verb Gaming Slang

kill secure

· verb · gaming

Taking the kill yourself instead of risking the enemy escaping, even if a teammate could've finished it.

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Grabbing the last hit on a low-health enemy to guarantee the kill rather than gamble it on a teammate landing it. The opposite of 'kill steal' in spirit: a dead enemy is worth more than a polite miss. Pros call it the correct play.

“He was at 50 HP and flashing the wall, so I ignited to kill secure instead of trusting your skillshot.”
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Used as a defence when someone whines about KS. The point is team gold and tempo, not who gets credit on the scoreboard.

“That's not a steal, that's a kill secure, the enemy jungler was right there about to peel for him.”
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kill secure In A Sentence

He was at 50 HP and flashing the wall, so I ignited to kill secure instead of trusting your skillshot.
That's not a steal, that's a kill secure, the enemy jungler was right there about to peel for him.

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People Also Ask

Is kill securing the same as kill stealing?

No. Kill stealing is selfishly snatching a kill a teammate had handled. Kill securing is finishing a kill that would otherwise escape, which benefits the whole team.

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