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Support-centric characters like [[Ivy]] or [[Dynamo]] perform best in duo lanes with a high-DPS counterpart. Self-reliant characters with sustain or poke abilities, like [[Shiv]], are better suited for the solo lanes. The random placement seems to account for this, though the exact mechanism is unclear.
Support-centric characters like [[Ivy]] or [[Dynamo]] perform best in duo lanes with a high-DPS counterpart. Self-reliant characters with sustain or poke abilities, like [[Shiv]], are better suited for the solo lanes. The random placement seems to account for this, though the exact mechanism is unclear.


Laning is strategically divided into three phases:
'''Laning''' is strategically divided into three phases:


* '''Laning Phase (Early game)''': Players focus on winning their lane by managing troops, jungling, looking for easy kills, and gaining a [[souls|soul]] advantage.
* '''Laning Phase (Early game)''': Players focus on winning their lane by managing troops, jungling, looking for easy kills, and gaining a [[souls|soul]] advantage.
* '''Midgame''': Sidelaners who have won their lane start roaming to assist midlaners, while all players continue farming objectives to strengthen their team’s position.
* '''Midgame''': Sidelaners who have won their lane start roaming to assist midlaners, while all players continue farming objectives to strengthen their team’s position.
* '''Endgame''': Players work to solidify their team's [[souls|soul]] advantage, engage in most of the teamfights, and push to attack the enemy [[Patron]].
* '''Endgame''': Players work to solidify their team's [[souls|soul]] advantage, engage in most of the teamfights, and push to attack the enemy [[Patron]].
== Team Composition ==
A '''Team Compostion''' is the 6 heroes a team employs in battle. Strategically employing heroes whose abilities complement each other, or who work best with a certain playstyle is essential to team strategy. An example of heroes with complementary abilities are Seven and Ivy. Seven can use his ultimate, Storm Cloud, for crowd control, and Ivy can use the ability Watcher's Covenant to move him towards opponents.