noun Gaming Slang

first blood

· noun · gaming

The first kill of the match, which hands out a chunk of bonus gold.

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Definitions

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The opening kill of a game. In MOBAs like League and Dota it pays extra gold on top of the normal bounty, so getting it snowballs an early lead. Announced with a booming voice line in most games.

“Their jungler ganked level 2 and got first blood, now mid's already up two kills.”
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More broadly, the first kill in any round-based shooter or fighter. Bragging rights plus, in many games, a tangible reward.

“Push for first blood off the spawn, then we play for picks.”
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first blood In A Sentence

Their jungler ganked level 2 and got first blood, now mid's already up two kills.
Push for first blood off the spawn, then we play for picks.

Origin & Usage

Borrowed into gaming from the wider phrase 'first blood' (the first wound in a fight or duel), popularised by the 1982 film of the same name. Cemented as an esports term by Defense of the Ancients and the broader MOBA scene.

Variants FB
Tags #moba#fps#kills#esports

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