Yamato Duos & Synergies
Who works best with Yamato in Deadlock? Best duo partners and worst pairings for Yamato, ranked by win rate together over recent matches.
Yamato wants a partner who capitalizes on the chaos she creates when she dives in and forces the enemy to scatter. Seven fits this well, since his heavy area burst lands cleanly once Yamato has pinned the enemy team and stopped them from spreading out. She opens the fight and holds targets in place, and he collects the follow-up damage before they recover. What she brings is the initiation and target focus that lets a slower damage dealer like Seven pick his moment instead of forcing it.
Yamato wins 48.52% of matches overall (#23 of 38 heroes) since the Matchmaking Update. Its best duo is Graves — together they win 55.68%; the weakest pairing is Silver at 41.78%.
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Best duo partners for Yamato
 Graves | 55.68% | 39,960 |
 Victor | 54.40% | 22,161 |
 Seven | 53.05% | 41,834 |
 Paige | 52.70% | 45,291 |
 Kelvin | 52.19% | 20,756 |
 Ivy | 51.73% | 35,396 |
 Warden | 51.71% | 37,959 |
 Mo & Krill | 51.22% | 28,312 |
 Celeste | 50.95% | 30,001 |
 Vindicta | 50.37% | 31,609 |
Weakest pairings for Yamato
 Silver | 41.78% | 17,954 |
 Mirage | 42.60% | 16,059 |
 Venator | 43.35% | 40,383 |
 Sinclair | 43.50% | 18,878 |
 Mina | 43.67% | 35,337 |
 The Doorman | 44.38% | 26,426 |
 Pocket | 44.47% | 23,876 |
 Paradox | 45.29% | 42,793 |
 Shiv | 45.41% | 15,256 |
 Bebop | 45.62% | 44,934 |
 Rem | 45.64% | 38,343 |
 Holliday | 45.78% | 17,987 |
 Billy | 46.50% | 29,617 |
 Grey Talon | 46.58% | 12,976 |
 Lady Geist | 46.95% | 16,438 |
 Viscous | 47.02% | 23,678 |
 Infernus | 47.70% | 44,282 |
 Apollo | 48.30% | 21,603 |
 Calico | 48.32% | 16,027 |
 Drifter | 48.75% | 28,257 |
 McGinnis | 48.82% | 17,469 |
 Vyper | 49.00% | 18,937 |
 Wraith | 49.22% | 42,877 |
 Abrams | 49.43% | 23,494 |
 Haze | 49.68% | 48,666 |
 Dynamo | 49.86% | 39,296 |
 Lash | 49.96% | 46,503 |
Yamato duos shifting this week
Week-over-week movement in Yamato's duo win rates — which pairings are swinging right now.
Week of Sep 14 vs the prior week; the current week is still accumulating matches, so treat fresh swings as an early read.
Frequently asked questions
- Who works best with Yamato in Deadlock?
- Yamato's highest-win-rate duos since the Matchmaking Update are Graves (55.68% together), Victor (54.40%) and Seven (53.05%).
- Which teammates does Yamato pair worst with?
- Yamato's lowest-win-rate pairings since the Matchmaking Update are Silver (41.78% together), Mirage (42.60%) and Venator (43.35%).
- Is Yamato good in the current Deadlock patch?
- Yamato wins 48.52% of recent 6v6 matches with a 24.77% pick rate — ranking #23 of 38 heroes by win rate since the Matchmaking Update.
Stats since the Matchmaking Update. Data updated Sep 23, 2026.