The new player, who has only recently discovered the world of MOBA games, at first is absolutely not versed in the roles that he can play. But role division is very important in this genre of online entertainment. And the success or failure of the entire team as a whole depends on how correctly each of the players in their roles performs their duties.
Kerry is one of the most important and popular roles in games of the MOBA genre, including Dota 2. So let's try to better understand who Kerry is.
What does this term mean?
From English, the direct translation of carry is “carry,” “drag.” As a rule, it is Kerry who drags the team to victory. But this does not happen right away. Usually, the potential of Kerry is revealed only in the second half of the game, in the so-called "lay" (from English late - "late"). And before this same layt still need to survive and be able to swing correctly. The main plan of Kerry in the game: gently swing under the supervision of support players (support), try to farm the maximum amount of experience and resources. Then realize your farm in fights and at the end lead the team to the final.
What does Kerry do in DotA
Who is Kerry in Dota 2? This is the role on which the player performs all of what is written above. At first, Kerry is not too actively involved in fights, his task is to focus on the farm and try to bring out useful items as quickly as possible. When Kerry gains initial strength, he can take part in fights or gank - attack with superior forces a weak or separate opponent.
If fights and ganges will end successfully, and in parallel kerry will farm on the lines and in the forest, he will snowball (from the English snow ball - “snow ball”) - gain strength like a snowball rolling from a mountain. Do not forget that the word carry means “carry”. The strongest carry at the end of the game are capable of destroying the enemy team alone.
Carry Principles
If you like the game, but you still haven't figured out how to play Dota for Kerry, then a few simple tips will help you:
- At first, play the line carefully. Keep your creeps in the middle between your tower and the enemy’s tower. Then the line will not shift much to one side, which will put you either in a situation where you are in a dangerous position, where it is easier to catch you, or in one in which the opponent’s hardliner will receive a lot of experience and money.
- If there are support on the line with you, entrust them to drive the enemy hardliner, and concentrate on the farm yourself. Only attack if there is a real opportunity to kill the enemy or drive him away for a long time. Losing a pack of creeps just in order to give a couple of extra “pokes” that the offline player quickly regains is unprofitable.
- Do not farm too long. As soon as you make the first artifacts that you can fully fight with, try to implement them by killing single enemies, widening the gap in gold and experience.
This is not a full-fledged Kerry guide in DotA, but rather generally accepted rules for beginners. Use them wisely and they will help you win.
Popular Kerry in DotA
Kerry can be made absolutely out of any hero, if you give him all the possible farm. But this is not always beneficial. There are heroes who perform these functions better than others. They are most often picked up both in pro-games and in the pub. Here are the main carry characters in DotA 2:
- Anti mage. When the question arises: “Who is Kerry?”, It is he who comes to mind in the first place. This hero has a high agility gain and good attack animation. He also has abilities that are useful precisely in the late stages of the game, such as a built-in blink, protection against magic, and mana burning.
- Ursa. Good animation of the attack, as well as useful abilities make him a dangerous opponent in mid-game. Especially dangerous is the ability of Fury Swipes. Each subsequent strike by Ursa deals more damage than the previous one, which makes it simply deadly.
- Spectrum. This hero has a very dangerous ult that allows you to create your own copies. A farmed spectrum with the help of spears can cut out half of the enemy team alone, or even the whole.
- Slark. This hero, thanks to his skills, is able to quickly kill single targets like weak supports and thanks to this quickly gain combat power.
Popular items for carry
The most popular items for Kerry are those that give great additional damage, and also allow you to increase the speed of the farm. The main ones are:
- Maelshtrom and his older brother are Mjolnir. It gives a plus to attack speed, damage and a passive ability - the chance of a chain lightning strike. All this allows you to quickly make packs of creeps, and also significantly increases the damage in the fight.
- Battle Fury. This artifact is useful only to the daredevils (melee characters), because it gives the ability to splash - hit all the enemies standing close to the back of the one who beats the character. The hero with good damage and attack speed with the help of the Battle Fury quickly grows up mob clusters and gives great damage to a group of enemies.
- Kristallis and his upgrade - Daedalus. For heroes with great damage, it gives a chance to inflict huge one-time damage due to a critical strike.
- Black King Bar. The black king’s staff doesn’t give a big increase to damage, but it gives more survival due to invulnerability to magic. An actual item for any carry in a game where there are enemies with harmful magical abilities.
The assembly of objects in the game is very situational and depends on many factors, such as the heroes of allies and enemies, their assembly, your game plan, etc. Do not be afraid to experiment. Having gained experience, you will begin to figure out what and when to buy.
Allies
The main help of any carry is the support. Support is a support hero, designed to help Kerry earn as much as possible at the beginning of the game and fight well in the late stages. Good support is considered to be heroes with the capabilities of the camp or deceleration, allowing you to break the gangs of the enemy or vice versa, successfully make them. Popular supports are: Witch Doctor, Lyon, Crystal Maiden, Sand King, Leach, Apparatus.
The main goal of support in the early game is to provide Kerry with a pleasant farm. This is created by tapping neutral creeps to keep the line in one place, fights with an offline player so that it does not interfere with the farm, mid-gangs to create a space - pulling enemy heroes to another point on the map so that they do not attack Kerry.
Famous Kerry Players
If a new player asks an experienced person who is Kerry, he can safely throw him a link to the games of famous professional players in this position. In order to learn how to play well, you should look at their replays and notice for yourself the chips, features and style of the game in this role.
The most famous Kerry players to date:
- Ramzes666 (Russia, Virtus Pro Team). One of the youngest and most successful players in the world. Signature Hero: Life Styler.
- Matumbaman (Finland, Team Liquid). An extraordinary carry of one of the strongest teams at the moment, often creating a space for his midliner and fading into the background. Signature Heroes: Timbersaw, Naga Siren, Morfling.
- Arteezy (Canada, Evil Geniuses). A very responsible player, scrupulously working on his skills, constantly honing them to perfection. Signature Hero: Shadow Fiend.