Yamato Counters
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 48.40% of matches overall (#25 of 38 heroes) since the Matchmaking Update. Its most favorable matchup is Mirage at 54.16%; Graves is the toughest counter, holding Yamato to 42.24%.
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Yamato is strong against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Mirage | 54.16% | 10,385 |
 Sinclair | 53.07% | 8,461 |
 Silver | 52.92% | 12,845 |
 The Doorman | 52.85% | 9,148 |
 Venator | 52.63% | 20,253 |
 Mina | 52.48% | 22,255 |
 Pocket | 52.42% | 16,314 |
 Bebop | 51.73% | 27,867 |
 Paradox | 51.67% | 15,654 |
 Rem | 51.52% | 20,594 |
 Grey Talon | 51.34% | 10,262 |
 Shiv | 50.02% | 23,591 |
Yamato struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Graves | 42.24% | 20,186 |
 Seven | 42.66% | 20,362 |
 Victor | 43.76% | 20,085 |
 Ivy | 43.83% | 15,926 |
 McGinnis | 43.92% | 12,559 |
 Paige | 44.38% | 16,414 |
 Kelvin | 44.87% | 10,037 |
 Dynamo | 46.59% | 14,264 |
 Celeste | 46.74% | 21,395 |
 Warden | 46.83% | 11,654 |
 Lash | 46.98% | 25,473 |
 Vindicta | 47.12% | 19,526 |
 Mo & Krill | 47.19% | 19,215 |
 Apollo | 47.45% | 15,147 |
 Drifter | 47.58% | 34,292 |
 Abrams | 47.63% | 21,842 |
 Wraith | 47.81% | 22,789 |
 Calico | 48.00% | 17,738 |
 Haze | 48.41% | 21,698 |
 Lady Geist | 48.67% | 17,832 |
 Infernus | 49.02% | 26,371 |
 Billy | 49.39% | 24,752 |
 Holliday | 49.56% | 14,020 |
 Viscous | 49.79% | 13,381 |
 Vyper | 49.87% | 8,641 |
Yamato matchups shifting this week
Week-over-week movement in Yamato's head-to-head win rates — which matchups are swinging right now.
No significant movers.
Week of Aug 3 vs the prior week; the current week is still accumulating matches, so treat fresh swings as an early read.
Stats since the Matchmaking Update. Data updated Aug 8, 2026.