Riki

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Riki 17 + 1.6 34 + 2.2 14 + 1.3
Level 0 1 15 25 30 Health 120 494 978 1594 1814 +0.25 +1.95 +4.19 +6.99 +7.99 Mana 75 243 459 759 855 +0 +0.7 +1.61 +2.86 +3.29 Armor 0 5.67 10.8 16.47 18.63 Magic Resist 25% % % % % Damage Block 16 (50%) Damage 4 8 38 42 68 72 102 106 115 119 Attack Rate 0.59/s 0.79/s 0.97/s 1.17/s 1.25/s Attack Range 150 (600) Attack Speed 100 (1.7s BAT) Attack Animation 0.3 + 0.3 Projectile Speed Instant Move Speed 290 ( 320) Turn Rate 0.6 Collision Size 24 Bound Radius 24 Vision Range (G) 1800 ( 800) Gib Type Default Internal Not Provided

Riki, the Stealth Assassin, is a melee agility hero that uses stealth in order to surprise enemies and quickly kill them. His trademark ability, Cloak and Dagger, lets him sneak up on his enemies from behind and deal massive backstab damage, and then quickly escape. This enables him to close in on the enemy and drop his devastating Smoke Screen, which cripples fighters and spellcasters alike. Blink Strike allows Riki to chase with impunity, while Tricks of the Trade makes quick work of his enemies during teamfights.

Bio

Riki, the Stealth Assassin

▶️ "There are none so stabbed as those who will not see."

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.

Voice:

Tom Chantler (Responses)

Abilities

Smoke Screen

▶️QC

Ability
Target Area

Affects
Enemies

Throws down a smoke bomb, silencing enemies, and causing them to miss most attacks, as well as slowing movement.

Cast Animation: 0.4+0

Cast Range: 550 ( 800)

Effect Radius: 250/275/300/325

Move Speed Slow: 10%/15%/20%/25%

Miss Chance: 40%/50%/60%/70%

Duration: 6

 11 ( 7)

 90

Modifiers [?]

Smoke Screen

Undispellable

Since his escape during the night of his betrayal, Riki has valued the use of a simple smoke screen to confuse his opponents.

• Silence, slow and miss chance are all provided by an aura. Its debuff lingers for 0.5 seconds.

Blink Strike

▶️WB

Ability
Target Unit

Affects
Self / Enemies

Damage
Magical

Teleports behind the target unit, striking for bonus damage if it is an enemy.

Cast Animation: 0.3+0

Cast Range: 800 ( 1050)

Damage: 55/70/85/100

 16/12/8/4

 50

Modifiers [?]

Blinkstrike

Undispellable

The Stealth Assassin's agile movement makes him impossible to escape.

• The bonus damage is independent from Riki's attack damage and is instantly dealt to the target.

• Always teleports Riki behind the target.

• Cannot be cast while rooted.

• When targeting an enemy, Riki receives the Blinkstrike buff.
  • This buff makes his next attack apply an ensured backstab hit with Cloak and Dagger, regardless of angle.
  • This means when the target manages to turn around before Riki's attack hits, it still applies the backstab.
  • The buff lasts for 1 attack, or for up to 1 second, whichever happens first.
  • The buff is used up upon starting an attack, not upon landing it, so canceling or missing the attack wastes it.
  • The 1 second duration allows Riki to use the ensured backstab against other units than the Blink Strike target if quick enough.

• Riki is ordered to attack the target if it is an enemy.

• Can be cast on allies without damaging them.

Cloak and Dagger

▶️EK

Ability
Passive

Affects
Self / Enemies

Damage
Physical

Riki fades into the shadows, becoming invisible. Every time Riki strikes his enemy from behind, he deals bonus damage based on his Agility. When Riki attacks, he becomes visible.

Fade Delay: 6/5/4/3

Agility as Backstab Damage:
50%/75%/100%/125% ( 90%/115%/140%/165%)

Modifiers [?]

Invisible

Undispellable

Riki comes for you.

• Riki does not auto attack enemies while invisible.

• Riki turns instantly invisible after respawning, causing him not to be visible right after using Aegis of the Immortal.

• Casting spells or using items does not break the invisibility.

• The ability icon shows a cooldown whenever the invisibility is broken. However, this has only informative purposes.
  • This means that using Refresher Orb does not refresh it.
  • This also means it is not affected by the Cooldown Reduction of Octarine Core and Arcane Rune.
  • Time Dilation and Chakra Magic affect the cooldown visually, but do not affect the fade delay in any way.

• Backstab damage is applied when attacking and denying allies.

• A unit's back is considered to be within 105 degrees from the back.

• Riki can lifesteal off the damage dealt by Cloak and Dagger. However, it cannot crit or cleave.

• The damage can be reduced with e.g. Enfeeble or Static Link.
  • However, it cannot be amplified with e.g. Empower or the Double Damage Rune.

• The sound effect plays at the start of the attack, but the damage is applied on hit.

Tricks of the Trade

▶️RE

Ability
No Target
( Target Unit) / Channeled

Affects
Self / Enemy Heroes

Phases out of the world while striking every enemy from behind in a {{#show:#Tricks of the Trade|?value2#}} radius once per second.

Cast Animation: 0.3+0

Max Channel Time: 3/4/5 ( 7/8/9)

Radius: 500

Max Attacks per Unit: 4/5/6 ( 8/9/10)

Cast Range: 0 ( 1000,  1250)

 40/35/30

 75

Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:

Increases duration and allows you to target an allied hero, hiding inside them for the duration.

Modifiers [?]

Tricks Of The Trade Phase

Undispellable

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

• Tricks of the Trade disjoints projectiles upon cast.

• Certain items which do not cancel channeling spells (e.g. Shadow Blade or Shiva's Guard) do cancel Tricks of the Trade.

• Cannot be cast while rooted.

• Riki is invulnerable and hidden during Tricks of the Trade, turning him to an invalid target for every spell.

• Riki is phased during Tricks of the Trade, so that other units can pass through.

• Causes Riki to perform instant attacks on all enemy heroes within range once per second, starting immediately on cast.
  • The instant attacks can proc any attack modifier or any on-hit effect like regular attacks.
  • If Riki is blinded, the attacks can miss, unless he has True Strike. They can also miss to evasion.
  • The instant attacks completely ignore disarms, so Riki still attacks normally during Tricks of the Trade.
  • The instant attacks do not break Cloak and Dagger's invisibility, although it visually goes on cooldown.

• The instant attacks always trigger a backstab from Cloak and Dagger, based on its current level.

• Only affects enemy heroes, excluding illusions. Creep-heroes are treated as creeps.

• Does not affect invisible units, but does affect units inside the Fog of War.

• The visual effects indicating Tricks of the Trade's attack radius are visible to both allies and enemies.

• The radius is always centered on Riki and follows him even when he gets moved (e.g. Glimpse).
  • However, the radius indicating visual effects on the ground do not follow Riki, and stay at the cast location.

• When upgraded with Aghanim's Scepter, Riki can target an allied hero with Tricks of the Trade.
  • Riki and all of the spell's effects then follow the allied hero. He still remains hidden.
  • Cannot target creep-heroes. Can target illusions.

Talents

Hero Talents
-4s Smoke Screen Cooldown	25	+0.4 Cloak and Dagger Backstab Multiplier
+8 All Stats	20	+250 Cast Range
+20% XP Gain	15	+10 Agility
+15 Movement Speed	10	+150 Health

Notes:

• Upgrading health increases maximum health capacity and keeps the current health percentage.

Gameplay

Strategy & Tips

Counters &
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Audio

Responses

Sounds

History

Lore

Old Abilities

Changelogs

Equipment

Riki Equipment (expand sets) Sets Arms of the Bladebreaker Order Set Covert Saboteur Cunning Corsair Frozen Blood Gelid Touch Highborn Reckoning Set Hunger of the Howling Wilds Implements of the Tahlin Watch Set Monstrous Reprisal Rightful Heir Scarlet Subversion Tahlin Occult Set The Subtle Demon Set Whirling Talons Weapon Pack Arms of the Bladebreaker Dagger Pack Piercing Umbrage Pack Riki's Sange and Yasha Shadowshards The Subtle Demon's Blades Wrath of the Highborn Pack Weapon Tahlin Hookblade Off-Hand Tahlin Hookblade Off-Hand Head Crimson Edict of Shadows Edict of Shadows Golden Edict of Shadows Shoulder Golden Shadow Masquerade Shadow Masquerade Taunt Taunt: See Me Now

Trivia

• In DotA, Riki was named "Rikimaru", a reference to one of the main characters in the Tenchu video game series.
• Riki's fun/alternate name was Riki Martin, which is a pun on Ricky Martin, a famous Latino pop singer.
• Riki's line upon dying, ▶️ "Good assassins never die… they just fade away.'", is a reference to a quote by General Douglas MacArthur, "Old soldiers never die; they just fade away."
• Riki's line ▶️ "There are none so stabbed as those who will not see." is a reference to A Christmas Carol where a blind woman says, "I am not so blind as those who will not see.".
• Riki's line ▶️ "I speak softly, but carry a sharp knife." is a reference to the West African Proverb "Speak softly and carry a big stick.", popularized by U.S. president Theodore Roosevelt.

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