Support slots are valuable when they create meaningful actions for the rest of the team. Their impact is often visible in the board they leave behind.

Use this as a focused testing loop. The goal is to make one part of your decision process clearer before adding more complexity.

• Ask which partner action the support tool enables.
• Track whether support remains useful after the opening turns.
• Avoid stacking support that cannot convert into pressure.

Fake Out can buy a setup turn, while redirection can protect an attacker; both are strongest when the partner uses the space well.