Warhead Junction

Run 3-1-1: three heroes in the top lane pushing as hard as they can, an offlaner in middle, and an anchor in the bottom lane. The three-stack lives next to both Bruiser camps and the boss, so it can push top with knights, keep the Slime Boss pit in vision and threaten the top warhead spots. The middle offlaner soaks and is closest to every warhead row, while the bottom anchor holds the isolated lane and takes the Siege camps. Global heroes belong in whichever lane is farthest from the next warhead spawns; they soak until the last second and jump in.

• 3-1-1: three top and pushing; offlaner middle; anchor bottom.
• The top trio owns the Bruiser camps and boss vision; the bottom anchor owns the Siege camps.
• Global heroes take the lane farthest from the next warheads.

Use your fountain before 1:00 so it's back for the 3:00 warheads. At 0:30 the top trio starts the Bruiser camp and captures it around 0:45 (15 seconds after a wave) so the Goliaths and Raven trail your minions into the top structures. At about 2:30, the bottom side clears the Siege camp and captures it near 2:35 (5 seconds after a wave) so the Hellbats lead the wave and strip Armor from the fort as the first warheads land. The first set is 2 or 3 warheads: with 2 they are both in the middle lane, so the offlaner should be positioned to channel one while the trio contests the other. Grab the two watchtowers just above and below the middle lane only when you're already there; each one shows a Sewage Tunnel entrance.

• 0:30: Bruiser camp; capture at 0:45 so it trails the wave into top.
• 2:30: bottom Siege camp; capture at 2:35 so the Hellbats lead the wave into the 3:00 phase.
• First set with 2 warheads: both middle. With 3: one middle, two in a single side lane.
• Fountain before 1:00; watchtowers only if you're passing by.

Aim to get at least half the warheads each set, then use them to open the map: one nuke per fort while catching its towers is far more efficient than three on the same fort. Poke enemies who are channeling a pickup, and stand near your own structures to interrupt anyone trying to launch; a stopped channel costs them 5 seconds and often the window. Attackers will try to fire from behind the impassable terrain around your forts, so hold vision on those angles. If you know you'll die in the next 3 seconds, fire the nuke on the spot rather than dropping it for the enemy, unless they have instant burst or interrupts. Since forts and keeps take 125% more, don't hesitate to nuke one whose towers are already gone, and remember the burn lasts longer if allies keep hitting the structure.

• Spread nukes: one per fort with towers in the blast beats stacking three on one target.
• Wave timings to also erase a minion wave: fort and towers at :16/:46 top, :09/:39 middle, :17/:57 bottom; keeps at :29/:59 top, :28/:58 middle, :29/:59 bottom.
• Defending: stay near your structures and interrupt the 3-second launch channel; it puts the nuke on a 5-second cooldown.
• About to die? Fire the nuke anywhere useful; a dropped one is the enemy's to pick up.
• The only non-structure target worth a nuke is a Boss camp: it speeds the kill and zones the enemy off the pit.

There are five camps: the Slime Boss and two Bruiser camps in the top lane, and two Siege camps in the bottom lane. Every camp stays active during warhead phases, so a capture timed for the phase forces the enemy to choose between a warhead and a fort. Hellbats cleave and strip Armor from structures and heroes they hit, 4 per attack stacking five times for 20, so they are the ideal escort for a fort push and a nuke. Goliaths do the Bruiser camp's damage while the Raven fires a Seeker Missile every 5 seconds that reveals the hero it hits; the whole camp pushes top, straight into the lane your trio already pressures. The Slime Boss drops a damaging pool with Slime Spit every 14 seconds and follows about 6 seconds later with Spawn Pods, so move out of the puddle and spread for the pods.

• Siege camp (2 Hellbats, bottom lane): 0:30, respawns 3:00 after capture. Cleaving attacks strip 4 Armor per hit, up to 20; pair them with a nuke on the bottom fort.
• Bruiser camp (3 Goliaths + 1 Raven, top lane): 0:30, respawns 4:00 after capture. Raven's Seeker Missile reveals its target every 5 seconds; capture 15 seconds after a wave to trail the minions.
• Boss camp (Slime Boss, top lane): 5:00, respawns 5:00 after capture. Slime Spit pool every 14 seconds, Spawn Pods about 6 seconds later. Immune to Bribe.
• All camps stay active during warheads: a Bruiser or Siege capture at phase start pulls a defender off the objective.

From about 10:00, take the Slime Boss whenever you have an advantage, warheads or not; a boss walking down top with a nuke landing on the keep ahead of it is the map's cleanest finisher. Split-push is the other route: a solo pusher with a nuke in hand forces two or three defenders across a very large map, and the Sewage Tunnel (2-second channel, unusable while taking damage) lets your team swap between top and bottom faster than the enemy can rotate. Store warheads for the end: the core has a shield equal to 50% of its health, so you need about 150% of its maximum health in damage, and with realistic late scaling each nuke does roughly 30% on impact (stacking) plus a 20% burn (not stacking), so five nukes can end the game with a single volley. Aim ending nukes slightly toward your own team so the blast also zones defenders away from you. Watch out for the core itself: every 18 seconds it launches a warhead at a nearby hero for 30% of maximum health.

• Win conditions: the Slime Boss from 10:00, split-push across the big map, and a stored volley of nukes on the core.
• Core math: 50% shield plus 100% health; about 5 late-game nukes fired together (30% impact each, 20% burn once) finish it.
• Sewage Tunnel: 2-second channel, blocked while taking damage. Don't use it if the enemy holds both watchtowers; they'll see you coming and camp the exit.
• Core ability: a warhead every 18 seconds for 30% max health on a nearby hero. Send minions and the boss in first.