You start by laying out every possible component and mapping its stat line to the roles you expect to play. Then you tick off the scenarios where each piece actually makes a difference – is that burst damage useful in a long siege, does that extra armor hold up against the specific enemy loadout? It’s like a spreadsheet, but every cell gets a quick sanity check. Once you have a list of “situational multipliers” you run a quick cost‑benefit: how much does the stat bump add when the scenario triggers versus the risk of it never being used. The build that scores highest on that simple equation, and feels like it can survive a few random twists, is usually the one to lock in. And remember, the simplest setup that covers the most common cases is often the most reliable.