is usually refered to as a hard carry. He needs plenty of gold and items to become truly effective, but can be very hard to stop if he gets them. Anti-Mage is somewhat different from some other hard carries in that if he can get a Battle Fury, Blink allows him to farm incredibly quickly. If he can get that BF quickly and uses it effectively, he grows extremely fast and can get big items before many other carries. However, he can still be outgunned later on by even harder carries or multiple carries who have had time to catch up (at the end of the game, you can still only carry 6 items). His most effective time is when he's accrued a significant farm/level advantage over the opposition.