Yamato build
Most Yamato players start with Spirit Strike, Melee Lifesteal and Restorative Shot, move into Spirit Snatch and Improved Spirit in the mid game and finish with Boundless Spirit and Superior Cooldown.
Based on how often players buy each item on Yamato in each stage of the match. Updated 22 October 2026.
- Spirit items
- 50%
- Vitality items
- 28%
- Weapon items
- 22%
Laning: cheap stats that win trades and secure souls.
Early game
Top 6 cost 5,600
- 1
Spirit Strike Spirit · 800 souls 64% 51% win - 2
Melee Lifesteal Vitality · 800 souls 64% 50% win - 3
Restorative Shot Weapon · 800 souls 60% 50% win - 4
Extra Regen Vitality · 800 souls 30% 49% win - 5
Stalker Weapon · 1,600 souls 29% 53% win - 6
Extra Spirit Spirit · 800 souls 28% 49% win - 7
Mystic Shot Weapon · 1,600 souls 23% 51% win - 8
Mystic Burst Spirit · 800 souls 19% 49% win
Once fights spread across the map and objectives fall.
Mid game
Top 6 cost 12,800
- 1
Spirit Snatch Spirit · 3,200 souls 54% 52% win - 2
Improved Spirit Spirit · 1,600 souls 40% 48% win - 3
Healbane Vitality · 1,600 souls 38% 51% win - 4
Healing Booster Vitality · 1,600 souls 31% 52% win - 5
Lifestrike Vitality · 3,200 souls 30% 53% win - 6 Mystic Shot Weapon · 1,600 souls 28% 49% win
- 7
Recharging Rush Weapon · 1,600 souls 26% 53% win - 8
Torment Pulse Spirit · 3,200 souls 22% 52% win
Big tier 3 and 4 items that decide team fights.
Late game
Top 6 cost 28,800
- 1
Boundless Spirit Spirit · 6,400 souls 43% 52% win - 2
Superior Cooldown Spirit · 3,200 souls 37% 52% win - 3
Tankbuster Spirit · 3,200 souls 34% 49% win - 4
Mystic Reverb Spirit · 6,400 souls 28% 57% win - 5
Transcendent Cooldown Spirit · 6,400 souls 27% 53% win - 6
Hunter's Aura Weapon · 3,200 souls 26% 50% win - 7 Torment Pulse Spirit · 3,200 souls 23% 50% win
- 8 Spirit Snatch Spirit · 3,200 souls 19% 47% win
How to read this: the big number is how often Yamato players buy the item at that stage. Win rates sit close to 50% for cheap items everyone buys, so treat them as context, not a ranking.
Quick answers
Yamato build questions
- What is the best Yamato build?
- Most Yamato players start with Spirit Strike, Melee Lifesteal and Restorative Shot, move into Spirit Snatch and Improved Spirit in the mid game and finish with Boundless Spirit and Superior Cooldown. The core items most Yamato players keep buying are Spirit Strike, Melee Lifesteal and Restorative Shot.
- What should Yamato buy first?
- Spirit Strike, Melee Lifesteal, Restorative Shot and Extra Regen. Together they cost 3,200 souls.
- What are good late game items for Yamato?
- Boundless Spirit, Superior Cooldown, Tankbuster and Mystic Reverb are the most common late game buys.
- Is Yamato built around gun or spirit damage?
- Spirit items make up 50% of the most popular Yamato items, followed by vitality at 28%.