Level-2 pressure with disciplined catches

0:00–14:00 (dragon spawns 5:00; grubs 8:00)

Push waves 1–2 to hit level 2 first if your support can threaten; otherwise hold near your side and punish last hits. Trade with two axes and a minion advantage: use Blood Rush to enter, catch during its initial movement-speed decay, then reserve the refresh for disengage or a second spacing cycle. If the marker lands inside enemy CC, jungle access, or fog, abandon the catch and preserve Flash, E, and W. Stack Adoration, but cash in only after enemy sums are burned, the jungler is seen, or your team creates a covered numbers play. Slow-push before 5:00, crash on spawn, and start dragon only with jungler presence and priority; otherwise take plates or the cross-map trade.

Lane

Level-2 trade and two-cast axe cadence

If you and your support hit level 2 first and have two Spinning Axes, start a short committed trade only with a wave advantage. Use Blood Rush to enter, plan the first safe catch during its movement-speed decay, then reserve the refreshed cast to exit, re-space, or continue the chase. If the marker lands in enemy CC, jungle access, or fog, deliberately abandon it instead of spending Flash, Stand Aside, or W to reclaim it. Re-enter after engage tools are committed or the next catch is safe.

With Draven

• Support: decide the level-1–2 plan. If we race 2, help shove wave 1 and thin wave-2 melees, then engage as I hold two axes; if we hold, protect the wave and punish their last hits. Cover my axe catches with body/CC, and save peel for divers rather than starting coin-flip engages.
• Jungler: path bot early only if the wave state allows a crash or dive. Best windows: enemy sums down, our slow push crashing, or enemy support showing mid/river. On crash, either start dragon immediately or take plates while you invade bot-side with our prio. Ping when you see their jungler top — that’s my cash-in cue.
• Mid: before first dragon, shove mid at T–90 and be first to river. Hold vision in pixel/entrances so I can catch axes on setup. When I cash in, help convert to plates or Herald rotations; if we lose bot, call the trade (you crash for prio while I farm under tower).
• Team mid–late: play front-to-back on our vision. One teammate (tank/enchanter) is assigned to peel me; I will hit the nearest safe target and call sums. After any pick, say out loud what we’re taking (tower/dragon/Baron) and move there immediately — don’t chase. Hand me the safest waves; I return it by finishing towers/objectives.
• Shotcalling around stacks: if I’m holding many Adoration stacks, we either create a safe numbers play to cash in (pick → drake) or we stall and trade objectives rather than brawling. If I’ve just cashed in, we spend the tempo: plates → tower → vision for the next timer.