Riki (DOTA 2)

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Riki (DOTA 2) - Riki Skills

This page details Riki's abilities/skills.

First Ability

Smoke Screen [Keybind: Q]
AbilityAffects
Target Point Enemies
Throws down a smoke bomb, silencing and slowing enemy units in an area while causing them to miss on most attacks. Lasts 6 seconds.
  • Range: 550
  • Radius: 250/275/300/325
  • Duration: 6
  • Miss Chance: 40%/50%/60%/70%
  • Attack and Movement Speed Slow: 25%
  • Cooldown: 11 seconds
  • Mana Cost: 75/80/85/90
Lore: Since his escape during the night of his betrayal, Riki has valued the use of a simple smoke screen to confuse his opponents.
  • Blocked by Spell Immunity.
  • Is NOT blocked by Linken's Sphere.
  • Cannot be purged.

Second Ability

Permanent Invisibility [Keybind: W]
AbilityAffects
Passive Self
Riki fades into the shadows, becoming invisible and gaining additional health regeneration. If Riki attacks an enemy or is silenced, Riki will become visible.
  • Fade Time: 8/6/4/2
  • Invisibility HP Regen: 4/5/6/7
Lore: Riki comes for you.
  • Riki won't auto attack enemies while invisible.
  • Silence disables Permanent Invisibility.
  • The regeneration is disabled whenever he breaks out of his invisibility, not when he is revealed.

Third Ability

Backstab [Keybind: E]
AbilityAffectsDamage
Passive Enemies Physical
If Riki attacks from behind, bonus damage is applied based on his current agility.
Damage Bonus: 0.5/0.75/1.0/1.25 × Agility
Lore: The Stealth Assassin is not afraid to fight dirty, and specializes in attacking his opponents from behind.
  • Is not applied when denying allied units.
  • Illusions will show the backstab animation, but will not deal bonus damage.

Ultimate Ability

Blink Strike [Keybind: R]
AbilityAffectsDamage
Target Unit Units Magical
Teleports behind the target unit, striking for bonus damage if it is an enemy. Blink Strike charges restore every 35 seconds.
  • Range: 800
  • Bonus Damage: 40/70/100
  • Number of Charges: 4/5/6
  • Mana Cost: 40
Lore: The Stealth Assassin's agile movement makes him impossible to escape.
  • Is blocked by Linken's Sphere.
  • Is not blocked by Spell Immunity.
  • Teleports to the back of the target, forcing a backstab on the next attack.
  • Blink Strike's damage is dealt before the next attack. Time gap exists between the two (~0.3 sec).
  • Riki can Blink Strike to allies, but no damage is dealt.

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Last updated by Machina, 20th December

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