First to 5 kills
Kill thresholds matter because combat results change tempo and access, not because the scoreboard number itself attacks the Nexus.
Games won by the team reaching the milestone.
Share of remaining loss closed: 56.1% → 59.8%.
Absolute forecast move before ÷ remaining loss.
Published transition sample.
Read the number, then play the map.
The event marks a threshold crossing in kills or sustained gold advantage and measures the model movement at that crossing.
Prefer plays that preserve the lead while opening a structure, vision line, or neutral objective.
Thresholds summarize a continuous state. A 3,001-gold lead is not strategically different from 2,999 gold merely because it crossed the label.
Translate temporary combat power into durable map access before shutdowns, resets, and scaling change the state.