Yamato vs Lash

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 Lash

A diver who arrives from the sky and leaves with the enemy’s carry.

• 01Stay under overhead cover; Lash needs a clear line to grapple.
• 02Break line of sight during the Death Slam channel to avoid being connected.
• 03Stun him mid-air; he has few escapes once committed.

1. 01Lash wins the farm by ~5 last hits per match. Prioritise safe last hits and denies over trades, and let your lane partner zone.
2. 02Lash looks for burst windows. Don’t sit in lane at low health, and ping the moment they disappear — they’re hunting.
3. 03Lash has sustain (Flog). Short, sharp trades beat long ones — buy anti-heal early.

This matchup

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Usual

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58.9% win rate over 70,346 matches

• 2
  Early point

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

• 1
  Max first

  Max Power Slash before Flying Slash: Lash heals through slow damage (Flog), so burst them instead.

• 2
  Hold

  Hold Flying Slash for Death Slam — use it the moment Lash commits, not before.

• Yamato averages 1.02 kills per death against Lash.
• Yamato finishes 1.1k souls behind Lash on average — play for teamfights and scaling rather than lane kills.
• Yamato deals 921 more objective damage per match than Lash — push structures when you win lane.
• Track Death Slam (170s cooldown). The window right after Lash uses it is your best time to fight.