Stealth Assassin

Background Story

Born 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. He can also use thick smoke as a cover, to silence his enemies and become nearly untouchable. Premium Arts Nothing found Fan Arts Rikimaru VS Notrom By YachiRue 1588 views, 6 replies (view) 5 on 5 - Who's gonna kick someone's a**? By PLaGuE_UnPLuGGeD 2383 views, 20 replies (view) rikimaru - stealth assassin By troxa 4753 views, 3 replies (view) Hero Stats Name: Rikimaru Strength: 17 + 2 Affiliation: Sentinel Agility*: 24 + 2.9 Damage: 48 - 52 Intelligence: 14 + 1.3 Movespeed: 300 HP: 473 Range: 125 (melee) Mana: 182 Attack Time: 1.37 (+24%) Armor: 6.4 Overview Discussion Guides Replays Screenshots Media Rikimaru is a pretty decent DPS hero but has a lack of lane control and low HP. His signature skill, Permanent Invisibility makes him extremely powerful in pub games because it's less likely that the enemy team will buy Sentry Wards or Dust of Appearance to counter him. Smoke Screen 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. Level Duration Cooldown Mana Cost Casting Range Area of Effect Effects 1 6 seconds 15 seconds 75 350 250 40% miss, -25% IAS and MS, Silence 2 6 seconds 15 seconds 80 350 275 50% miss, -25% IAS and MS, Silence 3 6 seconds 15 seconds 85 350 300 60% miss, -25% IAS and MS, Silence 4 6 seconds 15 seconds 90 350 325 70% miss, -25% IAS and MS, Silence This skill stops channeling spells. Smoke Screen is one of the few abilities in DotA that can destroy trees as well as Beastmaster's Wild Axes. Blink Strike Teleports to a unit and strikes it if it is a foe, dealing bonus damage. Level Duration Cooldown Mana Cost Casting Range Area of Effect Effects 1 N/A 30 seconds 50 700 N/A Deals 30 extra damage 2 N/A 20 seconds 50 700 N/A Deals 60 extra damage 3 N/A 10 seconds 50 700 N/A Deals 90 extra damage 4 N/A 5 seconds 50 700 N/A Deals 120 extra damage Blink Strike doesn't deal any damage if the target is an Allied unit. Blink Strike deals Magical damage which is reduced by the target's Spell Resistance and blocked by Magic Immunity. Not all Blink Strikes use this damage type; Chaos Knight's Blink Strike also deals Magical damage, but Phantom Assassin's Blink Strike deals Physical damage. Linken's Sphere does not block this skill. Blink Strike does not save the caster from projectiles already en route to Rikimaru. That is, if Traxex shoots an arrow at a 1-HP Rikimaru, and Rikimaru uses Blink Strike right after the arrow projects, the arrow will still kill Rikimaru (unless Rikimaru can evade the attack). Of course, Blink Strike can still be used to dodge AOE spells. Rikimaru's Blink Strike always teleports Rikimaru to the target's rear. His is the only Blink Strike that does this. Backstab The Stealth Assassin is not afraid to fight dirty, and specializes in attacking his opponents from behind. Level Duration Cooldown Mana Cost Casting Range Area of Effect Effects 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Deals 0.25x the Agility of Rikimaru to the target 2 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Deals 0.5x the Agility of Rikimaru to the target 3 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Deals 0.75x the Agility of Rikimaru to the target 4 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Deals 1.00x the Agility of Rikimaru to the target The bonus damage is dealt each time Rikimaru begins an attack on the target from the back. The target and Rikimaru must be facing directions within 105 degrees of each other for Backstab to occur. Backstab deals Magical damage which is reduced by Spell Resistance and blocked by Spell Immunity. Permanent Invisibility Rikimaru becomes permanently invisible when not attacking. Level Duration Cooldown Mana Cost Casting Range Area of Effect Effects 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 3 second fade time 2 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2.25 second fade time 3 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1.5 second fade time Rikimaru is revealed when he is silenced or paused.