Yamato · Ability 3 · 16s cooldown
Crimson Slash
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Crimson Slash is Yamato's ability 3 on a 16-second cooldown with 0.3s cast delay, 55 damage, 55 heal on hero hit. Slash enemies in front of you, damaging them and slowing their fire rate. If any enemy heroes are hit, you heal.
Upgrades: 1 AP — On Hit : +30% Melee Damage for 4s; 2 AP — On Hero Hit : +6% Max Health Heal; 5 AP — -10s Cooldown and increases scaling.
In the most played Yamato skill order (57.9% win rate over 19K games), Crimson Slash takes its first point at step 1 and gets 4 of the first 12 points, making it the second ability players max.
Full numbers below; for items and lane matchups see the Yamato build, or compare cooldowns on the all-abilities table.
Base values, before items
Crimson Slash stats
Cooldown
16s
Cast Delay
0.3s
Damage
55
Heal on hero hit
55
Debuff Duration
4s
Fire Rate
30%
Ability points
Crimson Slash upgrades
- 1 AP
On Hit : +30% Melee Damage for 4s
+4s Buff Duration
- 2 AP
On Hero Hit : +6% Max Health Heal
+6% of Max Health Heal on hero hit
- 5 AP
-10s Cooldown and increases scaling
-10s Cooldown · +0.6 Damage · +0.4 Heal on hero hit
Most played Yamato skill order
When to level Crimson Slash
In the most played Yamato skill order (57.9% win rate over 19K games), Crimson Slash takes its first point at step 1 and gets 4 of the first 12 points, making it the second ability players max.
Crimson Slash patch history
Minor Update - 09-16-2026 · September 16, 2026
- – Crimson Slash T3 now also increases the heal spirit scaling by +0.4
Gameplay Update - 05-22-2026 · May 22, 2026
- – Fixed Crimson Slash not being able to hit anything if the player is aimed too high or low
Gameplay Update - 03-06-2026 · March 6, 2026
- – Crimson Slash cooldown increased from 15s to 16s
- – Crimson Slash Fire Rate reduction increased from -18% to -30%
- – Crimson Slash T1 changed from "-26% Fire Rate" to "On Hit: +30% Melee Damage for 4s"
- – Crimson Slash T3 increased from -9s Cooldown to -10s
- – Crimson Slash T3 now also increases spirit scaling (+0.6)
11-21-2025 Update · November 21, 2025
- – Crimson Slash cooldown increased from 11.5s to 15s
- – Crimson Slash T3 increased from -5.75s Cooldown to -9s
Other Yamato abilities
Slow · Heal
Abilities like Crimson Slash
FAQ
What is the cooldown of Crimson Slash?＋
Crimson Slash has a 16-second base cooldown before cooldown items or upgrades. One of its upgrades lowers it further — see the upgrade list above.
What are the Crimson Slash upgrades?＋
1 AP: On Hit : +30% Melee Damage for 4s 2 AP: On Hero Hit : +6% Max Health Heal 5 AP: -10s Cooldown and increases scaling
When should you level Crimson Slash?＋
In the most played Yamato skill order (57.9% win rate over 19K games), Crimson Slash takes its first point at step 1 and gets 4 of the first 12 points, making it the second ability players max.
Which hero has Crimson Slash?＋
Crimson Slash is Yamato's ability 3. Yamato is a assassin whose other abilities are Power Slash, Flying Slash, Shadow Transformation.