Remains permanently invisible until the moment to strike
Riki stalks the battlefield, unseen by the enemy. He chooses his moment carefully and bursts forth in a puff of silencing smoke, stabbing at his foes before they even know he's there.
Win Rate 49.3%
Pick Rate 6.4%
Attributes
516 +44.0/lvl
243 +15.6/lvl
18 +2.0/lvl
30 +2.4/lvl
14 +1.3/lvl
Stats
Damage:
52 - 56 + 2.4/level (135 - 139 at level 30)
Range:
150
Armor:
5.0 + 0.4/level (18.9 at level 30)
Movement:
315
Roles
Carry
Durable
Nuker
Pusher
Support
Escape
Disabler
Initiator
Facets
Contract Killer
Win Rate: 48.5%
Pick Rate: 42.7%
Riki receives bonus experience for assists and kills.
Exterminator
Win Rate: 49.9%
Pick Rate: 57.3%
Tricks of the Trade has 4.5x Agility Bonus when attacking non-hero units. When Riki kills a non-hero unit during Tricks of the Trade, the cooldown is reduced by 0.75s.
Abilities
ABILITY: Passive
DAMAGE TYPE: Physical
Every time Riki strikes his enemy from behind, he deals bonus damage based on his Agility.
Does not work when denying friendly units.
Illusions of Riki will play Backstab animations, but not deal any bonus damage.
AGI DAMAGE MULT: 0.55 / 0.9 / 1.25 / 1.6
BONUS XP HERO KILL: 0
BONUS XP ASSIST: 0
BONUS XP WARD/COURIER KILL: 0
FACET: Contract Killer
Riki receives bonus experience for assists and kills.
LEVEL 20 TALENT: +0.3 Backstab Multiplier
Smoke Screen
AFFECTS: Area
PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY: No
PASSIVE: No
Throws down a smoke bomb, silencing enemies and causing them to miss attacks.
Can be cast during Tricks of the Trade.
Doesn't prevent the use of active items.
DURATION: 6
RADIUS: 425
MISS RATE: 30% / 45% / 60% / 75%
17 / 15 / 13 / 11
65 / 70 / 75 / 80
550
Aghanim's Shard
Enemies caught in the smoke screen have their armor reduced by %armor_reduction% and cannot be targeted by their allies.
LEVEL 10 TALENT: +50 Smoke Screen Radius
PATCH 7.38
No longer buffs allies
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
AFFECTS: Unit
DAMAGE TYPE: Magical
PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY: Yes
PASSIVE: No
Teleports behind the target unit, momentarily slowing them and striking for bonus damage if it is an enemy.
Riki's first attack after Blink Strike will be a backstab.
Blink Strike's damage is dealt before the next attack.
You can Blink Strike to allies, but no damage is dealt.
BONUS DAMAGE: 40 / 55 / 70 / 85
SLOW DURATION: 0.4
0.1
50 / 55 / 60 / 65
600 / 700 / 800 / 900
LEVEL 20 TALENT: -4s Blink Strike Replenish Time
The Stealth Assassin's agile movement makes him impossible to escape.
Tricks of the Trade
AFFECTS: Area
PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY: Yes
PASSIVE: No
CHANNELED - Riki phases out of the world while striking random enemy units from behind in an area around him. While phased out his attack damage is reduced, but his Agility greatly increases.
Moving while phased out will cancel the ability.
RADIUS: 450
ATTACK COUNT: 4
ATTACK DAMAGE: 40%
AGILITY BONUS: 55 / 70 / 85 / 100
ATTACK COUNT:
CAST RANGE:
18 / 16 / 14 / 12
45 / 55 / 65 / 75
400
FACET: Exterminator
Tricks of the Trade has 4.5x Agility Bonus when attacking non-hero units. When Riki kills a non-hero unit during Tricks of the Trade, the cooldown is reduced by 0.75s.
Aghanim's Scepter
Increases cast range, number of attacks and allows you to target an allied hero, hiding inside them for the duration. Each attack hits an additional target.
ATTACK COUNT:
CAST RANGE:
LEVEL 25 TALENT: Tricks of the Trade Applies a Basic Dispel
LEVEL 15 TALENT: +50 Tricks of the Trade Agility Increase
The Stealth Assassin is not afraid to fight dirty, and specializes in attacking his opponents from behind.
Cloak and Dagger
ABILITY: Passive
PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY: Yes
PASSIVE: Breakable
Riki fades into the shadows, becoming invisible. When Riki attacks, he becomes visible.
FADE DELAY: 4 / 3 / 2
LEVEL 25 TALENT: -1s Cloak and Dagger Fade Delay
Riki comes for you.
Talents [E]
Tricks of the Trade Applies a Basic Dispel
-1s Cloak and Dagger Fade Delay
+ 0.5 %
-4s Blink Strike Replenish Time
+ 0.5 %
+0.3 Backstab Multiplier
-3s Smoke Screen Cooldown
+50 Tricks of the Trade Agility Increase
+ 0.3 %
+8% Cloak and Dagger Movement Speed
+ 0.6 %
+50 Smoke Screen Radius
Win Rate
Pick Rate
PATCH 7.38
Level 25 Talent -3s Tricks of the Trade Cooldown replaced with -1s Cloak and Dagger Fade Delay
Strategy
Use Blink Strike to secure ranged creep last hits.
When in trouble, blink away, Tricks of Trade over a cliff or in treeline, or Smoke Screen and teleport out.
Check opponents' inventories frequently for detection.
Avoid passing by spots that are typically sentried like rune or pillar spots.
Prioritize dealing with backliners and supports as Riki is great at gap-closing.
Take your time to farm the Diffusal Blade which will significantly improve your pick-off potential.
Pick up Aghanims Shard around minute 15 to isolate enemy heroes stuck in Smoke from getting help.
Counter Strategy
Against Riki, carry detection on multiple heroes.
Pair Observer Wards and Sentries on the map to track Riki's movements.
Protect your supports from being killed by Riki.
Items and spells with stuns and roots are great against Riki's mobility spells.
Force Staff and Hurricane Pike, allow you to move out of Riki's Smoke Screen.
Break effects disable Cloak and Dagger and prevent Riki from being invisible.
Once Riki gets Aghanims Shard, you will need your own mobility item to get out of Smoke.
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.