Sword Engage / Direct Commit

Core idea

Hard commit into a timing window where the enemy is vulnerable and the zerg can follow together.

What line members should understand

A direct commit fails when only the front few players move and the rest of the zerg hesitates.

Role notes

Tanks: identify whether you are creating the threat, stopping the enemy response, or protecting the route.

Healers: position for the danger area created by the call, not only the safest backline.

Supports: layer defensives on the real counter-threat.

DPS: be close enough and prepared early enough to hit when the window appears.

Common failure

Players hear the words but miss the intent. They move in the named direction while ignoring terrain, enemy cooldowns, or role responsibility.

Practice drill

During VOD review, name the calling style after the fight moment, then ask each role what it should have done five seconds before the call.