Rubick

Blink

Try to sneak on Anti-Mage to steal his blink while he is farming. Aghanim's Scepter is good for keeping stolen Blink and having one more slot for a second spell.

Counterspell

Each reflected spell will interact with Rubick's Spell Steal and Arcane Supremacy.

Berserkers call

Spell Steal extends the taunt duration on enemies but not our armor buff duration.

Culling blade

Rubick's Kill Threshold is much higher with Arcane Supremacy.

Brain sap

Using Brain Sap on illusion will amplify the healing amount.

Fiends grip

Spell Steal does not increase the duration of Fiend's Grip.

Nightmare end

Nightmare End will stop every Nightmare no matter who casted it. Steal Nightmare, cast it on yourself and release it immediately to dispel every Nightmare on the map.

Bloodrage

Don't feel bad if you stole Bloodrage. This spell is still useful by giving Rubick bonus spell damage. Use it before casting Fade Bolt or stealing another damaging spell.

Blood mist

Rubick will gain overheal mechanic simply by owning the spell. As long as Blood Mist is in Rubick's hands, he can stockpile excess healing into a shield. Only his healing (also with stolen spells) and magic lifesteal can contribute to the shield. Healing from allies doesn't count.

Rupture

Cast stolen Rupture on Bloodseeker himself, so he won't use his bonus movement speed for a while.

Frostbite

Spell Steal will increase total damage together with duration.

Crystal clone

Crystal Clone doesn't work without Frostbite in second slot.

Freezing field

Combine Freezing Field with mobility spells like Surge or Blink.

Multishot

Multishot range can be amplified only by attack range. Multishot will apply Frost Arrow effect which can be upgraded with Aghanim's Scepter.

Glacier

Being able to go through the front of the slide actually gives us unobstructed movement that can be used to get through uneven terrain or trees.

Fissure

Aghanim's Shard gives unobstructed movement while Rubick is on his Fissure. If he movse away from it, the effect remains for 1 more second.

Blade fury

The damage frequency depends on attack speed. That means if Rubick gets a attack speed buff Bladefury will shred faster. Rubick can combine Blade Fury with spells like Overpower, Lil Shredder or Unleash.

Arrow

Don't forget to combine stolen Arrow with Telekinesis.

Requiem

Rubick can put Telekinesis Land mark beneath him while casting stolen Requiem, so enemy will land right in the middle of spell's AoE for full damage.

Morph str

Most of the time try to shift into full strength for bonus hp. After that you can buy an item with bonus armor.

Doppelwalk

Spam this ability to move in the midst of fights. Especially good for buying more time against Phantom Lancer.

Waning rift

Waning Rift could be very important for catching Puck itself. First wait for Puck to use it on someone else.

Phase shift

Phase Shift is recommended when we have Aghanim's Scepter, so we can use reliable kiting mechanism and keeping other required spell in second slot.

Flesh heap

Stolen Flesh Heap will prevent Damage over Time from Pudge's Rot and Dismember.

Dismember

Prepare Aghanim's Shard for Dismember so you can save your allies with bonus cast range from Arcane Supremacy.

Static link

Try to cast Static Link back to Razor, so his damage won't change. Link Breaking range will be upgraded by Rubick's Arcane Supremacy so he can attack linked enemy from afar.

Sandking burrowstrike

Stolen Burrow Strike will apply Caustic Finale.

Sandking epicenter

Stolen Epicenter doesn't have cast animation.

Storm bolt

Do not use alternate cast if you don't want to ruin your position.

Nether swap

Nether Swap can be used on target under Cyclone or Tornado effect.

Cloud

Nimbus damage is not affected by our Arcane Supremacy.

X marks the spot

Rubick can dispel Kunkka's Mark by using stolen one on himself and then releasing it immediately. After that Kunkka's Return won't do a thing.

Slithereen crush

Make sure to buy Aghanim's Shard for this ability. With Corrosive Haze applications it will be easier to kill Slardar or his teammates.

Ravage

Tidehunter will make sure to Ravage Rubick from fog of war or after blinking right on top of him, so he can't steal the spell. Hide and wait for him to Ravage someone else. Or buy BKB to tank Ravage and steal right away.

Death ward

Use settings 'Channeled abilities require Hold/Stop' and 'Unified orders with CTRL' to control Death Ward's attacks easier without having to select it individually.

Voodoo restoration

If Witch Doctor is spamming Voodoo Restoration after every cast, forget about stealing from him for a while. Right until he thinks you've given up on him.

Maledict

Use Fade Bolt as soon as you apply stolen Maledict for damage acceleration.

Smoke screen

Stealing his Smoke Screen is very important, because Riki can't use his escape abilities in it. You can also add Rod of Atos.

Blink strike

If you have Blink Strike then buy Force Staff to escape from Smoke Screen and blink away to an ally or creep.

Malefice

Use Malefice on Enigma from afar so he can't cast Black Hole until dispelled.

Black hole

Always blast Enigma with Fade Bolt in case he has Linken's Sphere, so you can steal Black Hole.

Defense matrix

Defense Matrix can be dispelled, so it's better to buy Eul's Scepter of Divinity to catch Tinker.

Take aim

Listen carefully for alarm clock sound. If you hear it, that means he used Take Aim so you can't steal Shrapnel or Assassinate.

Concussive grenade

Stolen grenade is good for pulling Sniper to you team mates while disarming him. Blink and throw grenade behind Sniper.

Upheaval

Most of the time you will steal it by trying to steal his ultimate. Don't fret on it too much. At least you can slow Warlock's golems from a safe distance.

Wild axes

Use Fade Bolt after using stolen Wild Axes a pair of times for more damage. Buy Aghanim's Scepter to steal another nuke to use it with Wild Axes.

Blink

Try to sneak on Queen of Pain to steal her blink. Aghanim's Scepter is good for keeping stolen Blink and having one more slot for a second spell.

Plague ward

Stolen Plague Ward will give Rubick hidden Poison Sting. Very important spell for farming and standing the team's ground.

Time walk

Extremely cool ability to combine with other spells. Buy Aghanim's Scepter and Aghanim's Shard to blink in, cast another stolen spell and blink out Time Walk Reverse.

Time dilation

If you have stolen Time Dilation, then cast it on most evasive opponent. Most of the time: on Faceless Void himself, so he can't use his Time Walk so frequently.

Chronosphere

If you stole his Chronosphere, but fight is already lost and now enemies are after you, use Chronosphere as an escape with boosted movement speed. If you can leave without it, then save it for the next fight. But don't use it on Faceless Void, as he can freely walk in any Chronosphere.

Hellfire blast

Buy Aether Lens and spam this ability on Wraith King from save distance so this clumsy hero can't fight properly.

Vampiric aura

Place wards near neutral camps, so your skeletons can farm them for you.

Fan of knives

You can use Fan of Knives right after Phantom Assassin blinks to you or your ally. It's good against her Blur and Coup de Grace.

Refraction

Stolen Refraction can be used to block Templar Assassin's massive Meld attacks.

Psionic trap

Fully charged Psionic Trap can be used to deal with TA's Refraction charges.

Eclipse

You can freely steal Eclipse and blast enemies with Aghanim's Scepter, until Luna buys Aghanim's Shard to cast Moon Glaives right after her ultimate.

Fireball

Fireball goes with Elder Dragon Form, but it can still be stolen separately. This way Aghanim's Shard is not required.

Bad juju

Bad Juju is awesome for reducing cooldowns of other stolen spells with Aghanim's Scepter.

Split earth

Buy Aghanim's Shard and spam Split Earth to take over battlefield.

Sprout

Nature's Prophet doesn't like to buy Quelling Blade and most of the time his Force of Nature is on cooldown, so he can't escape from stolen Sprouts.

Curse of the forest

Curse of the Forest might be used to catch Nature's Prophet hiding in fog of war.

Rage

Prepare Aghanim's Scepter to have stolen Rage and being able to steal other spell.

Open wounds

Cast Open Wounds after Lifestealer's Rage so he won't dispel it immediately. Also use your Fade Bolt on Open Wounds target to spread the effect to other enemies.

Infest

Aghs Infest is good to counter Lifestealer. Use it on him so he can't hit your team even while Raged.

Tar bomb

If Tar Bomb is used on enemy with Lotus Orb active then it will interrupt his channeling spells. Tar Bomb can be used to nuke buildings from afar.

Inner fire

Use stolen Inner Fire after Huskar jumps on someone, because he can dispel, disarm and debuff with his ultimate.

Void

A miniature night area from Aghanims's Scepter is created before nuke is delivered. If Rubick applies Aghs Void during the day and is in the target area, then the enemy will get enhanced effect of the Void.

Darkness

Darkness can refresh other stolen spell that are not ultimates.

Spin web

Rubick can use Spin Web to escape or kite enemy Broodmother by trying to run between trees.

Wind walk

Even if Rubick is tracked, stolen Wind Walk is still useful because of its stun.

Track

You need to see Bounty Hunter casting his Track to utilize it in future. Prepare Sentry Wards.

Shukuchi

If fight starts and Weaver comes out of invisibility, he might begin with The Swarm. Step back a bit so he is forced to use Shukuchi again and then steal it.

Ice path

Without cast animation Ice Path becomes a second ultimate in our hands. This spell hsa high stealing priority.

Sticky napalm

Try to buy Aghanim's Scepter and combine stolen Sticky Napalm with Damage over Time Spells.

Holy persuasion

Use it on Chen's creep and change ability. Charmed creep will simply die even if Chen took the same creep again.

Spectral dagger

Spectral Dagger buff overrides debuff from this very ability. Rubick can 'dispel' slow from her Spectral Dagger by casting it himself and running away.

Cold feet

Always combine Cold Feet with Telekinesis. Its easier to do so with Aether Lens.

Ice vortex

With low cooldown and magic resistance reduction Rubick can always do high magical damage. Rubick spams it to give vision, annoy the enemy and cancel their Blink Daggers.

Ice blast

Stolen Ice Blast with Aghanim's Shard won't apply Cold Feet.

Earthshock

Stolen Earthshock with Aghanim's Shard for some buggy reason can trigger Ursa's Shard upgrade. Be wary of it and don't use this spell.

Enrage

Rubick can deceive Ursa and tank all his Overpower charges with stolen Enrage. This trick might buy his team some time.

Charge of darkness

If two heroes use Charge of Darkness on each other, only the one who used it first will be stunned.

Deafening blast

The disarm cannot be dispelled by anything except status immunity. Strong dispels won't work either. Knockback on the other hand is only removable by mobility spells/items or position refreshes like Manta.

Astral imprisonment

Astral Imprisonment will also steal part of mana which OD gained with this ability. Rubick spams this spell on OD to reduce damage from his Sanity's Eclipse

Sanity eclipse

Rubick can't hide from Sanity's Eclipse damage with stolen Astral Imprisonment. OD can't either.

Howl

Use Howl on Lycan's zoo army to scare them away. Howl radius is 2000. No need to hold this spell for too long.

Shapeshift

If you managed to steal it - cast it right away, so Lycan can't chase you.

Cinder brew

Spell Steal increases slow duration but does not affect burn duration after damage procs it.

Primal split

Keep your eyes on green Brewling, because after Primal Splits end Brewmaster will use Thunder Clap or Cinder Brew to prevent you from stealing his ultimate.

Disseminate

Disseminate deals damage to indirect targets, even if the primary target cannot take damage.

Demonic cleanse

Rubick can only have one of his two ultimate effects on a single hero. If an enemy applied Demonic Purge on Rubick, he can quickly reset it with a stolen Demonic Cleanse. And vice versa.

Spirit bear

Entangling Claws don't work on another Spirit Bear.

Phantasm

Counter Phantasm can turn the tide of battle with mass dispel and change of unit numbers.

Earthbind

Earthbind will prevent Meepo from Poofing

Flesh golem

Flesh Golem will multiply every strength point gained by any means. If the enemy team has Morphling, then Rubick can Shift his agility to strength and then use Flesh Golem.

Spiked carapace

Carapaces block the first damage, even if the source of the damage is invulnerable.

Vendetta

While Vendetta's attack is flying, Rubick MUST NOT use any spells or items. If he does, attack projectile will lose all Vendetta bonuses.

Mirror image

Mirror Image might be prepared to dispel Ensnare.

Reel in

Reel In is not attached to Ensnare, even if Rubick has Aghanim's Scepter. It cannot be stolen separately.

Song of the siren

Rubick should buy Aether Lens to be able to steal Song of the Siren while standing out of her AoE.

Illuminate

Look closely at icon image. Kotl has two different Illuminates. Try to steal the one he is casting with his ultimate active.

Spirit form illuminate

Yep. That one.

Chakra magic

Use Chakra Magic to reduce cooldown of stolen ability in second slot.

Recall

Recall only gives mana with Chakra Magic in the second slot.

Grave chill

Cast Grave Chill on Visage's familiar coming to you, so you can run away from its landing AoE.

Soul assumption

Stolen Soul Assumption is easier to charge with fade Bolt or any other spell in second slot.

Gravekeepers cloak

Steal any Damage over Time spell to deal with Visage's Gravekeeper's Cloak or buy Spirit Vessel (Urn of Shadow is not enough).

Dark pact

Count his Dark Pact cooldown to calculate right moment to steal Pounce or Shadow Dance.

Pounce

Slark can't Pounce while leashed, which makes stolen Pounce a good catching tool.

Split shot

If Medusa is spamming her Split Shot to prevent Rubick from stealing her Mystic Snake, then spend a pair of minutes to farm jungle camps and forget about stealing from her for a while. Right until she thinks you've given up on her.

Whirling axes melee

Prepare Aghanim's Scepter for his melee axes. They can dispel any net procs from Berserker's Rage.

Battle trance

You can use his Battle Trance as the last resort if too close to death. Just to buy some time for your team. Don't cast it too early.

Hoof stomp

Can't cancel his Hoof Stomp casts after his ultimate so you can't steal it. Be aware.

Mount

Hitch a Ride won't do anything. Waste of time and slot.

Work horse

Work Horse doesn't give Rubick Stampede movement speed and erases itself from the spell-bar after cart is expired.

Shockwave

Buy Aghanim's Shard for more range and more damage from a simple nuke spell.

Empower

Always buff your core heroes with Empower after steal. It will speed up their farm.

Skewer

Buy Blink Dagger to do the same thing that the original Magnus does with Skewer. Move enemies to your team.

Whirling death

This spell does less damage to Timbersaw himself, because he is a universal hero. But Rubick can blast his strength allies with it.

Timber chain

Rubick should use Timber Chain more often to move around Timbersaw, so he can't properly deal damage to Rubick.

Reactive armor

Reactive Armor can easily be dispelled. Buy Eul's Scepter of Divinity.

Viscous nasal goo

Might be difficult to steal, but it's good for making Bristleback less tanky.

Quill spray

Tell your ally to buy Mage Slayer. The less damage he does with Quill Spray, the less healing he gains with Bloodstone or talent.

Snowball

You can use other abilities while in snowball. Even some mobility spells like Anti-Mage's Blink. But not all of them (leaping spells don't work).

Walrus punch

Casting Walrus Punch manually has more cast range than doing it with auto-cast.

Aphotic shield

Aphotic Shield dosn't damage enemies in forg of war.

Borrowed time

If you see an enemy Abaddon about to buy Aghanim's Scepter, then he most likely will press his Borrowed Time MANUALLY, allowing Rubick to steal it and use it himself, thus leveling the playing field.

Ancestral spirit

If you forget this spell or it gets replaced while the Astral Spirit is alive, it immediately disappears without transferring any bonuses to Rubick. So before stealing another ability, make sure the spirit reaches you.

Overwhelming odds

You can use stolen Overwhelming Odds no matter what if you are affected by Duel.

Press the attack

Dueling gives a buff from Press the Attack after a win, only if Rubick has Press the Attack in the second slot.

Searing chains

Use Chains on him after Telekinesis, so he won't escape with Fire Remnant.

Fire remnant

Don't forget to replenish you hp and mana with TP to base and return to your remnant placed beforehand.

Boulder smash

Rubick's Arcane Supremacy will increase the target search radius of this ability which means he doesn't need to be too close to stone or target to throw it.

Rolling boulder

Roll on his stones just to destroy them.

Geomagnetic grip

Prepare Aghanim's Shard for this spell so you can save your ally.

Stone caller

Rubick can use all his abilities on Earth Spirit's stone remnants.

Magnetize

Use Magnetize at Earth Spirit so every summoned stone by him will refresh debuff duration and maybe even spread this effect on his allies.

Metamorphosis

Metamorphosis will end prematurely if spell is lost.

Sunder

Be quick to steal and throw back the stolen Sunder right to Terrorblade.

Cold embrace

Stolen Cold Embrace might save your ally under effect of Winter's Curse.

Spark wraith

You will always steal a Tempest version of Arc Warden's spells, because you are playing on the other side.

Tempest double

Stolen Tempest double doesn't have other spell from second slot and can't Lift an enemy which is already Lifted. But technically you still have 2 Telekinesises and 2 Fade Bolts. Cool.

Firestorm

Spam it as a primary source of damage. Buy Aghanim's Shard for it to tear enemies apart.

Pit of malice

Use Telekinesis after first Pit of Malice proc ends.

Dark portal

Fiend's Gate with Aghanim's Scepter only creates pits under portals if we have Pit of Malice in the second slot.

Boundless strike

Arcane Supremacy or Aether Lens do not give stolen Boundless Strike more range. Range of this ability is unaffected by anything.

Tree dance

Tree Dance is cool monkey catching tool. But be wary: Don't throw Monkey King with Telekinesis too close to you. You might break a tree you are standing on.

Wukongs command

Every arena soldier will use our attack range which makes Monkey Kings' ultimate stronger in our hands. You may try to buy at least Dragon Lance to add some power for stolen Wukong's Command. Maelstrom perhaps?

Swashbuckle

Use Swashbuckle to move around his Rolling Thunder. You can also try to buy some attack modifiers, if you want to use Swashbuckle as a secondary source of damage.

Gyroshell

Be wary. Pangolier can cast Shield Crash right after his ultimate so you can't steal it.

Bramble maze

Telekinesis might be used to lift an enemy sitting in one Bramble Maze bush and throw to another.

Shadow realm

If you want to steal Shadow Realm, then you need to count all her cooldowns or just look at her closely. Most likely she will cast any other spell in her untargetable state.

Dark artistry

Absence of cast animation on this spell makes it a neat spammable ability with its huge cast range.

Soul chain

Soulbind is cool for our double Telekinesis and Fade Bolt. Don't waste them too early if you confident about stealing Grimstroke's ultimate.

Spear

Be careful. Rubick has a blind spot of about 50 range when he casts Spear of Mars. If an enemy is too close to you, you can't throw him away with stolen Spear.

Bulwark

If Mars is spamming Bulwark after every cast, then forget about stealing from him for a while. Right until he thinks you've given up on him.

Aether remnant

This spell prioritizes the target on TIP of remnant. So, you can actually choose which enemy you want to pull, if they are standing too close to each other.

Astral step

Don't try to steal his ultimate after his first cast, because after that he most likely will be using his whole kit. Wait the second one.

Firesnap cookie

Firesnap Cookie with Aghanim's Shard only applies lava puddle with Mortimer Kisses in the second slot.

Bushwhack

Be wary. Your Telekinesis might destroy a tree you bushwacking an enemy with.

Scurry

Scurry is good with Aghanim's Scepter so you can gain more cast range for another stolen spell. Without Aghs it can be used for long range Telekinesis.

Decoy

Decoy can apply Bushwack, but does not charge Sharpshooter unless it is in the second slot.

Solar guardian

Please, tell your team if it is your Solar Guardian or not. They might be scared of shining AoE and run from your healing.

Grapple

Aether Lens makes this spell a great Skewer of Meat Hook substitude.

Companion run

Buy Aether Lens and Aghanim's Shard to move around fight with this ability. Shard will allow to catch enemies and gain movement speed bonus regardless of who you are casting it on.

Guardian

Cast it on your ally and change ability. Ally will still keep the buff.

Onslaught

If Rubick and Primal Beast cast Onslaught on each other, Rubick will outram the Beast. Cool, right? Primal Beast can buy Bloodstone to fix this problem (you can too).

Uproar

After Aghanim's Scepter Uproar becomes a sweet spell to have.

Pulverize

Easy to steal but also easy to die with. Don't cast it on Primal Beast himself while his Trample is active. Shaking him will just trigger Trample damage on you.

Dead shot

It's easier to aim with Dead Shot if the enemy is not moving. Hold them with Telekinesis. The fear effect will forcibly land a Telekinesis victim.

The calling

Added spirit from a hero's death will trigger all The Calling fields on the map, REGARDLESS of who the field belongs to!

Gunslinger

If Muerta spamming her Gunslinger to prevent Rubick from stealing her other spells, then spend a pair of minutes to farm jungle camps with it and forget about stealing from her for a while. Right until she thinks you've given up on her.

Parting shot

If Muerta used Parting Shot on you, cast Telekinesis with Aghanim's Shard on your body to move it to a safer space.

Pierce the veil

Aghanim's Shard Bonuses from Pierce the Veil kills works retroactively.