Farming

'Farming' is the term used to describe the actions undertaken by a player with the goal being the acquisition of gold. It is most commonly used to describe a hero that is killing jungle or lane creeps to acquire gold for items. Farming is most often done by core heroes, in particular carries such as Anti-Mage or Medusa who have 'farming mechanisms' to aid them (Anti-Mage has blink to manoeuvre around the map and Medusa has Split Shot to quickly kill multiple creeps). However, some supports also have abilities that allow them to farm creeps, for example Crystal Maiden or Witch Doctor with Frostbite and Paralysing Cask respectively.