First completed item vs second component
Does finishing the spike beat banking another buy when the map is contested?
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Item research is early. The live study tracks ADC recovery when protected income and the next threshold decide whether a deficit becomes a win path.
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Behind on ADC: buy the next threshold.
Protected income and item thresholds matter, but only if the team preserves the time and access to reach them.
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Defensive buy after first death
When a defensive component preserves more eventual win rate than greed for damage.
Support item completion windows
Sightstone-era habits, modern support item quests, and vision spikes that actually convert.
Jungle clear item vs early fight item
Tempo into camps versus tempo into a river fight when both paths are open.