The short version
- 1Know your team's power spike — its strongest moment — and force fights then.
- 2After winning a fight, take objectives: towers, Roshan, then barracks.
- 3When strong, don't just farm. When weak, don't look for fights.
01Power Spikes
Every hero and team has moments when they're strongest compared to the enemy:
- Level 6 — many heroes get their ultimate and suddenly become dangerous.
- Core item done — Blink for an initiator, a farming item for a carry.
- Late game — a carry with a full inventory.
Teams that know their spike force fights when it arrives instead of waiting for the enemy to catch up.
Coach's tips
- Don't farm while your team is strong — push, gank or take objectives.
- Roshan right after your spike doubles the advantage.
- If their carry is farming in peace, their spike is coming — disrupt it.
02Objectives After a Fight
A won teamfight only matters if you follow it up:
- The nearest tower — gold for the whole team and more of the map.
- Roshan — the Aegis makes the next fight safer.
- Barracks — your creeps in that lane become super creeps.
If only a few died and they'll respawn soon, take one tower and back off.
Coach's tips
- Don't stop a push to chase a single hero.
- Note when Roshan died and when he can be back.
- Destroyed barracks keep up the pressure on their own through the creeps.
03Controlling the Map
The team that controls the map picks where fights happen:
- When ahead, ward the enemy jungle, not just your own.
- Push out far lanes so the enemy has to come to a place you chose.
- Farm the safe side of the map, and move together when enemies show.
A team that's behind does the opposite: hold its own jungle and wait for the enemy to make a mistake.
Coach's tips
- Vision in their jungle means less farm for them.
- A pushed-out far lane forces the enemy to split up.
- Move as five when they move as five.
What's your call?
Decide what you'd do, then open the answer.
Your Axe just bought Blink, and two other core items are done. The enemy carry is still farming the jungle.Show the answer
That's your power spike. Group up and find a fight or take a tower now, before their carry catches up.
You win a fight, but only one enemy dies and the other four escape at full HP.Show the answer
Take the nearest objective, then back off. Don't chase into the fog under their tower.
Try it next game
Every time your team wins a fight, name in chat one objective to take next.