Yamato vs Calico
Updated · Patch Nov 4, 2026
How Yamato beats Calico
Assassin vs Assassin
Assassin mirrors are decided by who sees the other first. Track their cooldowns and never commit while their escape is up.
Your game plan as Yamato
A blade who commits fully — and refreshes everything when she does.
How to beat Calico
A shadow-hunter who appears, bursts and vanishes before anyone can turn around.
- 01Move in pairs once she leaves lane; Calico hunts solo targets.
- 02Make her use Return to Shadows before you spend your big cooldown.
- 03Spread out against Gloom Bombs. Extra bomb hits deal reduced damage, but a full cluster still hurts.
Head-to-head
Win the lane: Yamato into Calico
- 01Yamato out-farms Calico by ~10.9 last hits per match. Contest every orb and punish them for walking up to last-hit.
- 02Calico looks for burst windows. Don’t sit in lane at low health, and ping the moment they disappear — they’re hunting.
Skill order for this matchup
58.9% win rate over 70,346 matches
Early pointPut an early point into Flying Slash: Calico dives on you, and an escape ready beats a lost trade.
- Max first
You out-farm Calico: keep the standard order and push your lead with Flying Slash.
Threats
Calico has no hard crowd control — take the trades.
Your tools
Winning the fights after lane
- Yamato averages 0.99 kills per death against Calico.
- Yamato finishes 2.9k souls behind Calico on average — play for teamfights and scaling rather than lane kills.
- Track Return to Shadows (115s cooldown). The window right after Calico uses it is your best time to fight.
Who else beats Calico
Matchup questions
Who wins Yamato vs Calico?
Yamato wins 49.2% of 39,743 recent matches against Calico — even.
How do I beat Calico as Yamato?
Yamato out-farms Calico by ~10.9 last hits per match. Contest every orb and punish them for walking up to last-hit. Track Return to Shadows (115s cooldown). The window right after Calico uses it is your best time to fight.