Yamato vs Abrams

Assassin vs Brawler

Don’t take an even fight; brawlers out-last you. Burst them when their big cooldown is down, then leave.

Your game plan as Yamato

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

How to beat Abrams

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

• 01Kite him. Outside of Seismic Impact, Abrams has one gap-closer; once Shoulder Charge is down, walk backwards and shoot.
• 02Never fight near walls; a wall turns Shoulder Charge into a stun.
• 03Buy anti-heal before the second fight. Siphon Life and Infernal Resilience make long trades his.
• 04Bait Seismic Impact with your frontline before your carries commit.

1. 01Abrams wins the farm by ~6.1 last hits per match. Prioritise safe last hits and denies over trades, and let your lane partner zone.
2. 02Abrams denies ~1 more orb per match — secure your orbs before they can.
3. 03Abrams wants close range. Keep troopers between you, save stamina for a dash out, and punish them when they over-commit.
4. 04Abrams has sustain (Siphon Life, Infernal Resilience). Short, sharp trades beat long ones — buy anti-heal early.

This matchup

123

Usual

231

58.9% win rate over 70,346 matches

• 2
  Early point

  Put an early point into Flying Slash: Abrams can drag you out of position, so keep a way back.

• 1
  Max first

  Max Power Slash before Flying Slash: Abrams heals through slow damage (Siphon Life, Infernal Resilience), so burst them instead.

• 2
  Hold

  Hold Flying Slash for Seismic Impact — use it the moment Abrams commits, not before.

• Yamato averages 0.99 kills per death against Abrams.
• Yamato finishes 1.2k souls behind Abrams on average — play for teamfights and scaling rather than lane kills.
• Yamato deals 760 less objective damage per match than Abrams — let teammates take structures while you hold.
• Track Seismic Impact (215s cooldown). The window right after Abrams uses it is your best time to fight.