Matchup · November 6, 2026
Nurse Harrow vs Yamato
54.1%
Favoured68,419 matches
All Nurse Harrow matchups & countersUpdated · Patch Nov 4, 2026
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How Nurse Harrow beats Yamato
Your game plan as Nurse Harrow
A battlefield medic who heals with her gun, starves enemy buffs with leeches and terrifies anyone who looks her in the eye.
Lane
Throw Leech Therapy on enemies that just used a buff. The leeches eat its duration while they deal damage, and every leech you collect feeds your other abilities.
Mid game
Load Healing Needles when an ally is low: your syringes heal teammates, and dealing damage earns the charges back. Wretched Vapors makes an ally faster and delays the damage they take, so heal them before the crash.
Late game
Lurking Terrors locks down anyone facing you: no stamina, no movement abilities, then fear. Open the bag where the enemy has to look at you, such as a chokepoint or a dive.
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.
Respect
Punish
After Flying Slash
Per match
Head-to-head
Nurse HarrowYamato
54.1%Win rate45.9%
0.61Kills per death0.93
+0Last-hit edge+3.6
+0.8Deny edge+0
+0Soul lead+1.2K
+0Objective damage edge+2.6K
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Laning
Win the lane: Nurse Harrow into Yamato
- 01Farm is close (-3.6 last hits per match), so trades decide this lane, not last hits.
- 02Yamato looks for burst windows. Don’t sit in lane at low health, and ping the moment they disappear — they’re hunting.
- 03Your own sustain (Healing Needles) wins extended lanes — stay longer than they can.
Skill order
Skill order for this matchup
This matchup
Usual
60% win rate over 90,585 matches
Early pointPut an early point into Healing Needles: Yamato can drag you out of position, so keep a way back.
Yamato’s kit
Threats
Flying Slash
DisplacementSlow36s cd
Crimson Slash
Slow16s cd
Nurse Harrow’s kit
Your tools
Wretched Vapors
Slow40s cd
Healing Needles
SlowSustain
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Mid & late game
Winning the fights after lane
- Nurse Harrow averages 0.61 kills per death against Yamato.
- Nurse Harrow finishes 1.2k souls behind Yamato on average — play for teamfights and scaling rather than lane kills.
- Nurse Harrow deals 2.6k less objective damage per match than Yamato — let teammates take structures while you hold.
- Track Shadow Transformation (160s cooldown). The window right after Yamato uses it is your best time to fight.
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FAQ
Matchup questions
Who wins Nurse Harrow vs Yamato?
Nurse Harrow wins 54.1% of 68,419 recent matches against Yamato — favoured.
How do I beat Yamato as Nurse Harrow?
Farm is close (-3.6 last hits per match), so trades decide this lane, not last hits. Track Shadow Transformation (160s cooldown). The window right after Yamato uses it is your best time to fight.