Yamato counters and synergy
How to counter Yamato
To counter Yamato, play Graves, Paige and Rat King: Yamato wins only 43.5% against Graves. Overall Yamato wins 49.9% of 45k matches in the last 30 days at Ritualist to Oracle. Yamato does best with Rat King on the team.
- Win rate
- 49.9%
- Pick rate
- 26.3%
- Matches
- 45k
- 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 8,544 matches
+2.5 vs expected
58.4% win rate
The Doorman 3,280 matches
+1.8 vs expected
47.4% win rate
Vindicta 6,264 matches
+1.7 vs expected
51.8% win rate
Solomon 5,330 matches
+1.6 vs expected
45.6% win rate
Sinclair 2,856 matches
As expected
48.7% win rate
Celeste 3,241 matches
As expected
51.6% win rate
Vyper 2,606 matches
As expected
52.1% win rate
Holliday 4,345 matches
As expected
50.0% win rate
Sharing a lane
Best lane partners
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Rat King 1,760 matches
+3.0 vs expected
58.9% win rate
Bebop 1,598 matches
+2.5 vs expected
49.4% win rate
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Vindicta 1,049 matches
As expected
52.6% win rate
Wraith 1,924 matches
As expected
55.1% win rate
Violet 1,024 matches
As expected
50.3% win rate
-
Solomon 1,092 matches
As expected
45.7% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Good matchups
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Vindicta 6,774 matches
+1.6 vs expected
51.1% win rate
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Rat King 21k matches
+1.4 vs expected
45.3% win rate
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Holliday 5,297 matches
As expected
51.6% win rate
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Vyper 2,679 matches
As expected
49.5% win rate
Nurse Harrow 4,382 matches
As expected
50.9% win rate
Infernus 9,723 matches
As expected
53.6% win rate
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Wraith 8,870 matches
As expected
47.4% win rate
Lash 11k matches
As expected
49.7% win rate
Enemy team, against expectations
Bad matchups
Lady Geist 3,622 matches
−1.8 vs expected
49.9% win rate
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Celeste 4,409 matches
−1.7 vs expected
47.2% win rate
McGinnis 2,216 matches
As expected
50.6% win rate
Rem 4,806 matches
As expected
51.7% win rate
-
Sinclair 2,635 matches
As expected
51.0% win rate
Abrams 6,693 matches
As expected
46.9% win rate
Viscous 2,779 matches
As expected
52.9% win rate
Mina 9,002 matches
As expected
50.9% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Graves | 43.5% | 6,099 | As expected |
 Paige | 44.3% | 6,811 | As expected |
| Rat King | 45.3% | 21k | +1.4 points |
 Kelvin | 45.9% | 3,929 | As expected |
 Ivy | 45.9% | 5,189 | As expected |
 Seven | 46.1% | 5,928 | As expected |
| Abrams | 46.9% | 6,693 | As expected |
| Celeste | 47.2% | 4,409 | −1.7 points |
 Victor | 47.4% | 5,376 | As expected |
 Haze | 47.4% | 13k | As expected |
| Wraith | 47.4% | 8,870 | As expected |
 Dynamo | 47.4% | 4,976 | As expected |
 Baba | 47.5% | 6,510 | As expected |
 Apollo | 47.6% | 4,141 | As expected |
 Calico | 48.9% | 6,168 | As expected |
| Vyper | 49.5% | 2,679 | As expected |
 Drifter | 49.6% | 10k | As expected |
| Lash | 49.7% | 11k | As expected |
 Mo & Krill | 49.7% | 6,655 | As expected |
| Lady Geist | 49.9% | 3,622 | −1.8 points |
| McGinnis | 50.6% | 2,216 | As expected |
| Mina | 50.9% | 9,002 | As expected |
| Nurse Harrow | 50.9% | 4,382 | As expected |
| Sinclair | 51.0% | 2,635 | As expected |
| Vindicta | 51.1% | 6,774 | +1.6 points |
 Billy | 51.2% | 4,896 | As expected |
| Violet | 51.2% | 6,758 | As expected |
 Venator | 51.3% | 8,357 | As expected |
| Holliday | 51.6% | 5,297 | As expected |
 Silver | 51.6% | 3,413 | As expected |
| Rem | 51.7% | 4,806 | As expected |
| Bebop | 52.8% | 11k | As expected |
| Viscous | 52.9% | 2,779 | As expected |
| Infernus | 53.6% | 9,723 | As expected |
 Pocket | 53.6% | 5,718 | As expected |
 Shiv | 53.9% | 8,225 | As expected |
| The Doorman | 54.1% | 2,963 | As expected |
 Paradox | 54.6% | 6,288 | As expected |
 Deadman Danny | 55.1% | 8,708 | As expected |
 Grey Talon | 55.8% | 3,719 | As expected |
| Solomon | 56.4% | 5,813 | As expected |
 Mirage | 56.5% | 2,282 | As expected |
 Warden | 56.6% | 1,469 | 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 Graves, Paige and Rat King (43.5% against Graves). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Lady Geist, Celeste and McGinnis do better against Yamato than expected.
- Who is Yamato good against?
- Yamato has the highest win rate against Warden, Mirage and Solomon (56.6% against Warden). Taking each hero's own strength into account, Yamato does better than expected against Vindicta, Rat King and Holliday.
- Who is the best teammate for Yamato?
- Rat King: together they win 58.4%, 2.5 percentage points more than their own win rates predict.
- Who should Yamato lane with?
- Rat King, Bebop and Vindicta make the best lane partners for Yamato, measured against what each pair is expected to win.