Sinclair vs Yamato

Mystic vs Assassin

Keep your CC for their dive. One stun on an assassin is usually a kill for your team.

Your game plan as Sinclair

A magician who borrows your best trick and uses it on you.

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. 01Sinclair out-farms Yamato by ~5.5 last hits per match. Contest every orb and punish them for walking up to last-hit.
2. 02Yamato looks for burst windows. Don’t sit in lane at low health, and ping the moment they disappear — they’re hunting.

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49.9% win rate over 12,565 matches

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

• Sinclair averages 0.82 kills per death against Yamato.
• Sinclair finishes 390 souls behind Yamato on average — play for teamfights and scaling rather than lane kills.
• Sinclair deals 502 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.