Riki Changelogs


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Hero   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Riki 17 + 1.9 34 + 2.2 14 + 1.3 Level Base dota2 Strategy   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Ability Builds 3 Talents 4 Tips & Tactics dota2 Counters Play “Many hands make light work.” This article is badly written or needs more information. Please help the community by updating it. Read this formatting guide first.   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Equipment   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     v • d • e Riki Equipment (collapse sets)Sets Arms of the Bladebreaker Order Set Covert Saboteur Cunning dota2 Gear   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     This is a list of cosmetic items that reflects Riki s design aesthetics. dota2 Responses   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     v • d • e  Voice responses Hero responses Abaddon Alchemist Ancient Apparition Anti-Mage Arc Warden Axe Bane Sounds   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     v • d • e  Dota 2 Sounds Hero Sounds Abaddon Alchemist Ancient Apparition Anti-Mage Arc Warden Axe Lore   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Riki, the Stealth Assassin Riki was born middle child to the great Old Abilities   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     To view the pre 6.00 Riki, see here. Permanent Invisibility (6.82 - dota2 Changelogs

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Version
Description
  • Level 15 left talent: Increased experience gain bonus from 20% to 30%.
  • Reduced Smoke Screen slow from 13%/17%/21%/25% to 10%/15%/20%/25%.
  • Reduced Smoke Screen slow from 19%/21%/23%/25% to 13%/17%/21%/25%.
  • Reduced Smoke Screen slow from 25% on each level to 19%/21%/23%/25%.
  • Reduced Blink Strike damage from 60/80/100/120 to 55/70/85/100.
  • Increased Smoke Screen mana cost from 75/80/85/90 to 90 on each level.
  • Blink Strike
    • Increased cast range from 700 to 800.
    • Reduced cast time from 0.4 to 0.3.
  • Tricks of the Trade
    • Increased radius from 475 to 500.
    • Reduced cooldown from 70 to 40.
  • Increased Cloak and Dagger damage from 40%/60%/80%/100 to 50%/75%/100%/125% of agility.
  • Tricks of the Trade
    • Now only attacks enemy heroes, excluding illusions.
    • Increased radius from 450 to 475.
    • Reduced cooldown from 90/80/70 to 70 on each level.
Old Permanent Invisibility:
Riki fades into the shadows, becoming invisible and gaining additional health regeneration. If Riki attacks an enemy, he will become visible.
Fade delay: 8/6/4/2
Invis health regen: 6/8/10/12
New Cloak and Dagger:
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 damage: 40%/60%/80%/100%
  • Removed Backstab
  • Reworked Blink Strike
Old Blink Strike:
Teleports behind the target unit, striking for bonus damage if it is an enemy. Blink Strike charges restore every 35 seconds.
Cast time: 0.4
Cast range: 800
Damage: 40/70/100
Charges: 4/5/6
Charge replenish time: 35
Mana cost: 40
Notes: Is an ultimate and thus pierces spell immunity.
New Blink Strike:
Teleports behind the target unit, striking for bonus damage if it is an enemy.
Cast time: 0.4
Cast range: 700
Damage: 20/40/60/80
Mana cost: 50
Cooldown: 16/12/8/4
Notes: Is a regular ability and thus no longer pierces spell immunity.
  • Added a new ultimate ability
Tricks of the Trade:
Phases out of the world while striking every enemy from behind in an area once per second.
Cast time: 0.4
Max channel time: 4/5/6
Radius: 450
Mana cost: 75
Cooldown: 90/80/70
Notes: Channeled ability. Riki is hidden Hiding (also referred to as banishing) a unit causes it to temporarily disappear. It renders the unit unable to move, attack, cast spells and use items. All hiding spells also turn the affected unit invulnerable. during this spell. Attacks all enemies at the same time. Attacks apply/can apply attack modifiers.
  • Increased Permanent Invisibility health regeneration bonus from 4/5/6/7 to 6/8/10/12.
  • Blink Strike
    • Increased max charges from 3/4/5 to 4/5/6.
    • Increased charge replenish time from 30 to 35.
    • Rescaled damage from 50/70/90 to 40/70/100.
  • Reduced base movement speed from 300 to 290.
  • Reduced base attack damage from 14-18 to 4-8 (total attack damage is now 38-42).
  • Reduced base health regeneration from 1.5 to 0.25.
  • Reworked Permanent Invisibility
Old Permanent Invisibility:
Riki fades into the shadows, staying permanently invisible except while attacking. While silenced, Riki will be visible.
Fade delay: 3/2/1
Notes: Is an ultimate ability.
New Permanent Invisibility:
Riki fades into the shadows, becoming invisible and gaining additional health regeneration. If Riki attacks an enemy, he will become visible.
Fade delay: 8/6/4/2
Invis health regen: 4/5/6/7
Notes: Is a regular ability. The health regeneration is only active while fully invisible.
  • Reworked Blink Strike
Old Blink Strike:
Teleports behind the target unit, striking for bonus damage if it is an enemy.
Cast time: 0.4
Cast range: 700
Damage: 30/60/90/120
Mana cost: 50
Cooldown: 20/15/10/5
Notes: Is a regular ability.
New Blink Strike:
Teleports behind the target unit, striking for bonus damage if it is an enemy. Blink Strike charges restore every 30 seconds.
Cast time: 0.4
Cast range: 800
Damage: 50/70/90
Charges: 3/4/5
Charge replenish time: 30
Mana cost: 40
Notes: Is an ultimate ability and thus now pierces spell immunity.
  • Reduced Smoke Screen cooldown from 13 to 11.
  • Backstab now works when attacking allied units.
  • Increased Smoke Screen cast range from 425 to 550.
  • Riki is no longer revealed out of Permanent Invisibility when he casts spells or uses items.
    • When he starts his attack from Blink Strike, he will be revealed.
  • Reduced Permanent Invisibility fade time from 3/2.25/1.5 to 3/2/1.
  • Increased Backstab damage from 25%/50%/75%/100% to 50%/75%/100%/125% of agility.
  • Increased collision size from 12 to 24.
  • Reduced collision size from 24 to 12.
  • Increased base health regeneration from 0.25 to 0.75.
  • Increased attack range from 100 to 128.
  • Smoke Screen
    • Increased cast range from 350 to 425.
    • Reduced cooldown from 15 to 13.
  • Reduced Blink Strike cooldown from 30/20/10/5 to 20/15/10/5.
  • Smoke Screen
    • No longer mini-stuns units within the area upon cast.
    • No longer destroys trees within the area upon cast.
  • Changed Backstab damage type from magical to physical.
  • Blink Strike now moves Riki behind the target, instead of in front.
  • Reduced cast point from unknown to 0.4.
  • Smoke Screen now mini-stuns units within the area upon cast again.
  • Smoke Screen no longer mini-stuns units within the area upon cast.
  • Reduced Smoke Screen duration from 7 to 6.
  • Reduced Smoke Screen radius from 300/325/350/400 to 250/275/300/325.
  • Increased Permanent Invisibility fade time from 3/2/1 to 3/2.25/1.5.
  • Reduced Permanent Invisibility fade time from 3.5/2.5/1.5 to 3/2/1.
  • Smoke Screen
    • Reduced miss chance from 50%/60%/70%/80% to 40%/50%/60%/70%.
    • Increased movement speed slow from 20% to 25%.
    • Reduced radius from 300/350/400/450 to 300/325/350/400.
    • Reduced cooldown from 17 to 15.
    • Blink Strike
    • Can now be cast on allied units.
    • Slightly improved timing.
  • Increased Backstab damage from 20%/40%/60%/80% to 25%/50%/75%/100% of agility.
  • Fixed some memory leak issues with Blink Strike.
  • Fixed Blink Strike dealing no damage.
  • Removed the Backstab! floating text whenever Backstab triggers.
  • Smoke Screen
    • Rescaled movement speed slow from 15%/20%/25%/30% to 20% on each level.
    • No longer disarms enemies within.
    • Now causes enemies within to miss 50%/60%/70%/80% of their attacks.
  • Blink Strike
    • Now blinks closer to the target.
    • Removed the 0.3 second delay on the damage.
  • Smoke Screen
    • Increased mana cost from 40/45/50/55 to 75/80/85/90.
    • Increased cooldown from 11 to 17.
    • Fixed interaction with Nature`s Attendants.
  • Reworked Riki (to see the previous Riki, see here).
  • Removed Death Ward.
  • Permanent Invisibility
    • Is now an ultimate ability (from first ability slot into the 4th).
    • Increased level requirement from 5/10/15 to 6/12/16 like regular ultimates.
    • Increased fade time from 3/2.3/1.6 to 3.5/2.5/1.5.
  • Added a new ability, Smoke Screen (takes first ability slot)