To review objective trade mistakes in League of Legends, jump to the objective window, mark what each team took in the same 30–45 seconds, compare prize vs cost vs the next timer, then ask whether leaving for towers or converting the buff beat the contest you chose — then Coach Me that loss on thatswhy.gg and turn the Recurring Habit into one queue rule. The pit kill is loud. Trade review asks whether your team left the window with more tempo, gold, and structures than the enemy. You got the dragon. They got two towers. Chat said we needed it.
| Situation | What A Good Trade Looks Like | Common Mistake | Queue Rule Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late to dragon, waves crashing | Leave, take towers or Herald, reset for next timer | Force a fog contest anyway | Leave if we are late with no shove |
| Enemy first move on pit | Cash the free side of the map | Collapse five into a losing river fight | No contest when two towers are free |
| Buff already secured | Hit the nearest tower or reset with tempo | Chase into fog and donate the window | Convert the buff into a tower before chasing |
| Non-soul dragon vs Herald plus outer | Take the higher ledger prize | Fight the loud icon because chat pinged it | Take the highest value prize available in the window |
| Pattern | What It Looks Like | What You Usually Lose | Queue Rule Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Force the pit while towers fall | Full commit with no shove while sides crash | Two towers and the next spawn | Leave if we are late with no shove |
| Refuse a clean cross-map trade | Collapse into first-move river instead of taking free structures | Tempo, plates, and a cleaner next timer | No contest when two towers are free |
| Win objective, donate conversion | Secure buff, chase fog, die | The tempo the buff was supposed to buy | Convert the buff into a tower before chasing |
| Vague Goal | Specific Queue Rule |
|---|---|
| Play better macro | No contest when two towers are free |
| Group for objectives | Leave if we are late with no shove |
| Stop throwing leads | Convert the buff into a tower before chasing |
| Contest smarter | Take the highest value prize available in the window |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How is reviewing objective trades different from reviewing objective timing?
Objective timing review asks whether you arrived ready 60–90 seconds before the pit. Objective trade review asks whether contesting was worth it at all: what you took, what they took in the same window, and whether a leave or conversion was higher EV.
- How is this different from closing out games review?
Closing review focuses on ending with waves, buffs, and death timers. Trade review covers every major objective window across the game — dragons, Herald, towers, Baron — including early and mid game exchanges that never reach a nexus race.
- What is the most common objective trade mistake in solo queue?
Forcing a late dragon or Herald contest while side towers fall. Review whether cashing free structures and resetting for the next timer beat the 50/50 you walked into.
- Should I always leave when the enemy has first move?
No. Contest when the prize is high enough, your team can arrive with vision and waves, and the cost is not two towers plus a shutdown. Review whether you had that permission — or contested because the icon felt mandatory.
- How does thatswhy.gg help me review objective trades?
Search your Riot ID, Coach Me the loss where the objective felt like the turning point, and read the Recurring Habit. Turn it into one binary rule — no contest when two towers are free, or convert the buff into a tower before chasing. After five analyzed SR losses, Why Am I Losing? shows the late-contest cluster; We’ve Seen This flags the next red-icon donation. Excuse Me, Coach? if Herald plus the outer beat the dragon.