Riki stats, abilities and strategy [7.41]
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 52.9%
Pick Rate 4.4%
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
Abilities
ABILITY: Passive
DAMAGE TYPE: Physical
Every time Riki strikes his enemy from behind, he deals additional bonus damage equal to a multiple of his Agility.
Works when denying friendly units at 25% effectiveness.
Illusions of Riki will play Backstab animations, but not deal any bonus damage.
AGILITY MULTIPLIER: 0.55
LEVEL 20 TALENT: +0.3 Backstab Multiplier
Patch 7.41
- Agility Multiplier changed from 0.6 + 0.05 per level up to 0.55 + 0.05 per level
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: 40% / 50% / 60% / 70%
17 / 15 / 13 / 11
75
550
Aghanim's Shard
Enemies caught in the smoke screen have their armor reduced by 5 and cannot be targeted by their allies.
LEVEL 15 TALENT: -3s Smoke Screen Cooldown
LEVEL 10 TALENT: +50 Smoke Screen Radius
Patch 7.41
- Mana Cost rescaled from 65/70/75/80 to 75
- Miss Rate rescaled from 30/45/60/75% to 40/50/60/70%
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: Physical
PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY: Yes
PASSIVE: No
Teleports behind the target unit, momentarily slowing them by 100% and attacking them with bonus damage if it is an enemy.
BONUS DAMAGE: 15 / 30 / 45 / 60
SLOW DURATION: 0.75
13 / 10 / 7 / 4
50 / 55 / 60 / 65
600 / 700 / 800 / 900
LEVEL 25 TALENT: +500 Blink Strike Cast Range
LEVEL 20 TALENT: -1s Blink Strike Cooldown
Patch 7.41
- Slow Duration increased from 0.5s to 0.75s
The Stealth Assassin's agile movement makes him impossible to escape.
Tricks of the Trade
AFFECTS: Area
DAMAGE TYPE: Physical
PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY: Yes
PASSIVE: No
CHANNELED - Riki phases out of the world and periodically strikes 2 random enemy units from behind in an area around him. He has fixed attack damage while phased out.
RADIUS: 425
ATTACK INTERVALS: 4
ATTACK DAMAGE: 25 / 50 / 75 / 100
21 / 18 / 15 / 12
65
400
Aghanim's Scepter
Increases Cast Range to 400. Allows you to target an allied unit, hiding inside them for the duration. While hiding in an allied unit, they have 15% bonus movement speed, and Tricks of the Trade lasts 1s longer and does an additional 2 attacks.
LEVEL 25 TALENT: -4s Tricks of the Trade Cooldown
LEVEL 15 TALENT: 15% of Riki's Base damage added to Tricks of the Trade
Patch 7.41
- Aghanim's Scepter bonus Cast Range increased from +300 to +500
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 until he attacks. Hero kills and assists grant additional experience.
FADE DELAY: 4 / 3 / 2
BONUS XP HERO KILL: 130 / 260 / 390
BONUS XP ASSIST: 100
LEVEL 10 TALENT: +10% Cloak and Dagger Movement Speed
Riki comes for you.
Talents
+500 Blink Strike Cast Range
+ 6.7%
-4s Tricks of the Trade Cooldown
-1s Blink Strike Cooldown
+0.3 Backstab Multiplier
+ 1.2%
-3s Smoke Screen Cooldown
15% of Riki's Base damage added to Tricks of the Trade
+ 2.1%
+10% Cloak and Dagger Movement Speed
+ 1.6%
+50 Smoke Screen Radius
Win Rate
Pick Rate
Strategy
Use Blink Strike to secure ranged creep last hits.
When in trouble, blink away, Tricks of the Trade over a cliff or in tree lines, or Smoke Screen and {town-portal-scroll} out.
Check opponents' inventories frequently for detection.
Avoid passing by spots where the enemy team might typically have a {sentry-ward}, such as 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-and-sentry-wards} 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, such as a {force-staff}, to get out of Smoke.