Yamato counters and synergy
How to counter Yamato
To counter Yamato, play Kelvin, Ivy and Paige: Yamato wins only 47.0% against Kelvin. Overall Yamato wins 51.6% of 31k matches in the last 30 days at Phantom to Eternus. Yamato does best with Rat King on the team.
- Win rate
- 51.6%
- Pick rate
- 34.3%
- Matches
- 31k
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Each number is compared with what Yamato's win rate and the other hero's predict, so a strong hero doesn't top every list. Green bars beat that expectation, red fall short, grey are within chance.
Same team
Best teammates
Rat King 6,334 matches
+2.3 vs expected
58.2% win rate
Rem 2,710 matches
As expected
51.2% win rate
Graves 3,262 matches
+1.7 vs expected
55.8% win rate
Lady Geist 1,683 matches
As expected
50.9% win rate
Sinclair 2,283 matches
As expected
51.9% win rate
Shiv 3,660 matches
As expected
49.8% win rate
Celeste 2,677 matches
As expected
55.3% win rate
Infernus 4,021 matches
As expected
50.6% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
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Lady Geist 373 matches
As expected
54.2% win rate
The Doorman 386 matches
As expected
53.6% win rate
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Rat King 1,356 matches
+3.2 vs expected
59.1% win rate
McGinnis 339 matches
As expected
53.1% win rate
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Graves 649 matches
As expected
56.4% win rate
Victor 562 matches
As expected
54.1% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
Warden 761 matches
As expected
60.6% win rate
Paradox 4,683 matches
+1.6 vs expected
57.0% win rate
Wraith 7,046 matches
+1.3 vs expected
49.2% win rate
Vindicta 4,332 matches
As expected
52.7% win rate
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McGinnis 1,643 matches
As expected
53.8% win rate
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Rem 2,774 matches
As expected
54.5% win rate
Grey Talon 3,306 matches
As expected
56.8% win rate
Vyper 2,289 matches
As expected
49.2% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
Mina 6,709 matches
−1.3 vs expected
52.2% win rate
Drifter 7,563 matches
As expected
50.8% win rate
Viscous 1,772 matches
As expected
52.2% win rate
Mirage 1,676 matches
As expected
56.5% win rate
Nurse Harrow 3,020 matches
As expected
50.1% win rate
Kelvin 2,683 matches
As expected
47.0% win rate
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Graves 3,324 matches
As expected
48.3% win rate
Paige 4,559 matches
As expected
47.6% win rate
Win rate against each hero
Yamato against every hero
The plain win rate: how often Yamato wins with each hero on the enemy team, lowest first. Strong heroes are hard for everyone, so the last column says how this compares with what the two heroes' win rates predict.
| Enemy hero | Yamato wins | Matches | Against expected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelvin | 47.0% | 2,683 | As expected |
 Ivy | 47.6% | 3,986 | As expected |
| Paige | 47.6% | 4,559 | As expected |
| Rat King | 47.7% | 14k | As expected |
 Baba | 48.0% | 5,088 | As expected |
| Graves | 48.3% | 3,324 | As expected |
| Celeste | 48.9% | 3,701 | As expected |
 Seven | 49.0% | 3,107 | As expected |
| Wraith | 49.2% | 7,046 | +1.3 points |
 Dynamo | 49.2% | 2,661 | As expected |
| Vyper | 49.2% | 2,289 | As expected |
 Haze | 49.5% | 9,516 | As expected |
| Victor | 50.0% | 3,596 | As expected |
| Nurse Harrow | 50.1% | 3,020 | As expected |
 Abrams | 50.5% | 4,543 | As expected |
 Apollo | 50.5% | 3,337 | As expected |
 Holliday | 50.5% | 4,089 | As expected |
 Lash | 50.7% | 7,170 | As expected |
| Drifter | 50.8% | 7,563 | As expected |
 Mo & Krill | 51.5% | 4,872 | As expected |
| Mina | 52.2% | 6,709 | −1.3 points |
| Viscous | 52.2% | 1,772 | As expected |
| Sinclair | 52.3% | 2,002 | As expected |
 Silver | 52.4% | 2,534 | As expected |
 Calico | 52.4% | 5,042 | As expected |
 Billy | 52.6% | 3,144 | As expected |
| Vindicta | 52.7% | 4,332 | As expected |
 Violet | 52.8% | 4,638 | As expected |
 Bebop | 52.9% | 7,400 | As expected |
| Infernus | 53.4% | 4,796 | As expected |
| McGinnis | 53.8% | 1,643 | As expected |
| Shiv | 53.9% | 6,349 | As expected |
| Lady Geist | 53.9% | 2,004 | As expected |
 Venator | 53.9% | 6,492 | As expected |
| Rem | 54.5% | 2,774 | As expected |
| The Doorman | 54.6% | 1,636 | As expected |
 Pocket | 56.1% | 4,042 | As expected |
 Solomon | 56.3% | 3,779 | As expected |
| Mirage | 56.5% | 1,676 | As expected |
| Grey Talon | 56.8% | 3,306 | As expected |
| Paradox | 57.0% | 4,683 | +1.6 points |
 Deadman Danny | 58.4% | 5,383 | As expected |
| Warden | 60.6% | 761 | As expected |
Quick answers
Questions
- How do you counter Yamato in Deadlock?
- Pick a hero Yamato struggles against. Yamato has the lowest win rate against Kelvin, Ivy and Paige (47.0% against Kelvin). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Mina, Drifter and Viscous do better against Yamato than expected.
- Who is Yamato good against?
- Yamato has the highest win rate against Warden, Deadman Danny and Paradox (60.6% against Warden). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Yamato does better than expected against Warden, Paradox and Wraith.
- Who is the best teammate for Yamato?
- Rat King: together they win 58.2%, 2.3 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should Yamato lane with?
- Lady Geist, The Doorman and Rat King make the best lane partners for Yamato, measured against what each pair is expected to win.