Hero Discussion of this Day: Riki, Rikimaru, Stealth Assassin (28 March 2013)
Rikimaru, the Stealth Assassin
The Stealth Assassin's ultimate allows him to passively regain Invisibility after an attack or using an ability. He could be anywhere, at any time, and therein lies his strength. His preferred attack is obviously to Backstab someone, inflicting greater damage as he grows more agile. He can also Blink Strike towards his enemies to quickly get in range of attack, making it even harder to escape or catch him. Once he decides to reveal himself, Rikimaru can unleash a Smoke Screen in a moderate area, which gradually expands, silencing anyone inside, slowing them down, and causing them to miss. Only a fool would continue fighting while blind, deaf and dumb, but Assassins have no room for remorse.
Lore
Riki was born middle child to the great dynasty of Tahlin. With an older brother groomed for the throne, and a younger brother coddled and kept, Riki, the small middle son, seemed born for the art of invisibility. It was an art he cultivated, and one which ultimately saved his life on the night that his people were betrayed and his family slaughtered. Of all the royal line, he alone escaped—small and agile, unassuming, using smoke as cover. He cut his way out of the royal grounds, using the advantage of surprise, quietly slitting the throats of one enemy warrior after another. Now free of his royal responsibilities, Riki uses his talents in service to a new trade: Stealth Assassin. He silences his enemies, sharpening his skills, hoping to one day take revenge on those who killed his family and robbed him of his birthright.
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Roles: Carry, Escape, Ganker
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Strength: 17 + 2
Agility: 34 + 2.9
Intelligence: 14 + 1.3
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Damage: 48-52
Armour: 5.76
Movement Speed: 300
Attack Range: 128
Missile Speed: N/A
Base Attack Time: 1.7
Sight Range: 1800 (Day) / 800 (Night)
Turn Rate: 0.6
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Spells
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Smoke Screen
Throws down a smoke bomb, silencing and slowing enemy units in an area while causing them to miss on most attacks. Lasts 6 seconds.
| Level | Manacost | Cooldown | Casting Range | Area | Duration | Effects |
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| 1 | 75 | 13 | 425 | 250 | 6 | Anyone in the screen becomes silenced, has their attack and move speed decreased by 25% and miss chance increased by 40% |
| 2 | 80 | 13 | 425 | 275 | 6 | Anyone in the screen becomes silenced, has their attack and move speed decreased by 25% and miss chance increased by 50% |
| 3 | 85 | 13 | 425 | 300 | 6 | Anyone in the screen becomes silenced, has their attack and move speed decreased by 25% and miss chance increased by 60% |
| 4 | 90 | 13 | 425 | 325 | 6 | Anyone in the screen becomes silenced, has their attack and move speed decreased by 25% and miss chance increased by 70% |
- Does not silence castable items
Since his escape during the night of his betrayal, Riki has valued the use of a simple smoke screen to confuse his opponents.
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Blink Strike
Teleports behind the target unit, striking for bonus damage if it is an enemy.
| Level | Manacost | Cooldown | Casting Range | Area | Duration | Effects |
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| 1 | 50 | 20 | 750 | N/A | N/A | Teleports to the back of the target and if the target is an enemy, deals 30 damage |
| 2 | 50 | 15 | 750 | N/A | N/A | Teleports to the back of the target and if the target is an enemy, deals 60 damage |
| 3 | 50 | 10 | 750 | N/A | N/A | Teleports to the back of the target and if the target is an enemy, deals 90 damage |
| 4 | 50 | 5 | 750 | N/A | N/A | Teleports to the back of the target and if the target is an enemy, deals 120 damage |
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Magical Damage
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Bonus damage is dealt before Riki's regular attack
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Teleports to the back of the target, forcing a backstab on the next attack
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If the target is an ally, no damage will be dealt
The Stealth Assassin's agile movement makes him impossible to escape.
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Backstab
Passive
If Riki attacks from behind, bonus damage is applied based on his current agility.
| Level | Manacost | Cooldown | Casting Range | Area | Duration | Effects |
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| 1 | - | - | - | - | - | Every attack Riki does to an enemy's back deals (0.5 x agility) in bonus damage |
| 2 | - | - | - | - | - | Every attack Riki does to an enemy's back deals (0.75 x agility) in bonus damage |
| 3 | - | - | - | - | - | Every attack Riki does to an enemy's back deals (1.0 x agility) in bonus damage |
| 4 | - | - | - | - | - | Every attack Riki does to an enemy's back deals (1.25 x agility) in bonus damage |
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Physical Damage
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Bonus damage from Backstab can't be evaded
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Illusions will show the backstab animation, but won't do bonus damage
The Stealth Assassin is not afraid to fight dirty, and specializes in attacking his opponents from behind.
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Permanent Invisibility
Ultimate
Passive
Riki fades into the shadows, staying permanently invisible except while attacking or using abilities. While silenced, Riki will be visible.
| Level | Manacost | Cooldown | Casting Range | Area | Duration | Effects |
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| 1 | - | - | - | - | - | Riki becomes permanently invisible unless attacking, using an item or casting a spell. If Riki does one of the actions he will become invisible again after a 3 second fade time |
| 2 | - | - | - | - | - | Riki becomes permanently invisible unless attacking, using an item or casting a spell. If Riki does one of the actions he will become invisible again after a 2.25 second fade time |
| 3 | - | - | - | - | - | Riki becomes permanently invisible unless attacking, using an item or casting a spell. If Riki does one of the actions he will become invisible again after a 1.5 second fade time |
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Rikimaru will not auto attack enemies
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If Rikimaru is silenced this ability will be disabled
Rikimaru comes for you.
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Recent Changes from 6.77
- None
Recent Changes from 6.76/6.76b/6.76c
- None
Recent Changes from 6.75/6.75b
- None
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Findings (not-factual information as above):
Being invisible does not make you invincible, you should not rely on your invisibility to escape if you plan on trying to jump into multiple enemies. And remember if your target is moving away, drop your smoke bomb in the location they're walking to fully utilise it.
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Diffusal Blade removes dust of appearance debuff
god_appel and fiat_lux_ go into detail on how to play Riki
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Important Slark tip of last thread by frucisky:
"Use Dark pact to purge dust/track off of yourself
Early orb of venom does wonders as does a stout shield
Remember to leap across cliffs/trees to escape
When using leap to escape, remember to line it up such that there are no enemy heroes in front of you or the leap will terminate prematurely.
Look at your ulti buff - if you don't see any enemies and its off, you are either being seen by a ward or an invis hero
Slark can flash farm jungle pretty well with dark pact. If you can do it, do it in the enemy jungle to steal the enemy farm."
Posted Mar 29, 2013, 7:15 AM UTC