carry

Definition

Carry has two meanings. (1) A character who scales into the late game and is expected to deal the most damage by the end of the match — common in MOBAs (Dota carries, LoL bot-lane carries). (2) A verb: to single-handedly win a game for an underperforming team. Players say "hard-carry" when one player essentially decides the match outcome.

Example

"He hard-carried that game — 25/2 KDA on Vayne." The player took the entire team to victory through individual performance.

Related terms

• fragger
• DPS
• 1v9
• scaling