Riki Counters

Items

• Gem of True Sight   Item   Changelogs     Gem of True SightB Not one thrall creature of the depths,Nor spirit bound in drowning s keep,Nor Maelrawn the Tentacular,Shall rest till seas, gem comes to sleep. Cost900 Bought FromArcane is a nightmare for Riki if not agile.
• Sentry Wards, traditionally used to maintain sight of invisible units.
• Dust of Appearance not only reveals invisible units, but also slows their movement speed. It hinders Riki a lot more than other Heroes with invisibility since Riki is unable to toggle off his Cloak and Dagger   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Riki 17 + 1.9 34 + 2.2 14 + 1.3 Level Base .
• Silver Edge nullifies Cloak And Dagger, taking away half of your damage and your invisibility, making Tricks Of The Trade halfway useless in the process
• Necronomicon 3 can reveal Riki in war so his purged out is useless.
• Force Staff will allow you to escape quickly from Smoke Screen and Trick Of The Trade. You can also use it to save your allies.
• Ghost Scepter should be considered when playing support, as it prevents all physical damage from Riki; Beware of Diffusal Blade as it burns ghost form away.
• Shadow Blade can be used as a mean of escape, but you can easily counter it with Dust of Appearance, further securing your kill.

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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

Strategy   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Ability Builds 3 Talents 4 Tips & Tactics

Counters

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

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.

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 -

Changelogs   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Contents 1 Version history 2 Patch history Version history edit] Version Description

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Bad against...

Axe   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Axe 25 + 2.8 20 + 2.2 18 +

• Axe has a very high @@@#@@@HP(hp.com)###@### pool, making it hard for you to kill him before you get big items - that is if you survive engaging him. Counter Helix   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Axe 25 + 2.8 20 + 2.2 18 + ignores your armor and goes straight for your tiny HPTechnology company pool, taking large chunks of it each time Axe spins; the cherry on top is Berserker`s Call   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Axe 25 + 2.8 20 + 2.2 18 + , which forces you to attack Axe without cover.

Zeus   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Zeus 19 + 2.6 11 + 1.2 22 + 2.7 Level Base

• Zeus` ability Lightning Bolt   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Zeus 19 + 2.6 11 + 1.2 22 + 2.7 Level Base and least necessary Thundergod`s Wrath   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Zeus 19 + 2.6 11 + 1.2 22 + 2.7 Level Base provides short duration of True Sight Invisibility is a status effect which makes units and heroes not appear on their opponent s screen or minimap, and makes them unable to be targeted directly by the enemy. Invisibility makes the unit s model appear , exposing Riki from being invisible.

Bristleback   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Bristleback 22 + 2.2 17 + 1.8 14 + 2.8 Level Base

• The bonus Backstab damage from Cloak and Dagger is rendered irrelevant with Bristleback.
• Riki can still damaged by Bristleback`s Quill Spray and is hard to stay in lane against if it is used repeatedly.
• Bristleback is not too bothered by Smoke Screen. Though he cannot use Quill Spray manually inside it, it still procs passively when damaged from the back. The movement speed of Warpath also evens out the slow.
• Due to Bristleback`s natural tankiness, he is an ideal Gem of True Sight   Item   Changelogs     Gem of True SightB Not one thrall creature of the depths,Nor spirit bound in drowning s keep,Nor Maelrawn the Tentacular,Shall rest till seas, gem comes to sleep. Cost900 Bought FromArcane carrier, the only item-based source of True Sight Riki cannot deal with.

Sven   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Sven 23 + 3 21 + 2 16 +

• While Sven poses little to no risk to Riki by himself, he can be a nightmare to fight when his allies are close. Sven`s Warcry   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Sven 23 + 3 21 + 2 16 + gives you a harder time killing either Sven or his supports, and if he is given True Sight Invisibility is a status effect which makes units and heroes not appear on their opponent s screen or minimap, and makes them unable to be targeted directly by the enemy. Invisibility makes the unit s model appear over you, he can make quick work of you with his enormous damage output.
• Sven is also one of the few heroes that can accidentally kill riki during a teamfight, so unless you want to die an embarassing death to his cleave Cleave causes a melee unit s attacks to deal a portion of its damage in an area in front of it. Contents 1 Mechanics 2 Sources of cleave 3 Splash 4 Sources of splash 5 See , kite him and keep your distance from your teammates to avoid getting hit by his storm hammer`s   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Sven 23 + 3 21 + 2 16 + radius.

Legion Commander   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Legion Commander 26 + 2.9 18 + 1.7 20 + 2.2 Level

• Riki has little HPTechnology company and armor on top of the fact that he deals very little damage from up front, so it`s no surprise you will almost always lose a Duel   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Legion Commander 26 + 2.9 18 + 1.7 20 + 2.2 Level as Riki, unless you have allies covering for you. Even later in the game once you farm up your items Legion still poses a great threat so it`s best to avoid engagements with her unless you know she cannot use Duel on you.

Faceless Void   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Faceless Void 23 + 2.1 23 + 2.8 15 + 1.5 Level

• Chronosphere   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Faceless Void 23 + 2.1 23 + 2.8 15 + 1.5 Level will make Riki appear, and given your low HP and Void`s high damage output he will most likely kill you before Chronosphere   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Faceless Void 23 + 2.1 23 + 2.8 15 + 1.5 Level ends.

Razor   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Razor 21 + 2.6 22 + 2 21 + 1.8 Level Base

• Unstable Current   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Razor 21 + 2.6 22 + 2 21 + 1.8 Level Base applies a heavy slow each time you will cast Blink Strike   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Riki 17 + 1.9 34 + 2.2 14 + 1.3 Level Base , so you can`t really chase him with it unless you use Black King Bar   Item   Changelogs     Black King BarB A powerful staff imbued with the strength of giants. Cost3975 (1375) Bought FromArmor Active Avatar Bonus +10 Strength+24 Attack damage Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe .
• Static Link   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Razor 21 + 2.6 22 + 2 21 + 1.8 Level Base drains away your damage, leaving you only with the one from Cloak and Dagger   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Riki 17 + 1.9 34 + 2.2 14 + 1.3 Level Base while Razor ends up hitting like a truck, forcing a retreat if you decided to engage him alone. Furthermore, Static Link   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Razor 21 + 2.6 22 + 2 21 + 1.8 Level Base will reveal your location for its duration, even when you are invisible, which ends up being pretty bad for you if his allies appear with detection.

• Track gives Riki a hard time, he will be forced to purge himself with Diffusal Blade, using a charge when going aggressively; or Manta Style.

• Corrosive Haze works much like Track, giving enemy team vision over Riki. It doesn`t give movement speed but instead it melts Riki`s armor and Slardar can use Sprint to catch him up.

Good against...

• Smoke Screen prevents the use of Tempest Double and Flux. Blink Strike gets you close enough to Arc Warden to negate the evasion effect of Magnetic Field. Be wary of Flux though, as you will most likely be alone when searching for kills, which is exactly what Flux would require.

• Chen is basically your natural prey: he has little HP, low armor and relies on his persuaded creeps to fight, which in most situations will not save Chen from you. Just be wary of Centaur Conquerors, who can stun you outside of Smoke Screen and ruin your attempt at Chen`s life.

• Riki`s Smoke Screen effectively disables Crystal Maiden`s channeling spell: Freezing Field.
• Due to her low stats of health and armor in most phase, Riki can finish her off easily.

• Riki can get close enough to Drow Ranger with Blink Strike to disable her Marksmanship, reducing Agility, Precision Aura bonus damage, and armor, leaving her vulnerable to melee attacks.

• Smoke Screen interrupts Meepo from casting Poof or Earthbind.
• Trick of the Trade can damage all Meepos per strike.

• Due to his low health and armor, Riki can easily finish Skywrath Mage easily.

• Sniper has no natural escape and relies on his range and slows to keep himself safe, which you can bypass with Blink Strike and quickly deplete his miniature HP pool.

• Riki can detect early Roshan attempts because of Cloak and Dagger if he frequently checks the Pit.
• Ursa cannot Enrage when in Smoke Cloud (BKB will help though).
• Even if Ursa gets vision over him, Riki can Blink Strike away or use Tricks of the Trade after Ursa`s initiation to avoid all Fury Swipes damage until Earthshock`s slow is gone.
• DO NOT maintain a direct solo engagement with Ursa for extended periods of time if he has BKB, if he gets vision on you follow the tip above and then either go away or call your teammates.

Works well with...

Faceless Void   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Faceless Void 23 + 2.1 23 + 2.8 15 + 1.5 Level

• Have Riki use Tricks of the Trade first, then Chronosphere   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Faceless Void 23 + 2.1 23 + 2.8 15 + 1.5 Level . This will cause succession of all Tricks of the Trade strikes on the enemies within Chronosphere   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Faceless Void 23 + 2.1 23 + 2.8 15 + 1.5 Level

• Lifestealer can Infest on Riki for a Naix Bomb. Even if the enemies end up getting detection, you can use the same strategy to give them a surprise.

• Earthbind or Geostrike can keep enemies in the area of Smoke Screen or Tricks of the Trade longer.

• Ion Shell on Riki is like having an invisible Radiance which will greatly annoy the lane, especially against double melee lanes.
• Surge is an amazing spell when it comes to chasing down foes and running away from sticky situations since under the duration of surge, you will always move at max speed.

• Reverse Polarity will bring enemies up close together; Making use of Empower and/or Battle Fury on Riki`s Tricks of the Trade will bring down enemies caught by the Reverse Polarity

• While Blackhole has a huge cooldown, it also has a good duration; Enough for Riki`s Tricks of the Trade to hit the enemies caught with succession.

Axe   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Axe 25 + 2.8 20 + 2.2 18 +

• Same effect with Magnus and Enigma, it brings enemies close together with Berserker`s Call   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Axe 25 + 2.8 20 + 2.2 18 + for Tricks of the Trade.