Whatz up DotA Addicts, I am Link (a.k.a ClawOfDeath) and this is my first post at this blog, about Rikimaru, one of my favourite heroes. As you all know, Rikimaru is one of the imba hero killers out there, blessed (by IceFrog) with perma invisibility and a devastating attack with backstab. First of all I have to clear out that THIS IS NOT A HERO GUIDE! This is just a discussion about item builds for Rikimaru.
Rikimaru - The Stealth AssassinBorn as the heir to the satyr dominion, Rikimaru was trained by the mightiest warriors of his race. However, the power of the Burning Legion managed to corrupt many of his kind, leaving them as mindless beasts in the forest. Vowing revenge against the Scourge, he sharpened his skills for battle. Using his small size to his advantage, he can render himself invisible, enabling him to stab his enemies in the back. And by using thick smoke as cover he becomes nearly untouchable.
| Range: 125 | Move Speed: 300 | Primary: AGI |
| Str: 17 + 2 | Agi: 22 + 2.9 | Int: 14 + 1.3 |
| Damage: 46 – 50 | HP: 473 | Mana: 182 |
| HP Regen: 0.76 | Mana Regen: 0.57 | Attack Speed: 1.29 |
| Armor: 3 |
Skills
Blink Strike (B)Teleports to an enemy and strikes at it, dealing bonus damage.
Level 1 - Deals 30 extra damage.
Level 2 - Deals 60 extra damage.
Level 3 - Deals 90 extra damage.
Level 4 - Deals 120 extra damage.
Level 2 - Deals 60 extra damage.
Level 3 - Deals 90 extra damage.
Level 4 - Deals 120 extra damage.
Mana Cost: 50
Cooldown: 30 / 20 / 10 / 5
Smoke Screen (C)Throws a smoke bomb down in the area, silencing opponents and causing them to miss on most of their attacks. Also slows by 25% at all levels. Doesn`t silence item spells. Lasts 7 seconds.
Level 1 - 250 AoE, 50% miss.
Level 2 - 275 AoE, 60% miss.
Level 3 - 300 AoE, 70% miss.
Level 4 - 325 AoE, 80% miss.
Level 2 - 275 AoE, 60% miss.
Level 3 - 300 AoE, 70% miss.
Level 4 - 325 AoE, 80% miss.
Mana Cost: 75/ 80/ 85/ 90
Cooldown: 15
Backstab (K)The Stealth Assassin isn`t afraid to fight dirty, and specializes in attacking his opponents from behind.
Level 1 - Deals .25x the Agility of the SA to the target.
Level 2 - Deals .5x the Agility of the SA to the target.
Level 3 - Deals .75x the Agility of the SA to the target.
Level 4 - Deals 1x the Agility of the SA to the target.
Level 2 - Deals .5x the Agility of the SA to the target.
Level 3 - Deals .75x the Agility of the SA to the target.
Level 4 - Deals 1x the Agility of the SA to the target.
Mana Cost: N/A
Cooldown: N/A
Permanent Invisibility (E)Hero becomes permanently invisible when not attacking. Level 1 - 3.5 second fade time.
Level 2 - 2.5 second fade time.
Level 3 - 1.5 second fade time.
Level 2 - 2.5 second fade time.
Level 3 - 1.5 second fade time.
Mana Cost: N/A
Cooldown: N/A
Item Build
For Rikimaru, I prefer building the following set of items.
For Rikimaru, I prefer building the following set of items.
| 1. | Some Tangos / Flask |
| For early game survival | |
| 2. | Chicken |
| Optional, to stay in lane mostly during early game to level up | |
| 3. | Wraith Bands (x2) |
| Boost up your Primary, and also to boost Backstab damage | |
| 4. | Boots of Speed -> Power Treads |
| Of course, you gotta run ! | |
| 5. | Yasha |
| Increase Attack Speed, Increased Movement Speed, + Primary and + Backstab Damage !!! | |
| 6. | Sange |
| With Maim, you will have easy time chasing and scoring kills. You are an assasin after all, so why would you let them run ? Coupled with Blink, this will make you own the game. | |
| 7. | Sange & Yasha |
| More chance to maim, more agi, more HP (strength), more damage, more movement speed, more attack speed, more backstab damage ! Oh My !!! | |
| 8. | Butterfly |
| Again, +30 Agility, +30% Attack Speed, +30 Damage, 30% Evasion. With this, you are untouchable. With +30 Agi and +30% AS, you gain a 60% Attack Speed boost. Then, since Agi is your primary, with +30 Agi and +30 Damage boost, you gain +60 Damage for your normal attacks. Then again, with +30 Agi, your Backstab damage is again boosted by +30. So with this item, when you hit a backstab you are dealing +90 DAMAGE DUDE! And with 30% Evasion, you will miss almost one-third of their attacks! YA HEARD? | |
| And if the game continues, | |
| 9. | Buriza-do Kyanon |
| If the game reaches this point, arm your self with a Buriza. x2.2 critical is something to be dared, specially with your Backstab. When you start to score criticals with your backstab (and you will), sayanora for the poor guy. | |
| 10. | Radiance |
| With your perma invisibility, this could make you reveal your location to the enemies. But then again, think! You can hurt them just by standing near them! They will be pissed for sure. And also, think of the mental effect this cause. DotA is a MIND GAME after all. When they see your immolation aura damaging them, most of them will definitely get upset and make the mistake you are looking for. However, I don't recommend this if the enemies have AOE heroes and stunners. Last thing you want is to get caught and stunned. You are agility and you have little health, so be careful. | |
I wish to hear your comments, and your builds. :)
Until then, Peace.
