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Hero Discussion of this Day: Rikimaru, Stealth Assassin (26 July 2014)

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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.

Roles: Carry, Escape, Ganker

Strength: 17 + 2

Agility: 34 + 2.9

Intelligence: 14 + 1.3

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

Spells

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
1	75	11	550	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	11	550	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	11	550	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	11	550	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
Rikimaru is not revealed out of permanent invisibility when he casts spells or uses items

Since his escape during the night of his betrayal, Riki has valued the use of a simple smoke screen to confuse his opponents.

Blink Strike

Teleports behind the target unit, striking for bonus damage if it is an enemy.

Level	Manacost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
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

Magical Damage
Bonus damage is dealt before Riki's regular attack
Teleports to the back of the target, forcing a backstab on the next attack
Blink Strike's damage is dealt before the next attack, a time gap exists between the two (~0.3 sec)
If the target is an ally, no damage will be dealt
Rikimaru is not revealed out of permanent invisibility when he casts spells or uses items

The Stealth Assassin's agile movement makes him impossible to escape.

Backstab

Passive

If Riki attacks from behind, bonus damage is applied based on his current agility.

Level	Manacost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
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

Physical Damage
Bonus damage from Backstab can't be evaded
Illusions will show the backstab animation, but won't do bonus damage
Backstab damage applies when denying allies

The Stealth Assassin is not afraid to fight dirty, and specializes in attacking his opponents from behind.

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
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

Rikimaru will not auto attack enemies
If Rikimaru is silenced this ability will be disabled

Rikimaru comes for you.

Recent Changes from 6.81/6.81b

Smoke Screen cooldown reduced from 13 to 11
Backstab now works when attacking allied units

Recent Changes from 6.80

Base HP regen increased from 0.75 to 1.5

Tips:

Be aware that the enemy may have sentries before stalking them.

Previous Rikimaru discussion.

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Previous Daily Discussions:

Good Naga Siren tip from last thread by Plasma Ball and Simo0339:

"An easy way to [use illusions to stack camps] is to place most or all illusions at each camp near the pull time, make them use rip tide and then made them away so it can stack."

*"With your illusions you can carry a gem and deward safely, scout, stack multiple camps with shift queueing, fake a true naga near your teammate."

Posted Jul 26, 2014, 8:35 PM UTC

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