Hero Discussion of the Day: Rikimaru (September 19, 2011)

So apparently there was a leak of information so today we’ll choose a hero that’s not from the International. Today’s hero is Rikimaru, the Stealth Assassin, you can see his face and hear his dialog here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpWa4oX9wvo). Rikimaru is a agility based carry that starts with a good chunk of agility and gets a nice bonus as he levels up. His strength and intelligence on the other hand do not and as such he start out quite fragile with little mana. His ultimate allows him to be continually invisible when he’s not attacking giving his team a scouting advantage and the element of surprise. So what’s you favorite Rikimaru build, or way to counter him.

Today’s stub article is Rikimaru (http://dota2wiki.com/wiki/Rikimaru) if anyone is feeling generous and has time to submit full a description.

Rikimaru

Strength	Agility	Intelligence
17+2.2	34+2.9	14+1.3
Damage	Armor	Movespeed
48-52	5.76	300
Attack Range	Base Attack Time	Missile Speed
128	1.7	N/A

Smoke Screen

Throws a smoke bomb down in the area, silencing opponents and causing them to miss on most of their attacks. Also slows by 25% at all levels.

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
1	75	13	425	250	6 seconds	40% miss, -25% IAS and MS, Silence
2	80	13	425	275	6 seconds	50% miss, -25% IAS and MS, Silence
3	85	13	425	300	6 seconds	60% miss, -25% IAS and MS, Silence
4	90	13	425	325	6 seconds	70% miss, -25% IAS and MS, Silence

• Does not silence castable items.

Blink Strike

Teleports to a unit and strikes it if it is a foe, dealing bonus damage.

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
1	50	20	700	N/A	N/A	Deals 30 Extra damage
2	50	15	700	N/A	N/A	Deals 60 Extra damage
3	50	10	700	N/A	N/A	Deals 90 Extra damage
4	50	05	700	N/A	N/A	Deals 120 Extra damage

• Damage type: magical
• Bonus damage is dealt before Rikimaru's regular attack.
• Teleports to the back of the target, forcing a backstab on the next attack.
• If the target is an ally, no damage will be dealt.

Backstab

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

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Deals 0.25x the Agility of Rikimaru to the target
2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Deals 0.50x the Agility of Rikimaru to the target
3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Deals 0.75x the Agility of Rikimaru to the target
4	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Deals 1.00x the Agility of Rikimaru to the target

• Damage type: physical
• Even if the animation is shown for Rikimaru's images the effect will not work.
• Bonus damage from Backstab can't be evaded.

Permanent Invisibility

Rikimaru becomes permanently invisible when not attacking.

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3 second fade time
2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2.25 second fade time
3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.5 second fade time

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