Strategy Map

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Boon

Item

Laning.

See · Press · Stall · Re‑check

See the delta.—Press when ahead.—Stall when behind.—Re‑check on trigger.

Souls.

§ 01 / Econ

Am I fightable right now?

State

Unspent souls. Scoreboard delta vs. opponent.

Ahead +500

Zone them off center. Steal their camps. Force objectives.

Behind −500

Abandon fights. Last‑hit only. Farm safe until your spike.

Trigger

Every Tab. Every respawn.

CDs.

§ 02 / Tempo

Is the window open?

State

The one ability you pre‑picked. Ult up? Assume yes until used.

Theirs down

Initiate. Trade. Dive. The window closes fast.

Mine down

Play cover. Refuse the duel. Farm until it's back.

Trigger

Any big ability used — yours or theirs.

Shop.

§ 03 / Items

Who just spiked?

State

Did they just back? See any new components?

I shopped, they didn't

Force a trade in 30s. Use the window before it closes.

They shopped, I didn't

Holding 2k unspent? Back now. HP bars lie.

Trigger

Anyone leaves or re‑enters lane.

§ 00 / Pre‑Queue

Prime.

i.

When do I spike? Tier · item · souls

ii.

One ability to track. Hero · ability · CD

iii.

Side & fighter type. Strong/weak · hi/lo CD

§ 04 / Clock a schedule, not a check

0:00

Farm phase.

Aggressive last‑hits. Don't dive.

2:00

Map opens.

Camps & boxes. Contest all.

4:30

Prep bridge.

Shove hard for free rotation.

5:00

Bridge buffs.

Pick up. Rotate or reset.

6:00

T‑II camps.

Faster jungle clears.

8:00

Vaults.

Highest‑value target.

§ 05 / Rails non‑negotiable

Rule 01

One cue per week.

Week one, Souls only. Three reflexes at once is the tunnel trap.

Rule 02

Drill ≠ play.

Narrate slowly in bots. In ranked, just play — reps bleed through on their own.

Macro.

Clock · Claim · Cash In

Know the clock.—Claim the spawn.—Cash wins into map.

Spawn.

§ 01 / Clock

What's dropping in 60s?

State

Urn, Vault, buff, or nothing. Check the clock.

We can take it

Rotate early. Arrive first, contest nothing.

We can't take it

Farm opposite side. Take the consolation, not the trade.

Trigger

Every round minute on the clock.

Waves.

§ 02 / Pressure

Who does the map favor?

State

Pushed waves = no ziplines = enemies locked in lane.

Waves are ours

Hard‑shove 30s before any objective spawn. Force them to choose.

Waves are theirs

Jungle backwards: shove your dangerous wave first, then clear camps on the way back.

Trigger

Every wave crash. 30s before every objective.

Spike.

§ 03 / Spike

Did I just power‑spike?

State

Key item just bought. 60s window before opponents catch up.

Just bought

Be active 60s. Force a fight or close an objective. Don't farm.

No buy yet

Stay on souls. Hit the next breakpoint, then act.

Trigger

Every shop visit ≥ ~1500 souls.

Cash‑In.

§ 04 / Tempo

Did we just win a fight?

State

Kills on the board. Count the respawn timers.

Clean win

Riskiest objective you can reach. Walker > Guardian > Vault. Sweep their camps on the way — double‑value swing.

Pyrrhic win

Reset to shop. Don't overstay — greeding after a bloody fight kills leads.

Trigger

The moment kills land.

§ 00 / Phases

Arc.

10:00 Phase II

Gather.

Urns & buffs. Don't touch Walkers. Run the Urn.

15:00 Phase III

Leverage.

Urn = comeback. Walkers now pressurable.

20:00 Phase IV

Commit.

Mid Boss & Walkers only. No random fights.

∞ Funnel

Narrow.

Each phase shrinks the worth‑dying‑for list.

§ 05 / Ladder cash‑in priority

Tier I

Walker.

Takes space off the map permanently.

Tier II

Mid Boss.

Team‑wide buff. Late game only.

Tier III

Guardian.

Pressures lane indefinitely.

Tier IV

Vault / Jungle.

Floor. Better than standing still.

§ 06 / Rails non‑negotiable

Rule 01

Never fight in the middle of nowhere.

A fight without a prize is a fight you've already lost. If there's no objective nearby, disengage and farm.

Rule 02

Be on time, or don't show up.

Late to an objective is worse than absent. You arrive mid‑fight, already outnumbered, and feed the snowball.

Rule 03

Never miss a wave. Don't split with more than one.

Troopers are the soul floor. Splitting a wave three ways is the same as feeding it. Solo or duo only.

Timers.

Live · Multi‑track

Match Time

Jump to

00:00

Sync off

Upcoming

§ 01 / Timeline each track shows one spawn type's rhythm · hover the Priority list below to highlight

0:00

5:00

10:00

15:00

20:00

25:00

30:00

Priority · Rank 1

Lane creeps.

Lane phase ends

§ 02 / Priority Flow hover or click to link with tracks above

1.

Lane creeps.

Never skip. Primary souls + map pressure.

2.

Sinner (8 / 13 / 18).

Permanent buffs. Game‑changing. Be there.

3.

Bridge buffs.

Grab while rotating. Bad buff = good deny.

4.

T3 / T2 camps.

Only when lane is pushed. T3 > T2 reward.

5.

Idols & boxes.

Filler. On‑path only. Never detour.

6.

T1 camps.

Heavy Melee trick while rotating.

§ 03 / Mechanics spawn quirks

Mechanic 01

Global clock, not per‑camp.

All jungle camps refresh on a shared interval. Fully clear before the tick, or skip to the next cycle — one living mob = no respawn.

Mechanic 02

Spawn blocking.

Stand on the spawn point at refresh time to deny the camp. Niche but real.

Matchups

Above baseline → focus · below → avoid

Matchups on I am ally: show allies alerts on Sync off idle

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Laning.

Prime.

Farm phase.

Map opens.

Prep bridge.

Bridge buffs.

T‑II camps.

Vaults.

One cue per week.

Drill ≠ play.

Macro.

Arc.

Gather.

Leverage.

Commit.

Narrow.

Walker.

Mid Boss.

Guardian.

Vault / Jungle.

Never fight in the middle of nowhere.

Be on time, or don't show up.

Never miss a wave. Don't split with more than one.

Timers.

Lane creeps.

Global clock, not per‑camp.

Spawn blocking.

Announcements

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Sync

Track

Matchups

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