Bait Cooldown

Spending a minor cooldown to force a major defensive one, netting an advantage for the real fight.

Non-committal pressure designed to extract enemy reactions and cooldowns without taking a fight.

Two or more players take turns drawing aggro, scattering enemy aim and burning support cooldowns.

Forcing the enemy to spend an ultimate on empty space or a low-value target.

Tracking when key enemy defensive cooldowns (Suzu, Lamp, Fade) were used and when they come back.

Shifting the entire team's focus to a new target when the original call gets saved.

Timing a peek to coincide with an enemy reload, spent cooldown, or diverted gaze — extracting value from the exact right moment.

Tickling the enemy with damage to observe whether their supports react with heals — reading backline attention and resources.

Landing a light debuff first to drain the enemy's cleanse (Suzu, Fade, etc.), then following up with the real payload.

Staggering defensive cooldowns across time instead of spending them simultaneously, sustaining the team through multiple burst windows.

Baiting out Kiriko's Suzu (invulnerability + cleanse) and then bursting through the window the instant it expires.

Exposing only a shoulder for a fraction of a second to bait a shot from Widowmaker or similar, without actually getting hit.

A defensive setup that protects a high-damage dealer like Bastion behind shields and defensive cooldowns, fortifying one position.