Yamato vs Holliday

Assassin vs Marksman

You want the marksman isolated and close. Flank, use your gap-closer, and finish before they can reposition.

Your game plan as Yamato

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

How to beat Holliday

A trick-shooter. Holliday launches you into the air and then shoots you out of it.

• 01Don’t stand near Powder Keg — she can detonate it whenever she wants.
• 02Respect her headshots; she out-duels most heroes who stand still.
• 03Spread so Lasso only takes one.

1. 01Holliday wins the farm by ~10.6 last hits per match. Prioritise safe last hits and denies over trades, and let your lane partner zone.
2. 02Holliday out-ranges most heroes. Fight around corners and troopers; step in when they reload or spend their mobility.

This matchup

213

Usual

231

58.9% win rate over 70,346 matches

• 2
  Early point

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

• 2
  Hold

  Hold Flying Slash for Spirit Lasso — use it the moment Holliday commits, not before.

• 1
  Early point

  Holliday wins the farm: an early point into Power Slash clears waves and keeps you in lane.

• Yamato averages 1.01 kills per death against Holliday.
• Yamato finishes 661 souls behind Holliday on average — play for teamfights and scaling rather than lane kills.
• Yamato deals 596 more objective damage per match than Holliday — push structures when you win lane.
• Track Spirit Lasso (130s cooldown). The window right after Holliday uses it is your best time to fight.