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Dragon Knight, returner marker
Decision route · Patch 7.41e

Preserve a second life before Roshan

A route for choosing between a component now and liquidity for the decisive fight.

For
Key hero before a contested objective
Window
One fight and the next map move
Starting situationGold almost completes a component, but one death can end the team's window.
Ready signalThe team understands death cost and decides in advance when the reserve can be spent.
Red flagThe decision is made after death, when the timer and lost objective cannot be recovered.
Four steps

Every step ends with a verifiable exit

Do not read everything in sequence. Open the relevant layer, run the check and return to the route with a result.

01-04
  1. 01Dragon Knight, returner marker
    Player paths

    Define your fight function

    What to do
    State what the team loses without your second life: damage, control or objective completion.
    Move on when
    The cost of absence is expressed as one game consequence.
    Open step →
  2. 02Black King Bar
    Meta

    Check the current decision context

    What to do
    Separate actual patch changes from the habit of always holding or always spending gold.
    Move on when
    The old habit has been validated against current match conditions.
    Open step →
  3. 03Hand of Midas
    Tools

    Compare reserve with component cost

    What to do
    Calculate second-life cost, available gold and time to the objective at current pace.
    Move on when
    You know which component fits without consuming the required reserve.
    Open step →
  4. 04Crystal Maiden, support lens
    Guides

    Write the spending condition

    What to do
    Allow the purchase only when the component changes the fight more than the preserved second life.
    Move on when
    The decision can be explained to the team in one sentence before the objective.
    Open step →
Route rules

Three rules that cannot move to make the answer convenient

  1. 01The reserve is priced through the objective, not fear of dying.
  2. 02The component must change the fight probability now.
  3. 03The spending rule is set before contact with the opponent.
Current contextPatch 7.41e

The primary source defines the game version. Every amount, horizon and risk in the route remains a testable player input.

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