Map, Objectives, and Rotations

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Create lane pressure first, then convert pressure into durable gains.
Typical conversion ladder: wave priority/pickoff -> camps/vaults/urn pressure -> structures -> boss/base pressure.
Favor guaranteed value (farm/objective capture) over low-probability chase kills when deciding quickly.

Efficiency = minimizing downtime while taking actions that improve game state.
While farming troopers/camps, pre-plan your next action (lane catch, contest objective, rotate, reset).
“Doing nothing” can be efficient if it preserves a stronger upcoming objective state (e.g., setting up for a favorable objective timing).
Team efficiency matters more than individual greed: avoid decisions that gain you small value while dropping larger team value.

These are guiding priorities, not hard rules:

Early lane (pre-8):
1. Troopers/waves
2. Towers/kills if realistically available
3. Boxes
4. Jungle (situationally higher on fast-jungle heroes)
8-15:
1. Troopers/waves
2. Urn windows (if contest is favorable)
3. Center sacrifices/vault control
4. Tier-3/other high-value camps and mid-map boxes
5. Remaining structures and kill conversions
15-25:
- Waves first, then convert good fights into urn/walkers/boss setups quickly.
25+:
- Play primarily around finding one favorable fight -> boss/base conversion.

Use these as rough diagnostics, not strict pass/fail metrics:

By ~10:00, participate in at least 1-2 sinner’s sacrifice/vault contests when game state allows.
By ~15:00 on farm-oriented heroes, aim for strong soul pace (often around high-teens thousands in stable games).
By ~20:00, check trooper damage to ensure you are actually pushing enough waves for your role and lobby context.

If you are the closest player to an unmanaged lane, you effectively own that lane until handed off.
Clear responsibilities fast to create free players for proactive map actions.
Avoid over-committing multiple players to low-risk single-lane clears.

Side lanes are not equal in practical value and safety.
Strong-side control generally gives easier early economy access and safer pressure tools.
Losing your strong-side structure can disproportionately damage your team’s ability to hold/contest nearby resources.
Blue lane offers high volatility: stronger attack angles both ways and faster punish opportunities.

Maintain regular minimap snapshots and count visible/missing enemies before committing to risky pathing.
Plan around objective timers one wave early (don’t arrive late with uncleared responsibilities).
Use feints and pivots to force bad enemy rotations instead of telegraphing every play.

Default to stabilization: safe lane clears, controlled resource collection, and selective objective contests.
Avoid desperation fights that hand over more map control than the objective was worth.