Yamato Counters & Counter Picks
Who counters Yamato in Deadlock? Heroes Yamato is strong against and heroes it struggles against, ranked by win rate over recent matches.
Squishy carries who need to hold a position suffer against Yamato, which is why Sinclair, Mina, and Paradox struggle to answer her sword dive. Her power spike comes from gap-closing straight onto their backline before they can set up, and her sword slash pressures them out of lane before they get items online. Where she stumbles is against sustained, self-sufficient duelists. Seven, Victor, and Graves can trade back through her aggression and punish her when her escape is on cooldown, turning her dive into a bad fight. Draft tip: pick her into immobile, positional heroes, and avoid her into strong solo bruisers.
Yamato wins 47.33% of matches overall (#30 of 44 heroes) since the Halloween 2026 Update. Its most favorable matchup is Mirage at 53.23%; Paige is the toughest counter, holding Yamato to 39.72%.
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Yamato is strong against
Best counter picks against Yamato
 Paige | 39.72% | 51,019 |
 Graves | 39.89% | 82,753 |
 Seven | 41.67% | 59,287 |
 Kelvin | 42.21% | 27,018 |
 Baba | 42.35% | 23,699 |
 Victor | 43.53% | 68,897 |
 Deadman Danny | 43.67% | 61,388 |
 Haze | 43.88% | 85,470 |
 Rat King | 43.92% | 106,584 |
 Ivy | 44.07% | 38,799 |
 Lady Geist | 44.30% | 47,572 |
 Abrams | 44.99% | 72,572 |
 Dynamo | 45.68% | 38,017 |
 McGinnis | 45.84% | 27,948 |
 Warden | 46.30% | 31,455 |
 Drifter | 46.57% | 97,835 |
 Lash | 46.58% | 58,714 |
 Wraith | 47.53% | 64,732 |
 Nurse Harrow | 47.72% | 59,761 |
 Billy | 47.78% | 73,574 |
 Infernus | 48.26% | 75,809 |
 Vindicta | 48.48% | 61,877 |
 Apollo | 48.66% | 52,563 |
 Celeste | 48.77% | 67,438 |
 Solomon | 48.97% | 26,054 |
 Bebop | 48.97% | 80,052 |
 Calico | 49.10% | 34,736 |
 Grey Talon | 49.13% | 42,105 |
 Violet | 49.85% | 49,026 |
 Holliday | 49.85% | 42,933 |
Yamato matchups shifting this week
Week-over-week movement in Yamato's head-to-head win rates — which matchups are swinging right now.
- Violet▲ +4.9pp→ 50.35%
- Mo & Krill▲ +3.0pp→ 50.67%
- Nurse Harrow▲ +2.7pp→ 47.92%
Week of Nov 2 vs the prior week; the current week is still accumulating matches, so treat fresh swings as an early read.
Frequently Asked Questions
4 Q&A- Who counters Yamato in Deadlock?
- Paige, Graves and Seven are Yamato's toughest matchups since the Halloween 2026 Update: Yamato's win rate drops to 39.72% against Paige, 39.89% against Graves and 41.67% against Seven.
- How to counter Yamato in Deadlock?
- Pick the heroes Yamato struggles against most since the Halloween 2026 Update: Paige (Yamato wins only 39.72% against them), Graves (39.89%) or Seven (41.67%). The full matchup table above covers every hero.
- Who is Yamato strong against in Deadlock?
- Yamato performs best against Mirage (53.23% win rate), Pocket (52.89%) and Shiv (52.18%) since the Halloween 2026 Update.
- Is Yamato good in the current Deadlock patch?
- Yamato wins 47.33% of recent 6v6 matches with a 27.81% pick rate — ranking #30 of 44 heroes by win rate since the Halloween 2026 Update. Its ban rate is 4.21% (#17).
Stats since the Halloween 2026 Update. Data updated Nov 7, 2026.