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Hallo Guys,my name is Hahn. This is my first guide. I just want to share my way to play Riki. I'm sorry for my bad english. But I hope you can understand what I mean to say.hehehe
Riki is my favorite hero. I think he is the best ganker in dota. He can roam all over the map and hunt unlucky enemies :)
Pros
Skill Build:
1. Permanent Invisibility
2. Smoke Screen
3. Permanent Invisibility
4. Backstab
5. Permanent Invisibility
6. Blink Strike
7. Permanent Invisibility
8. Backstab
9. Backstab
10. Backstab
11. Blink Strike
12. Smoke Screen
13. Smoke Screen
14. Smoke Screen
15. Stat
16. Blink Strike
17+ Stat
We take Permanent Invisibility at level 1 to avoid an easy first blood and steal the vital first rune. At level 2, we get Smoke Screen to get or avoid first blood, as it increases our survivability by a lot. We get Backstab at level 4. In early game backtab doesn't have much effect because riki's agility is still pretty low. But with Backstab we can last hit easily because the bonus damage alone ensures that we have more attack damage than most heroes while last hitting.
The skill that we should max first is Permanent Invisibility. The different between the fade time in relation to it's level is very high. Level 4 Permanent Invisibility has 2 second cooldown. It makes Riki very hard to be killed in lane.
Backstab we max second and Smoke Screen the last. Take Blink Strike whenever we can.
Starting Items:
: Take 1 set of tangoes to restore your hp from enemy harass.
: Great cheap item to increase your agility. We will upgrade it to Poor Man's Shield next.
x3 : Great cheap item again to increase your stats. We will upgrade it to Magic Wand.
Early/Mid Items:
: I love this item. It can boost our hp and mana in a second. It always saves me from being killed. I'm pretty sure it will help you too:D
: A nice item for reducing the damage taken. The 6 agility is nice for last hitting as well as survival (almost 1 armor).
: Power Treads are the best boots for Riki. It gives movement as well as attack speed. The stats are nice in a plethora of situations. When attacking enemies, always use agi mode and when you need hp just turn into str mode quickly. Turn into int mode if you need mana for that desperate Blink Strike/ Smoke Screen.
: This is a CORE item on Riki. It's a MUST item for Riki. Why? Because this item gives a lot of agility that Riki needs for utilizing Backstab. Beside that, this item can slow enemy hero and you can kill them solo. Just smoke, slow, blink, DEAD.DEAD.
Some tips for this item:
Riki playstyle is not different from that of any other carry. Just get as many last hits as you can in the early game. Try to farm until you get Diffusal Blade. Don't join teamfights too often,you need that farm. Go join a teamfight if you are sure you can get a kill.
After you get your Diffusal Blade, go hunt across the whole map. Kill the lonely support who wanted to ward the map, kill the carry in jungle who was unwise enough to not buy lifesteal, etc. Don't afraid to stalk the enemy jungle. Everything is going be easier after you have Diffusal Blade.
During lategame teamfights, don't initiate first. Let's your initiator start the battle. Kill the squishy heroes like the supports and carries. After that, kill the rest of the enemy team.
Tips:
There are some tips to play Riki:
Friends
Basically Riki love to play with stunner and healer. Stunner can help Riki hold enemy inside Smoke Screen. And healer make Riki stay healty in lane and get farming well.
I hope you liked my guide, it's my first :D
Please leave feedback and let me know what you think of the guide, don't forget to +1 :)
Thanks To Kody for spell-checking my guide!
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