Yamato vs Mirage
Updated · Patch Nov 4, 2026
How Yamato beats Mirage
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 Mirage
A traveller who keeps fights alive with scarabs and arrives where you least expect.
- 01Interrupt Traveler with damage; it cancels.
- 02Watch for Mirage arriving from nowhere.
- 03Anti-heal against scarab lifesteal.
Head-to-head
Win the lane: Yamato into Mirage
- 01Mirage wins the farm by ~14.9 last hits per match. Prioritise safe last hits and denies over trades, and let your lane partner zone.
- 02Mirage 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: Mirage dives on you, and an escape ready beats a lost trade.
- Hold
Hold Flying Slash for Traveler — use it the moment Mirage commits, not before.
Early pointMirage wins the farm: an early point into Power Slash clears waves and keeps you in lane.
Threats
Your tools
Winning the fights after lane
- Yamato averages 1.03 kills per death against Mirage.
- Yamato finishes 955 souls behind Mirage on average — play for teamfights and scaling rather than lane kills.
- Yamato deals 504 more objective damage per match than Mirage — push structures when you win lane.
- Track Traveler (140s cooldown). The window right after Mirage uses it is your best time to fight.
Who else beats Mirage
Matchup questions
Who wins Yamato vs Mirage?
Yamato wins 53.4% of 25,430 recent matches against Mirage — favoured.
How do I beat Mirage as Yamato?
Mirage wins the farm by ~14.9 last hits per match. Prioritise safe last hits and denies over trades, and let your lane partner zone. Track Traveler (140s cooldown). The window right after Mirage uses it is your best time to fight.