Abrams vs Yamato

Brawler vs Assassin

You have the health; they have the burst. Make them fight you long — every second past their first combo is in your favour. Buy defensive items early and stay near allies.

Your game plan as Abrams

A bully who wins by refusing to leave. Every fight Abrams takes, he wants to take at shotgun range.

How to beat Yamato

A blade who commits fully — and refreshes everything when she does.

• 01Wait out Shadow Transformation; she’s invincible at first.
• 02Dodge Power Slash’s charge.
• 03Burst her after the all-in.

1. 01Abrams out-farms Yamato by ~6.1 last hits per match. Contest every orb and punish them for walking up to last-hit.
2. 02Abrams denies ~1 more orb per match — keep shooting theirs.
3. 03Yamato looks for burst windows. Don’t sit in lane at low health, and ping the moment they disappear — they’re hunting.
4. 04Your own sustain (Siphon Life, Infernal Resilience) wins extended lanes — stay longer than they can.

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59.4% win rate over 117,860 matches

• 2
  Early point

  Put an early point into Shoulder Charge: Yamato can drag you out of position, so keep a way back.

• 2
  Max first

  You out-farm Yamato: keep the standard order and push your lead with Shoulder Charge.

• Abrams averages 1.06 kills per death against Yamato.
• On average Abrams finishes 1.2k souls ahead of Yamato — convert the lead into objectives.
• Abrams deals 760 more objective damage per match than Yamato — push structures when you win lane.
• Track Shadow Transformation (160s cooldown). The window right after Yamato uses it is your best time to fight.