I always try to pepper in thumbs ups and smileys to keep morale high. The ? snowball is real.

+1 to Koshka. I was laning Adagio the other day and more than holding my own against double laners so I figured we'd win handily. Nope. Their jungle Koshka dominated my teamates and eventually snowballed so hard there was nothing I could do. I'm crawling up the ranks myself and trying to decide which carry to invest in. Right now I'm leaning towards Taka but there seems to be a good case for a few heroes.

Both Krul and Taka are the type of hero you don't want to be attacked by on your own. If you're having that much trouble with these heroes in particular, it might speak more to your play style than their strengths. I do think Taka's passive is a little over the top, but it's certainly nothing game breaking.

I'm new to the game, so take my response with a grain of salt... Adagio may not pack much of a punch in the early stages, but judicious use of his A and B together allows for pretty reliable damage. Additionally, his A burns down creep waves quickly enough to push the lane at will, especially when used in conjunction with B. He can be difficult to remove from the lane without multiple stuns/slows because of what his A brings to the table. Granted I haven't made it to the higher ranks...