Overview
StickMerge keeps the merge loop fast and readable: combine weapons to climb tiers, draft lanes by geometry, and use utility to turn decent gear into reliable clears. The trick is composition over chasing the next shiny stick. Spread two or three solid mids along bends where exposure is longest, add a control piece (slow, stun) at the entry, and reserve upgrades for a finisher placed on a perfect corner. Early over-merging starves coverage and creates brittle highs; feeding pairs into one backbone lane grows economy and safety. Boss waves stop feeling random when your bursts line up with telegraphs and your utility extends windows. Placement is a multiplier: shared arcs across intersections make middling tiers punch above weight, and straight lines waste potential. The loop becomes satisfying—merge, place, time—and runs look calm because you’re composing a defense rather than gambling on tiers. That discipline makes wins feel inevitable, and raising a finisher only when geometry supports it turns power into value rather than spectacle.