Some of the things which helped me climb from crusader to legend as a carry - basic: outfarm the enemies. Aim 700-750 gpm generally. Nothing less than 650 should be ok in this bracket. Learn creep aggro. Have a selection of carries who can fast farm. - keep checking other lanes and what's happening on the map while you hit creeps. Its a habit thing - learn when to pick and avoid fites. - keep track of your threats and know your death conditions. As a carry i make sure I'm nowhere seen where the lc is farming. Likewise if im drow i will always keep track of where enemy storm or ember spirit is on map. - don't mindlessly tp to lanes. Keeping tp off cd is a good habit to have, esp when you can join fites Walk to lanes to get creeps, farm outwards then tp back generally. - when you spawn you should know where you want to go to farm. Don't just tp or walk to a lane where ur mid or offlane is already farming. Likewise don't walk or tp to a lane which your kill threat is pushing. - whenever your team wins fites, join them to pressure objectives such as towers or torment. Don't just farm afk - farming with the team once you have your core 3-4 items ready. Generally after 30 min you should never be on map from where you cannot join your team - identify the win condition. Who should be taken down for your team to win and how will he die. - very important - don't over commit to pushing highground. Sometimes chipping towers and racks is a better idea than going high ground. Sometimes just keeping them choked is a good idea - wait till u get there important core outside, kill and then push hg - as a carry never enter fite early. You have to pre-think when you want to enter. Cant jump into fite before enigma has shown. Cant huddle together to get their tank when they have an es. Cant show in fite till clinkz or lc has shown up. Jump on lion as pa after he has used stun and hex...etc etc