Yamato

Delivers charged attacks with finesse

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Background

Yamato uses precise strikes to decimate her rivals. However, such damaging attacks often will leave her exposed, so she needs to make every shot count.

Hero Changes
21st Nov 2024

Power Slash

Bugfix

Improved cases where Power Slash would hit enemies behind cover

Shadow Transformation

Buff

Now heals for 15% of your max hp on hero kill

Nerf

No longer heals on cast

Shadow Transformation

555
Buff

T3 increased from +2s to +3s

13th Nov 2024

Shadow Transformation

Nerf

Shadow Transformation Bullet and Spirit resist reduced from 50% to 45%

Nerf

Shadow Transformation duration reduced from 5.5s to 5s

Nerf

Shadow Transformation heal reduced from 25% to 20%

10th Nov 2024

Shadow Transformation

Nerf

Bullet and Spirit Resist reduced from 60% to 50%

Nerf

Heal reduced from 30% to 25%

Nerf

Duration reduced from 6s to 5.5s

7th Nov 2024

Shadow Transformation

Buff

Shadow Transformation now affects the grapple time speed

Buff

Shadow Transformation duration increased from 4s to 6s

Buff

Shadow Transformation now grants +60% Bullet and Spirit Resist

Buff

Shadow Transformation now heals for 30% hp (done after the dispel)

Buff

Shadow Transformation duration now extends by 2s whenever you get a kill in it (for that session)

Nerf

Shadow Transformation no longer prevents death

27th Oct 2024

Shadow Transformation

Buff

Cooldown reduced from 90s to 85s

24th Oct 2024

Flying Strike

Bugfix

Fixed being able to cast an ability while casting Flying Strike

Crimson Slash

Bugfix

Fixed Crimson Slash following in the direction of dash instead of cross hair

Shadow Transformation

1
Buff

Shadow Transformation T1 changed to +20% Fire Rate

Shadow Transformation

Buff

Shadow Transformation Cooldown reduced from 106s to 90s

10th Oct 2024

Power Slash

Nerf

Cooldown increased from 8.5s to 10.5s

Power Slash

33
Buff

T2 now also reduces cooldown by 2s

Shadow Transformation

Nerf

No longer grants you bullet and spirit resist

Nerf

Duration reduced from 4.5s to 4s

26th Sep 2024

Base Attack

Nerf

Bullet damage growth reduced from 0.5 to 0.45.

Crimson Slash

Nerf

Fire rate slow reduced from 30% to 20%.

Flying Strike

Bugfix

Fixed various issues with Flying Strike pathing.

Shadow Transformation

Nerf

Duration reduced from 5s to 4.5s.

Nerf

No longer provides unlimited ammo.

Shadow Transformation

555
Buff

T3 duration increased from +1.5s to +2s.

12th Sep 2024

Other

Buff

Ammo now scales with Spirit Power (0.15)

Bugfix

Alt fire now fixed to work with conditional damage sources (point blank, pristine emblem, etc)

Power Slash

Buff

Can now interrupt Power Slash with parry

Nerf

Power Slash damage reduced from 170 to 160

Grapple

Buff

Grapple post cast duration reduced from 0.5 to 0.2

Shadow Transformation

Nerf

Shadow Transformation bullet and spirit resistance reduced from 55% to 40%

29th Aug 2024

Power Slash

Buff

Max damage time requirement reduced from 1.5s to 1.4s

Nerf

Collision radius reduced by 8%

Crimson Slash

Buff

Radius increased from 12m to 13m

Bugfix

Fixed some cases where Crimson Slash would appear to be cast when it wasn't

Shadow Transformation

Bugfix

Fixed being able to die during Shadow Transformation if hit by Grey Talon's Owl

Flying Strike

Bugfix

Fixed some cases where Flying Strike could get into a stuck state

15th Aug 2024

Base Attack

Buff

Base melee damage increased by 10%

Flying Strike

555
Buff

T3 now procs after the ability ends, rather than when connecting to the target

1st Aug 2024

Power Slash

Nerf

Power Slash collision size reduced by 10%

Base Attack

Buff

Bullet damage growth increased from 0.4 to 0.5

27th Jun 2024

Power Slash

Nerf

Power Slash damage reduced from 175 to 170

Flying Strike

Buff

Can now cancel Flying Strike

Shadow Transformation

Buff

Shadow Transformation duration increased from 4.5s to 5s

Nerf

Shadow Transformation damage and debuff resistance reduced from 80% to 70%

23rd Jun 2024

Shadow Transformation

Buff

Now causes you to be unable to die during the buff

20th Jun 2024

Shadow Transformation

Buff

Cooldown reduced from 110s to 100s

Nerf

Now provides 80% Damage Resistance and 80% Debuff Resistance instead of invulnerability during the post-channel buff

Shadow Transformation

555
Buff

T3 increased from +1s to +1.5s

13th Jun 2024

Power Slash

555
Nerf

Power Slash T3 bonus damage reduced from +210 to +200

Shadow Transformation

Nerf

Shadow Transformation cooldown increased from 100 to 110

30th May 2024

Power Slash

Buff

Power Slash spirit scaling improved from 1.6 to 2.0

Change

Power Slash no longer does a very minor movement on enemies hit

Bugfix

Fixed Power Slash sometimes not being a full charge when channeled fully during the Shadow Transformation

Shadow Transformation

Buff

Shadow Transformation's ability speedup now affects the post-cast durations as well

Change

Shadow Transformation's ability speedup now improves the visual animations (cosmetic only change)

23rd May 2024

Shadow Transformation

Buff

Shadow Transformation now gives you 4.5s of invulnerability after the initial 2s invulnerable channel period. You transform and refresh your abilities, improving ability speeds by 60% and gaining unlimited ammo. 'Ability Speeds' affects Power Slash cast time, Flying Strike flying time, and Crimson Slash cast time.

Nerf

Shadow Transformation cooldown increased from 90s to 100s

Change

Shadow Explosion renamed to Shadow Transformation and reworked into a new ability

Change

Shadow Transformation no longer has radius impact behavior

Shadow Transformation

33
Buff

Shadow Transformation T2 is now +4 m/s during Shadow Form

Shadow Transformation

555
Buff

Shadow Transformation T3 is now +1s duration

16th May 2024

Other

Buff

Shadow Explosion cooldown reduced from 120s to 90s

10th May 2024

Crimson Slash

Buff

Crimson Slash cooldown reduced from 13s to 11s

Power Slash

Buff

Power Slash physics/world collision reduced from 15 to 4 (allowing it to be more easily used near objects)

Shadow Transformation

Buff

Shadow Explosion radius increased from 14m to 16m

Buff

Shadow Explosion Fire Rate and Spirit buff duration increased from 15s to 20s

Shadow Transformation

555
Buff

Shadow Explosion T3 Spirit bonus increased from +10% to +15%

Buff

Shadow Explosion T3 Fire Rate bonus increased from +5% to +10%

3rd May 2024

Crimson Slash

Buff

Crimson Slash radius increased from 11m to 12m

Buff

Crimson Slash fire rate debuff duration increased from 3s to 4s

Crimson Slash

33
Change

Crimson Slash T2 changed from "-5s Cooldown" to "10% Max Health heal on hero hit"

Crimson Slash

555
Change

Crimson Slash T3 changed from "12% Max Health heal on hero hit" to "-6s Cooldown"

Power Slash

1
Buff

Power Slash T1 Bullet Resist increased from 40% to 60%

Flying Strike

Buff

Flying Strike cooldown reduced from 35 to 20

Nerf

Flying Strike range no longer scales with Spirit

Flying Strike

33
Change

Flying Strike T2 changed from "-15s Cooldown" to "+20 Cast Range"

Shadow Transformation

Buff

Shadow Explosion bonus Spirit per victim increased from 10 to 15

Buff

Shadow Explosion bonus Fire Rate per victim increased from 5 to 10

Buff

Shadow Explosion buff duration increased from 8s to 15s

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