Swift Blink – Dota 2 Guide, Stats & Hero Matchups [Patch 7.40b]

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A cunning blade able to anticipate and enable its bearer's movements.

Let me present to you to the dazzling and friendly Swift Blink, the enchanted footwear that turns your hero into a nimble and stylish escape artist!

Base Combat Stats

+ 25 Agility

Recipe

Abilities

Active: Swift Blink

Teleport to a target point up to 1200 units away.

After teleportation, you gain 40% phased movement speed and +35 Agility for 6 seconds.

Swift Blink cannot be used for 3.0 seconds after taking damage from an enemy hero or Roshan.

Cooldown: 15

Additional Insights

Self-casting will cause you to teleport in the direction of your team's fountain.
Disjoints projectile upon casting
This marvelous blink-enhancer significantly increases your hero's movement speed during the blink, ensuring they vanish and reappear in the blink of an eye. It's perfect for heroes who want to be the nimble escapists on the battlefield, slipping away from danger with a touch of grace.

Statistics

The statistics below shows the percentage of hero builds which contain Swift Blink as a core, common or situational item for each role. These statistics are based on our hero guides.

Itemization Strategy

One of those items you would really have in the late game or even better around the mid game as this is one truly remarkable item found in right clicking cores to maximize damage output. Juggernaut and Sniper are just a couple of heroes that enjoys this item!

Heroes with Swift Blink as Core Item

A core upgrade from {blink-dagger} that synergizes well with your Swiftslash and Omnislash because it provides extra attack speed upon usage to land more hits from the slashes.

A core upgrade for {blink-dagger} to massively increase your DPS and mobility every time you Blink. Gives you a better chance to burst down enemy heroes during the Dragon Tail stun. A great option to replace Boots in the late game when running out of item slots.

A core upgrade for {blink-dagger} for extra burst and chase potential with movement and attack speed. A great option to replace Boots when running out of item slots.

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Trivia

It was introduced during the Mistwood update that also introduced Hoodwink.