Overview
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Yamato is an assassin that can be played both Spirit based or Weapon based. This build is a hybrid between the two that focuses on having good burst damage while still being able to put out consistent damage.
Early Game
First buy Headshot Booster to poke down the enemy laner.
Next get Hollow Point Ward to make your weapon stronger.
Extra Health and Enduring Spirit help you not get one shot by enemy burst damage and all ins.
Mystic Shot and Cold Front are your main sources of damage outside of Power Slash.
Extra Spirit and Sprint Boots are great pickups that increase your damage and give you a nice bit of health regen.
Mid Game
After buying your early game items start saving up to 3000 souls, here you want to buy Torment Pulse as your first T3 item.
Fill out the rest of your weapon slots with Soul Shredder Bullets.
Next you buy Spirit Lifesteal and Healbane to enable you to get involved in fights that aren’t just duels.
Upgrade Enduring Spirit into Slowing Hex, this with Cold Front and Power Slash makes the enemy extremely slow while dealing a lot of burst damage.
After purchasing a lot of slows now focus on speed to guarantee being able to stick on your target. Enduring Speed is the first pickup.
The next speed option is using your first flex slot on Surge of Power. Imbue it on your Power Slash.
Next you want to upgrade Improved Reach and Headhunter.
Late Game
Your second flex slot purchase should be Mystic Vulnerability, this is your highest damage upgrade as a T2 item.
Next save up for Echo Shard as you unlock your third flex slot. This can be bought before Mystic Vulnerability if you are really rich. Use Echo Shard after using Power Slash.
If you are strapped for slots you can upgrade Improved Spirit into Boundless Spirit.
If you have too much money and another flex slot you should consider buying Refresher.
If lacking flex slots you can sell Hollow Point Ward or Headshot Booster (if skipping Headhunter) for Shadow Weave or Spiritual Overflow.
Situational Items
Warp Stone gives you an extra bit of mobility.
Ethereal Shift is your best answer to enemies’ Silence Glyph.
Fortitude is a good upgrade if you lack flex slots and want to stay active on the map.
Decay combined with Healbane will make enemy healing nearly useless.
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Ability Point Order
Yamato Guide
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