Victor 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 Victor

A man who refuses to die. Victor fights hardest when he’s already dead.

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. 01Victor out-farms Yamato by ~37 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.
3. 03Your own sustain (Jumpstart) wins extended lanes — stay longer than they can.

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56.1% win rate over 115,598 matches

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  Early point

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

• 1
  Max first

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

• Victor averages 1.26 kills per death against Yamato.
• On average Victor finishes 4.3k souls ahead of Yamato — convert the lead into objectives.
• Victor deals 2.8k 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.