much cheaper, and is perfect for early-game battles if you can\u2019t afford Knockdown. – Cold Front: Why not increase your mobility with Debuff Remover while also reducing the enemy\u2019s speed with Cold Front? After all, it\u2019ll also give you more Spirit damage. – Knockdown: Knockdown is great. It\u2019s expensive, but ideal for going up against Seven ults or flying enemies. – If you\u2019re curious to see how Yamato stacks up to other characters, check out our tier list. You can also check out our best builds for Seven, Shiv, Pocket, and Warden.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Best Deadlock Yamato build: Abilities & Items ValveYamato is one of the deadlier heroes in Deadlock, acting as a fantastic spellcasting mage or a powerful damage dealer depending on how you prefer to play. However, she\u2019s a little squishy at the beginning of the game, so you\u2019ll need the best build to truly get the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-79897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79897","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79897"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79897\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}