Heroes / Yamato

Yamato

Assassin43 not in patch notes

First seen 2024-06-06

Patches

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730

Health

+HP / boon

HP Regen

8.2m/s

Move Speed

1.6m/s

Sprint

Stamina

0.222/s

Stamina Regen

0.68s

Ground Dash

0.47s

Air Dash

Light Melee

128

Heavy Melee

1.58

+Melee / boon

1.1

+Spirit / boon

Weapon

Sister's Lament

1 2025-11-22 History

63.2DPS

127.4Max DPS

5.31Bullet dmg

2.38Bullets/s

12Ammo

2.44sReload

0.15+Bullet DMG / boon

10.7Max Bullet DMG

5.04sFull Clip

2.44sFull Reload

1.65Headshot ×

0.42sFire Interval

5Pellets

254m/sBullet Speed

3Bullet Radius

2Spread

0.2Pellet Spread

0Bullet Gravity

2sBullet Lifetime

177.8mMax Range

20mFalloff Start

45.7mFalloff End

Alt fire

1 2026-09-29 History

47.6DPS

50Bullet dmg

0.95Bullets/s

9Ammo

3Ammo/shot

2.1sReload

76m/sBullet Speed

177.8mMax Range

Abilities

Power Slash

Ability 11 2026-09-16 History

Cooldown 12s

Cast time 1.4s

Channel to increase damage over 1.4 seconds, then release a fully-charged sword strike. Press [Ability1] or [Attack] to trigger the strike early, dealing partial damage.

Full Charge Damage	145+1.85×Spirit
Slash Length	22m
Bullet Resist	+60%

T1+32% Movement Slow for 3s

T2-4s Ability Cooldown

T3+8m Cast Range +150 Damage and Increases Spirit Power scaling

Flying Slash

Ability 21 2026-10-02 History

Cooldown 36s

Range 26m

Throw a grappling hook to reel yourself towards an enemy, dealingmelee damage and slowing the target when you arrive.

Movement Slow	40%
Slow Duration	2.5s

T1Cooldown -18s

T2Gain +35 Spirit Power for 6s

T3Alt-Cast to Grapple allies +15m Cast Range Gains 1 extra charge

Crimson Slash

Ability 31 2026-09-16 History

Cooldown 16s

Cast time 0.3s

Slash enemies in front of you, damaging them and slowing their fire rate. If any enemy heroes are hit, you heal.

Damage	55+0.37×Spirit
Heal on hero hit	55+1.0359×Spirit
Fire Rate Slow	30%
Debuff Duration	4s

T1On Hit : +30% Melee Damage for 4s

T2On Hero Hit : +6% Max Health Heal

T3-10s Cooldown and increases scaling

Shadow Transformation

Ultimate2 2026-06-30 History

Cooldown 150s

Duration 5s

Channel 1.5s

Become infused with Yamato's shadow soul. After an initial invincible transformation your abilities are refreshed and are 60% faster. You gain immunity to negative status effects and have greatly increased bullet and spirit resist. When you get a hero kill, you heal and the duration is extended.

Ability Speed	+60%
Max HP Heal On Kill	15%
Bullet Resist	+30%
Spirit Resist	+30%
Duration On Kill	+2s

T1Weapon Damage +7

T2+4m Move Speed and -20 Cooldown

T3+3s Duration +30% Bullet Resist +30% Spirit Resist

History

Flying Slash1

NERFCan target−enemy buildings

Sister's Lament1

NEWAlt fire: Recycle Time shared ×6 guns2s

Flying Slash

TEXTDescription changed

Throw a grappling hook to reel yourself towards an enemy, ~~dealing Light melee~~ damage and slowing the target when you arrive.

Throw a grappling hook to reel yourself towards an enemy, dealingmelee damage and slowing the target when you arrive.

15 changes for all heroes see Hero progression ›15

Patch notesAll move slow values reduced by ~20% globally

Power Slash1

NERFT1: Movement Slow40%→32%-20.0%

Flying Slash11

BUFFDamage (light melee damage scaling)1→1.2+20.0%

NERFMovement Slow50%→40%-20.0%

Crimson Slash1

NEWT3: Heal on hero hit (spirit scaling)0.4

Flying Slash3

NERFT2: Bonus Spirit40→35-12.5%

NERFT3: Charge Delay4s→5s+25.0%

NERFT3: Charges3→2-33.3%

TEXTT3 description changed

Alt-Cast to Grapple allies · +15m Cast Range · Gains 2 extra ~~charges~~

Alt-Cast to Grapple allies · +15m Cast Range · Gains 1 extra charge

Patch notesT3 charges from +2 to +1

Flying Slash22

BUFFAbility Unit Target Limit1→10+900.0%

BUFFBehaviour+alt-cast

NERFCast Range28m→26m-7.1%

NERFT3: Charge Delay3s→4s+33.3%

TEXTT3 description changed

~~Can~~ Grapple to allies · +15m Cast Range · Gains 2 extra charges

Alt-Cast to Grapple allies · +15m Cast Range · Gains 2 extra charges

Patch notesT3 Ally Targeting now requires alt cast input

Patch notesHealth per boon reduced by 5%

Patch notesAll ultimate base and upgrade cooldowns nerfed by 15% (rounded to the nearest multiple of 5)

Base stats1

NERFHealth per boon47→45-4.3%

Shadow Transformation2

NERFCooldown130s→150s+15.4%

NERFT2: Cooldown-25s→-20s-20.0%

34 changes for all heroes see Hero progression ›295

Power Slash1

NERFFull Charge Damage (spirit scaling)2.1→1.85-11.9%

Flying Slash1

NERFCast Range30m→28m-6.7%

Patch notesBase HP reduced by 10 for all heroes

Patch notesHP per boon reduced by 3

Base stats2

NERFHealth per boon50→47-6.0%

NERFMax Health shared ×10 heroes740→730-1.4%

Power Slash2

BUFFAbility Post Cast Duration0.4s→0.2s-50.0%

BUFFFull Charge Damage (spirit scaling)1.86→2.1+12.9%

Flying Slash121

NEWT3: Cast Range15m

BUFFCast Range25m→30m+20.0%

BUFFT3: Charges2→3+50.0%

DELT2: Cast Range20m

TEXTT2 description changed

~~+20m Cast Range and~~ gain +40 Spirit Power for 6s

Gain +40 Spirit Power for 6s

TEXTT3 description changed

Can Grapple to ~~ally Heroes and~~ gains ~~a charge~~

Can Grapple to allies · +15m Cast Range · Gains 2 extra charges

Patch notesT3 increased from +1 Charge to +2

Shadow Transformation1

BUFFT1: Weapon Damage5→7+40.0%

19 changes for all heroes see Hero progression ›946

Patch notesBase health per boon reduced by 7

Base stats1

NERFHealth per boon57→50-12.3%

38 changes for all heroes see Hero progression ›317

Crimson Slash1

BUFFBehaviour+doesn't interrupt a slide

Patch notesHero health growth increased by +3 and 4%

Base stats1

BUFFHealth per boon52→57+9.6%

15 changes for all heroes see Hero progression ›510

Patch notesHero base health increased by 40

Patch notesHero health increased growth by +4 and 8%

Base stats2

BUFFHealth per boon44→52+18.2%

BUFFMax Health shared ×9 heroes700→740+5.7%

10 changes for all heroes see Hero progression ›10

Power Slash11422

NEWT3: Slash Length8m

REWORKT1 upgradeBullet Resist 60%→Slow Duration 3s, Movement Slow 40%

BUFFBullet Resist0%→60%

BUFFT2: Cooldown-2s→-4s+100.0%

BUFFUnstoppable While Casting › Applies+immune to knockdowns+immune to slows+immune to debuffs+unstoppable

BUFFUnstoppable While Casting › Immune to+dash lockouts+disarm+glitch+melee lockouts+item mutes+silence+movement silences+slows

NERFCooldown10.5s→12s+14.3%

NERFSlash Length25m→22m-12.0%

DELT2: Movement Slow40%

DELT2: Slow Duration3s

TEXTT1 description changed

~~Gain +60 Bullet Resist while channeling~~

+40% Movement Slow for 3s

TEXTT2 description changed

-2s Ability Cooldown ~~and apply 40% movement slow for 3s~~

-4s Ability Cooldown

TEXTT3 description changed

+150 Damage and increases Spirit Power scaling

+8m Cast Range · +150 Damage and Increases Spirit Power scaling

Patch notesYou can now cast Parry directly while channeling Power Slash to fire the Power Slash and parry

Patch notesT2 changed from "-2s Cooldown and 40% slow for 3s" to "-4s Cooldown"

Flying Slash22321

NEWT2: Bonus Spirit40

NEWT2: Buff Duration6s

REWORKT1 upgradeMovement Slow 25%→Cooldown -18s

REWORKT3 upgradeWeapon Damage 6, Weapon Damage Duration 10s→Charges 2, Charge Delay 3s

BUFFCast Range20m→25m+25.0%

BUFFDamage (light melee damage scaling)0.6093→1+64.1%

BUFFMovement Slow30%→50%+66.7%

NERFCooldown21s→36s+71.4%

NERFDamage65→0-100.0%

CHANGEDCharge Delaydefault→0s

TEXTNameFlying Strike→Flying Slash

TEXTDescription changed

Throw a grappling hook to reel yourself towards an enemy, ~~damaging~~ and slowing the target when you arrive.

Throw a grappling hook to reel yourself towards an enemy, dealing Light melee damage and slowing the target when you arrive.

TEXTT3 description changed

Can Grapple to ally Heroes and ~~+6 Weapon Damage for 10s~~

Can Grapple to ally Heroes and gains a charge

Patch notesIs now light melee damage rather than spirit

Patch notesT2 changed from "+20m Cast Range" to "+20m Cast Range and gain +40 Spirit for 6s"

Crimson Slash2131

NEWBuff Duration (spirit scaling)1

NEWT3: Damage (spirit scaling)0.6

REWORKT1 upgradeFire Rate Slow 26%→Buff Duration 4s, Buff Melee Damage 30

BUFFDamage (spirit scaling)0.3656→0.37+1.2%

BUFFFire Rate Slow18%→30%+66.7%

BUFFT3: Cooldown-9s→-10s+11.1%

NERFCooldown15s→16s+6.7%

Patch notesT3 now also increases spirit scaling (+0.6)

Shadow Transformation1123

NEWT2: Cooldown-25s

REWORKT1 upgradeFire Rate 14%→Weapon Damage 5

BUFFT3: Bullet Resist20%→30%+50.0%

BUFFT3: Spirit Resist20%→30%+50.0%

NERFBullet Resist40%→30%-25.0%

NERFCooldown110s→130s+18.2%

NERFSpirit Resist40%→30%-25.0%

Crimson Slash2

NERFFire Rate Slow20%→18%-10.0%

NERFT1: Fire Rate Slow30%→26%-13.3%

Shadow Transformation1

NERFT1: Fire Rate15%→14%-6.7%

Power Slash1

NEWPlayer Left Offset30

1 change for all abilities & items see Movement & combat ›1

1 change for all melee attacks see Movement & combat ›1

Power Slash11

NEWT3: Full Charge Damage (spirit scaling)0.5

NERFT3: Full Charge Damage166.5→150-9.9%

Shadow Transformation1

BUFFMax HP Heal On Kill12%→15%+25.0%

1 change for all heroes see Hero progression ›1

Patch notesBase move speed reduced by 0.1 (except for heroes lower than 6.5)

Base stats1

NERFMove Speed8.3m/s→8.2m/s-1.2%

12 changes for all heroes see Hero progression ›210

Patch notesHero base health increased by 50

Base stats1

BUFFMax Health shared ×8 heroes650→700+7.7%

Sister's Lament1

NERFBullet Damage5.59→5.31-5.0%

1 change for all heroes see Hero progression ›1

Patch notesBase gun damage and gun damage growth increased by 10% (excluding Paige)

Patch notesWeapon Investment Bonuses: Now grants an additional +20% Weapon Damage at 4800 souls spent

Patch notesBullet Damage is no longer reduced by 35% of a Hero's Base Bullet damage against T1's

Patch notesReduced all AP damage upgrades by 10%

Base stats11

BUFFBullet damage per boon0.14→0.154+10.0%

NERFHealth Regen2→1-50.0%

Sister's Lament1

BUFFBullet Damage5.08→5.59+9.9%

Power Slash3

NERFMedium Charge Dmg60%→50%-16.7%

NERFShort Charge Dmg40%→30%-25.0%

NERFT3: Full Charge Damage185→166.5-10.0%

Crimson Slash11

BUFFT3: Cooldown-5.75s→-9s+56.5%

NERFCooldown11.5s→15s+30.4%

21 changes for all heroes see Hero progression ›2181

2 changes for all guns see Movement & combat ›2

Sister's Lament11

BUFFStanding Spread3→1.5-50.0%

DELAlt fire: Standing Shoot Spread Penalty shared ×8 guns0–2

1 change for all abilities see Movement & combat ›1

1 change for all abilities & items see Movement & combat ›1

2 changes for all melee attacks see Movement & combat ›2

Patch notesLight melee base damage reduced by 20% (except for Viscous, Calico and Bebop)

Base stats31

NEWAir Dash Duration shared ×13 heroes0.47s

NEWAlt-fire damage per boon0.7

NEWGround Dash Duration shared ×13 heroes0.68s

NERFLight Melee69→55-20.3%

Patch notesAlt Fire base damage now grows per boon (+0.7)

Sister's Lament1

NERFAlt fire: Bullet Damage63.36→50-21.1%

2 changes for all heroes see Hero progression ›2

1 change for all guns see Movement & combat ›1

5 changes for all melee attacks see Movement & combat ›14

Patch notesBullet Cycle Time for all heroes increased by 5% (effectively reduces gun DPS globally by 5%)

Sister's Lament2

NERFAlt fire: Fire Interval1s→1.05s+5.0%

NERFFire Interval0.4s→0.42s+5.0%

Power Slash2

NERFFull Charge Damage160→145-9.4%

NERFT3: Full Charge Damage200→185-7.5%

Flying Slash1

NERFDamage70→65-7.1%

Crimson Slash1

NERFDamage shared ×7 abilities60→55-8.3%

Shadow Transformation1

NERFCooldown100s→110s+10.0%

11 changes for all heroes see Hero progression ›101

1 change for all abilities see Movement & combat ›1

Patch notesCleaned up how boons are distributed. Previously some levels gave stat bonuses and some AP/Unlocks, now every level gives one of each. Power rebalanced on abilities and items to be the same overall as before. Total AP given out reduced from 32 to 29, total stat levels increased from 20 to 32 (but rescaled in value such that they are the same overall as before).

Base stats2

NERFBullet damage per boon0.216→0.14-35.2%

NERFHealth per boon71→44-38.0%

50 changes for all heroes see Hero progression ›143285

2 changes for all guns see Movement & combat ›2

1 change for all abilities see Movement & combat ›1

Crimson Slash1

NERFT2: Heal on hero hit8→6-25.0%

1 change for all abilities see Movement & combat ›1

Patch notesSpirit Power scaling globally reduced by -7%

Power Slash1

NERFFull Charge Damage (spirit scaling)2→1.86-7.0%

Flying Slash1

NERFDamage (spirit scaling) shared ×12 abilities0.6552→0.6093-7.0%

Crimson Slash2

NERFDamage (spirit scaling)0.3931→0.3656-7.0%

NERFHeal on hero hit (spirit scaling)1.11→1.04-7.0%

10 changes for all heroes see Hero progression ›10

Patch notesAll hero stats rebalanced alongside the shop rework.

Base stats2

BUFFHealth per boon31→71+129.0%

BUFFMax Health500→650+30.0%

Sister's Lament1

DELBullets To Fully Claim Orb2

Power Slash

TEXTWording fixed

Channel to increase damage over 1.4 seconds, then release a fully-charged sword strike. · Press [~~[In~~ ability1]] or [~~[Iv~~ attack]] to trigger the strike early, dealing partial damage.

Channel to increase damage over 1.4 seconds, then release a fully-charged sword strike. · Press [Ability1] or [Attack] to trigger the strike early, dealing partial damage.

Crimson Slash2

NERFHeal on hero hit70→55-21.4%

NERFT2: Heal on hero hit10→8-20.0%

Shadow Transformation1

NERFMax HP Heal On Kill15%→12%-20.0%

75 changes for all heroes see Hero progression ›40629

Shadow Transformation1

BUFFAuto Channel › Applies+immune to knockdowns+immune to slows+immune to debuffs+unstoppable

Base stats1

BUFFSprint Speed shared ×26 heroes0.5m/s→1m/s+100.0%

Crimson Slash

NOTEAdjusted slash effects height to be better aligned to crosshair.

Patch notesAll heroes base gun damage and growth reduced by 10% (numbers listed above are before this global reduction)

Base stats1

NERFBullet damage per boon0.27→0.216-20.0%

Sister's Lament2

NERFAlt fire: Bullet Damage70.4→63.36-10.0%

NERFBullet Damage5.65→5.08-10.0%

Base stats1

NERFBullet damage per boon0.33→0.27-18.2%

Shadow Transformation1

NERFT1: Fire Rate20%→15%-25.0%

Base stats1

NERFBullet damage per boon0.353→0.33-6.5%

Shadow Transformation1

NERFCooldown85s→100s+17.6%

Shadow Transformation22

BUFFT3: Bullet Resist15%→20%+33.3%

BUFFT3: Spirit Resist15%→20%+33.3%

NERFBullet Resist45%→40%-11.1%

NERFSpirit Resist45%→40%-11.1%

Base stats1

BUFFSprint Speed shared ×26 heroes0m/s→0.5m/s

Flying Slash1

NEWT3: Can Grapple Ally Heroes1

TEXTT3 description changed

+6 Weapon Damage for 10s ~~after striking the target~~

Can Grapple to ally Heroes and +6 Weapon Damage for 10s

Patch notesFlying Strike T3 now also lets you grapple to ally heroes

Shadow Transformation22

NEWT3: Bullet Resist15%

NEWT3: Spirit Resist15%

BUFFAbility Post Cast Duration0.6s→0s-100.0%

BUFFExplosion Delay2s→1.5s-25.0%

TEXTWording fixed

Become infused with Yamato's shadow soul. After an initial invincible transformation, your abilities are refreshed and are 60% faster. You gain immunity to negative status effects and have greatly increased bullet and spirit resist. · When you get a hero kill, you heal and the duration is extended.

Become infused with Yamato's shadow soul. After an initial invincible transformation your abilities are refreshed and are 60% faster. You gain immunity to negative status effects and have greatly increased bullet and spirit resist. · When you get a hero kill, you heal and the duration is extended.

Sister's Lament11

NEWBullets To Fully Claim Orb2

NERFAlt fire: Falloff Start shared ×46 guns22m→19.99m-9.1%

Power Slash1

NEWCover LOS Back Distance5.08m

Patch notesImproved cases where Power Slash would hit enemies behind cover

Shadow Transformation11

BUFFT3: Duration2s→3s+50.0%

NERFMax HP Heal On Kill20%→15%-25.0%

TEXTDescription changed

Become infused with Yamato's shadow soul. After an initial invincible transformation, your abilities are refreshed and are 60% faster, gain immunity to negative status effects~~, damage resists~~ and ~~Heal~~. · Duration is extended ~~if Yamato gets a hero kill~~.

Patch notesNo longer heals on cast

Patch notesNow heals for 15% of your max hp on hero kill

1 change for all heroes see Hero progression ›1

2 changes for all melee attacks see Movement & combat ›2

Shadow Transformation4

NERFBullet Resist50%→45%-10.0%

NERFDuration5.5s→5s-9.1%

NERFMax HP Heal On Kill25%→20%-20.0%

NERFSpirit Resist50%→45%-10.0%

Shadow Transformation4

NERFBullet Resist60%→50%-16.7%

NERFDuration6s→5.5s-8.3%

NERFMax HP Heal On Kill30%→25%-16.7%

NERFSpirit Resist60%→50%-16.7%

Shadow Transformation411

NEWBullet Resist60%

NEWDuration On Kill2s

NEWMax HP Heal On Kill30%

NEWSpirit Resist60%

BUFFDuration4s→6s+50.0%

NERFBuff › Applies−cannot die

TEXTDescription changed

Become infused with Yamato's shadow soul. After an initial invincible transformation, your abilities are refreshed and are 60% faster, ~~and you~~ gain immunity to negative status effects. ~~You are unable to die in this mode~~.

Become infused with Yamato's shadow soul. After an initial invincible transformation, your abilities are refreshed and are 60% faster, gain immunity to negative status effects, damage resists and Heal. · Duration is extended if Yamato gets a hero kill.

Patch notesNo longer prevents death

Patch notesNow heals for 30% hp (done after the dispel)

Patch notesDuration now extends by 2s whenever you get a kill in it (for that session)

Shadow Transformation1

BUFFCooldown90s→85s-5.6%

Shadow Transformation11

REWORKT1 upgradeCooldown -28s→Fire Rate 20%

BUFFCooldown106s→90s-15.1%

20 changes for all heroes see Hero progression ›614

Patch notesAll heroes' movespeed increased by 0.3 (Enduring Speed reduced by 0.3)

Base stats1

BUFFMove Speed8m/s→8.3m/s+3.8%

Power Slash11

NEWT2: Cooldown-2s

NERFCooldown8.5s→10.5s+23.5%

TEXTT2 description changed

Apply 40% movement slow for 3s

-2s Ability Cooldown and apply 40% movement slow for 3s

Flying Slash1

NERFInterrupted by+out of the game

Shadow Transformation12

NERFDuration4.5s→4s-11.1%

DELBullet Resist40%

DELSpirit Resist40%

TEXTDescription changed

Become infused with Yamato's shadow soul. After an initial invincible transformation, your abilities are refreshed and are 60% faster, and you gain ~~damage resists and~~ immunity to negative status effects. You are unable to die in this mode.

Become infused with Yamato's shadow soul. After an initial invincible transformation, your abilities are refreshed and are 60% faster, and you gain immunity to negative status effects. You are unable to die in this mode.

Patch notesNo longer grants you bullet and spirit resist

1 change for all heroes see Hero progression ›1

Base stats1

NERFBullet damage per boon0.5→0.353-29.4%

Flying Slash12

NEWGrapple Speed50.8m/s

DELJump Pitch-35

DELJump Speed38.1m/s

Crimson Slash1

NERFFire Rate Slow30%→20%-33.3%

Shadow Transformation111

BUFFT3: Duration1.5s→2s+33.3%

NERFDuration5s→4.5s-10.0%

DELBuff Duration20s

TEXTDescription changed

Become infused with Yamato's shadow soul. After an initial invincible transformation, your abilities are refreshed and are 60% faster, ~~your weapon has infinite ammo,~~ and you gain damage resists and immunity to negative status effects. You are unable to die in this mode.

Become infused with Yamato's shadow soul. After an initial invincible transformation, your abilities are refreshed and are 60% faster, and you gain damage resists and immunity to negative status effects. You are unable to die in this mode.

4 changes for all heroes see Hero progression ›31

7 changes for all melee attacks see Movement & combat ›61

Base stats1

NEWAmmo per Spirit0.15

Patch notesAmmo now scales with Spirit Power (0.15)

Power Slash2

NERFCooldown8s→8.5s+6.2%

NERFFull Charge Damage170→160-5.9%

Flying Slash11

BUFFAbility Post Cast Duration0.5s→0.2s-60.0%

NERFCooldown shared ×11 abilities & items20s→21s+5.0%

Crimson Slash2

NERFCooldown11s→11.5s+4.5%

NERFT3: Cooldown-6s→-5.75s-4.2%

Shadow Transformation4

NERFBullet Resist55%→40%-27.3%

NERFCooldown100s→106s+6.0%

NERFSpirit Resist55%→40%-27.3%

NERFT1: Cooldown-30s→-28s-6.7%

Power Slash11

BUFFCast Delay1.5s→1.4s-6.7%

NERFSlash Radius45m→41m-8.9%

Crimson Slash1

BUFFRadius12m→13m+8.3%

39 changes for all heroes see Hero progression ›11226

Base stats2

BUFFHeavy Melee116→128+10.3%

BUFFLight Melee63→69+9.5%

Flying Slash11

BUFFInterrupted by shared ×15 abilities−movement abilities silenced

MECHBehaviour+movement ability

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

2 changes for all heroes see Hero progression ›2

Base stats1

BUFFBullet damage per boon0.4→0.5+25.0%

Sister's Lament1

NERFAlt fire: Falloff End shared ×38 guns62.61m→57.51m-8.2%

Power Slash1

NERFSlash Radius50m→45m-10.0%

1 change for all heroes see Hero progression ›1

Sister's Lament1

BUFFAmmo11→12+9.1%

3 changes for all heroes see Hero progression ›3

Shadow Transformation221

BUFFBuff › Applies+immune to knockdowns+immune to slows+immune to debuffs+unstoppable

BUFFBuff › Immune to+dash lockouts+disarm+glitch+melee lockouts+item mutes+silence+movement silences+slows

NERFBullet Resist70%→55%-21.4%

NERFSpirit Resist70%→55%-21.4%

DELDebuff Resist70%

TEXTDescription changed

Become infused with Yamato's shadow soul. After an initial invincible transformation, your abilities are refreshed and are 60% faster, your weapon has infinite ammo, and you gain damage and ~~debuff resists~~. You are unable to die in this mode.

Become infused with Yamato's shadow soul. After an initial invincible transformation, your abilities are refreshed and are 60% faster, your weapon has infinite ammo, and you gain damage resists and immunity to negative status effects. You are unable to die in this mode.

Patch notesChanged from 70% debuff reduction to the same buff as Unstoppable

1 change for all guns see Movement & combat ›1

Base stats

NOTECan now cancel Flying Strike

Sister's Lament1

BUFFReload Time2.6s→2.44s-6.0%

Power Slash1

NERFFull Charge Damage175→170-2.9%

Shadow Transformation13

BUFFDuration4.5s→5s+11.1%

NERFBullet Resist80%→70%-12.5%

NERFDebuff Resist80%→70%-12.5%

NERFSpirit Resist80%→70%-12.5%

TEXTDescription changed

Become infused with Yamato's shadow soul. After an initial invincible transformation, your abilities are refreshed and are 60% faster, ~~and~~ your weapon has infinite ammo and gain damage and debuff ~~resist~~. You are unable to die in this mode.

Become infused with Yamato's shadow soul. After an initial invincible transformation, your abilities are refreshed and are 60% faster, your weapon has infinite ammo, and you gain damage and debuff resists. You are unable to die in this mode.

2 changes for all melee attacks see Movement & combat ›2

Shadow Transformation1

BUFFBuff › Applies+cannot die

TEXTDescription changed

Become infused with Yamato's shadow soul. After an initial invincible transformation, your abilities are refreshed and are 60% faster, and your weapon has infinite ammo and gain damage and debuff resist.

Patch notesNow causes you to be unable to die during the buff

Shadow Transformation321

NEWBullet Resist80%

NEWDebuff Resist80%

NEWSpirit Resist80%

BUFFCooldown110s→100s-9.1%

BUFFT3: Duration1s→1.5s+50.0%

NERFBuff › Applies−immune to bullets−immune to melee−invulnerable−untargetable by spirit abilities

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Become infused with Yamato's ~~invincible~~ shadow soul. After ~~the~~ initial 2s transformation, your abilities are refreshed and are 60% faster, and your weapon has infinite ammo.

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

1 change for all melee attacks see Movement & combat ›1

Patch notesHeroes HP growth per boon increased by +5 (there are 11 instances of these). This is not done for Abrams or Dynamo.

Base stats1

BUFFHealth per boon26→31+19.2%

Power Slash1

NERFT3: Full Charge Damage210→200-4.8%

Shadow Transformation1

NERFCooldown100s→110s+10.0%

Sister's Lament1

NERFAlt fire: Falloff End shared ×39 guns68.58m→62.61m-8.7%

8 changes for all heroes see Hero progression ›8