Riki
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It has no changes in the current game version — 7.38b.
Riki
Grants the following bonuses per level: | |
+44HP and +0.2HP regeneration | |
+0.4 armor and 2.4 attack speed +2.4 Main Attack Damage | |
+15.6MP and +0.065MP regeneration +0.1% base magic resistance |
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Instant Projectile Speed
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90 (120)
(1.7 BAT) | ||
0.3 + 0.3
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0.6
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Default
Gib Type | ||
2011-10-13
Released | ||
2004-02-03
(v0.60) | ||
Competitive Span
2011-10-13 — 2015-12-16 2016-04-25 — Present |
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Remains permanently invisible until the moment to strike. | |
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Leaving his past life behind, Riki escaped the royal grounds using his own Cloak-and-Dagger methods. Stealthy and fond of killing from behind, Riki throws down a dense Smoke Screen, blinding and choking foes as he takes them by surprise with Blink Strike. Intruders who enter his turf is greeted with twin daggers, flashes of steel that slash simultaneously at every turned back while the master himself remains unseen. How this feat is accomplished remains a mystery, for the Stealth Assassin is not one to divulge his Tricks of the Trade. | |
Roles: | |
Adjectives | Bearded, Blue, Horns, Nose Legs ( 2 ) |
Facets[edit]
Tricks of the Trade is more effective on creeps, applies a greater flat bonus attack damage per current
agility .
Each non-hero unit kill while channelling reduces the ability cooldown.
Each non-hero unit kill while channelling reduces the ability cooldown.
Upgrades[edit]
Aghanim's[edit]
Talents[edit]
Tricks of the Trade Applies | 25 | -1s Cloak and Dagger Fade Delay |
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-4s Blink Strike Restore Time | 20 | +0.3 Backstab |
-3s Smoke Screen Cooldown | 15 | +50 Tricks of the Trade |
+8% Cloak and Dagger Move Speed | 10 | +50 Smoke Screen Radius |
▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ +2 All |
Bio[edit]
There are none so stabbed as those who will not see.▶️Riki, the Stealth Assassin
Aliases:
SA, Stealth Assassin
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:
Innate[edit]
Backstab[edit]
Every time Riki strikes his enemy from behind, he deals an
agility-based bonus damage.
Backstab is more effective on creeps.
Creep Damage Factor: 2
This ability levels up with Cloak and Dagger.
The Stealth Assassin is not afraid to fight dirty, and specializes in attacking his opponents from behind.
Hero Model[edit]
Details
Tap on the
innate abilities for more details.
Abilities[edit]
Smoke Screen[edit]
Area
Affects
Enemy Units / Self
Cast Animation: 0.2 + 0
Cast Range:
550
Grants Riki evasion within the smoke bomb radius.
Evasion: 30%/45%/60%/75%
Buff Duration: 6
Aura Linger Duration: 0
Smoke Screen has an instant cast time while channeling Tricks of the Trade.
Cast Animation:
0 + 0
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Causes enemy units to be untargetable by their allies, while reducing armor of enemies caught in the Smoke Screen.
Causes enemy units to be untargetable by their allies, while reducing armor of enemies caught in the Smoke Screen.
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[edit]
Teleports behind the target unit, momentarily slowing them and striking for bonus damage if it is an enemy.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0
Cast Range: 600/700/800/900
Spell Damage: 40/55/70/85
Move Speed Slow: 100%
Slow Duration: 0.4
Instant attacks and backstabs the enemy target, regardless of the affected enemy's facing angle.
Instant Attack Factor: 1
Riki sneaks a subsequent attack in after the other.
Self Attack Point Factor: 0.5
Number of Attacks: 1
Buff Duration: 1
The Stealth Assassin's agile movement makes him impossible to escape.
Tricks of the Trade[edit]
Cast Animation:
0.3 + 0
Max Channel Time: 2
Instant Attack Factor: 0.4
Applies an ensured Backstab bonus attack damage, regardless of the enemy's facing angle, as Riki besets the enemies from out of the world.
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Enables Riki to hide within a pocket dimension while moving along with the targeted ally.
Increases cast range, max attack targets and number of instant attacks for its duration.
Enables Riki to hide within a pocket dimension while moving along with the targeted ally.
Increases cast range, max attack targets and number of instant attacks for its duration.
The Stealth Assassin is not afraid to fight dirty, and specializes in attacking his opponents from behind.
Cloak and Dagger[edit]
Recent Matches[edit]
Main Article: Riki/Matches
Date | Tier | Tournament | Picks | Score | vs. Picks | |||
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Mar 15, 2025 - 10:00 EET | Tier 1 | PGL Wallachia S3 | 1 : 0 | |||||
Mar 08, 2025 - 23:30 SAST | Tier 4 | SEL: Major 1 | 1 : 0 | |||||
Mar 06, 2025 - 21:30 SAST | Tier 4 | SEL: Major 1 | 0 : 1 | |||||
Mar 01, 2025 - 13:00 CET | Tier 3 | CCT Series 7 | 0 : 1 | |||||
Feb 28, 2025 - 13:00 CET | Tier 3 | CCT Series 7 | 0 : 1 |
Recent Changes[edit]
Description
- Backstab
Contract Killer
- Rescaled assist experience bonus from 25/100/100/100 to 25/75/125/175.
- Now grants 25/75/125/175 bonus experience for the following units:
- Smoke Screen no longer affect allied units.
- Tricks of the Trade
Exterminator now additionally reduces cooldown by 0.75 per non-hero unit kill.
Talents:
- LVL 25 -3s Tricks of the Trade cooldown ➜ -1s Cloak and Dagger fade delay.
- Toggling items no longer breaks Cloak and Dagger invisibility.
Dota Plus Progress[edit]
Main Article: Hero Challenges
Relics track a hero's actions and statistics, and display in-game notifications when a milestone is reached. They are only available to Dota Plus subscribers.
Riki's Relics | Voice Lines | |
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Bronze |
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Silver |
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Gold |
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Platinum |
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Master |
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Grandmaster |
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Equipment[edit]
Trivia[edit]
- ▶️ "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."
- ▶️ "There are none so stabbed as those who will not see." is a reference to a proverb: "There are none so blind as those who will not see."
- ▶️ "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.
- Riki's model is based on the Satyr, a goat-like humanoid creature from greek mythology.
- Warcraft 3 similarities:
- Riki uses the model of the Satyr Trickster, a small neutral creep.
- Smoke Screen is inspired by and based on the Dragonhawk Rider's Cloud.
- Backstab's original iteration was a basic Critical Strike, identical to the Blademaster's Critical Strike.
- Blink Strike's original iteration was a basic Blink, identical to the Warden's Blink.
- Permanent Invisibility's original iteration was a identical to the Shadow Wolves' Permanent Invisibility.
- In DotA, Riki's name is "Rikimaru" (力丸), a reference to one of the main characters in the Tenchu video game series.
- On the Perfect World client, Riki still is named Rikimaru.
- Riki has a 1/10 chance to spawn in with the name "Riki Martin", which is a reference to the Latino pop singer Ricky Martin.
Gallery[edit]
Bone Harvest sprite - alive