The AP Carry

What is an AP Carry and what do AP Carries do?

AP Carry = Ability Power Carry aka Mages

AP carry is a Champion who dish out mostly Magic Damage relying on Casting Spells/Using Skills. They are usually pretty item dependant and excels during early/mid game. AP Carries usually relies on Chain Spells and Burst Combos to kill their opponents, although some AP Carries prefer fighting sustain DPS (eg. Vladimir,Swain). Most AP Carries deals Aoe damage to multiple targets but certain AP Carries specialize on taking down one opponent quickly (eg. Veigar,Le Blanc)

The definition of an AP carry:

- These champions are focused around dealing magic damage which is based on "Ability Power" for how much extra damage they'll deal. They focus on casting spells for their damage output versus auto attacking.

- These champions predominantly play middle lane as it's the safest lane to play in game as it's the hardest lane to gank. Often these champions need a lot of farm so they can carry hence them soloing middle lane to get as much farm as possible.

- Some of these champions can also be played top lane but for the most part they will be middle lane.

Quoted from http://www.reignofgaming.net/tier-lists/competitive-tier-list/ability-power-champions

How to Spot AP Carries:

Magic Staff and Pointy Hat



Big Tome and Scrolls

Some Sort of Elemental Being

Explosives?

      Time Bomb        Explosive Cask    CH-1 Concussion

                                                         Granade


Playing as AP Carry

Pros:
High Damage
High K/D/A

Highest impact in the Mid/Late game

(A fed AP Carry can literally carry the game to victory)
Deals damage to Multiple targets
Crowd Controls/Utility
Able to roam and help teammates

Cons:
Tend to be focused during team fights
Level dependent
Held back by cooldowns, mana, energy
Cant carry as hard as AD Carry

Masteries

Normally I go  21/0/9 to maximize Offense while having some mana sustain and Utility