I wanted to be more specific about the items and choice. I believe the best starting items are
Ironguard Contract, a couple
Halcyon Potion and a
Scout Trap. I believe having an Ironguard early on is better because you get gold even without last hit (not that Koshka should have problems with clearing jungle minions fast. In the ideal situation that you are the only jungler, start with the minions furthest and kill towards the base. If you
do have a jungler with you, split your jungle in half (One health minion and two experience minions), or partner up and take out some minions from the enemy jungle.
Keep in mind, from the start, you should focus on either damage or defense. If you're going for damage, Get your
Aftershock as soon as possible. After that, to bring variety into your build, start a build for a
Sorrowblade. Why I personally prefer this weapon is because it does
just what I need it to do: Massive damage. Koshka isn't the most durable hero, and often is prey to heroes. Striking hard on enemies and then getting away asap is what Koshka is built for. Since Koshka is also squishy, make sure you have some sort of defense, such as Crudible,
Fountain of Renewal,
Aegis,
Atlas Pauldron or
Metal Jacket. In my experience, the
Atlas Pauldron or
Metal Jacket haven't really helped me out, but you're welcome to try if you see a weapon build in the scoreboard.
Lastly, near the end, your build should be near completion, if not complete.
Aftershock,
Sorrowblade, Crudible,
Atlas Pauldron and
Journey Boots should be in your build by now. Instead of the
Atlas Pauldron, you can get another weapon or crystal item. If that's the case, I would recommend something like an
Eve of Harvest or a
Piercing Shard. For extra weapon builds, you could get a
Barbed Needle,
Piercing Spear, or a
Tension Bow.
At the end, what really matters to me is staying alive and landing massive damage. Since Koshka isn't the strongest or most durable hero, you will need to make a build that will land strong blows when it matters.
As for strategy, I've had to switch a couple of times before I could really survive
and help out my team. This is a very brief outline of what you could do in different situations.
1. Jungle and Farming
I've never been able to successfully predict if I can manage a team fight by just fighting minions in the jungle. So, if you've played with Koshka and you're comfortable with her, try challenging enemy jungle territory and take out their minions. If you plan on taking out enemy jungle minions, keep these things in mind: Know enemy location. If you killed a jungle hero, don't get greedy and try to take all the enemy minions out. As tempting as it might seem, keep in mind the remaining two enemies could take you out, so when you kill the enemy, get out fast. Second, keep your deaths, kills and assists in mind. Koshka isn't the strongest hero, and so assists would be a good idea. If you do bump into a hero, use everything you can, from scout traps to pinging your aliies to help you out (though that might not work because they're probably laning or taking out more jungle camps). If you're close to killing the enemy hero but they take cover with their turret, don't go for the kill unless 1. you can take them out in one hit and 2. there is no nearby enemy hero.
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