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Riki
Riki

Patch 7.41d05.06.2026+2.13 (2.13)

Abilities

Backstab

Backstab

  • BUFFEffectiveness on allies increased from 25% to 30%+20%
Smoke Screen

Smoke Screen

  • BUFFCooldown rescaled from 17/15/13/11s to 15/14/13/12s-12%-7%0%+9%
Blink Strike

Blink Strike

  • BUFFBonus Damage rescaled from 15/30/45/60 to 25/35/45/55+67%+17%0%-8%

Patch 7.4124.03.2026+3.17 (3.53)

Abilities

Backstab

Backstab

  • MISCAgility Multiplier changed from 0.6 + 0.05 per level up to 0.55 + 0.05 per level ?Effective values are not changed
Smoke Screen

Smoke Screen

  • BUFFMiss Rate rescaled from 30/45/60/75% to 40/50/60/70%+33%+11%0%-7%
  • NERFMana Cost rescaled from 65/70/75/80 to 75+15%+7%0%-6%
Blink Strike

Blink Strike

  • BUFFSlow Duration increased from 0.5s to 0.75s+50%
Tricks of the Trade

Tricks of the Trade

  • BUFFAghanim's Scepter bonus Cast Range increased from +300 to +500+67%

Patch 7.40b23.12.2025+0.34 (0.34)

Abilities

Tricks of the Trade

Tricks of the Trade

  • BUFFAttack Damage rescaled from 30/50/70/90 to 25/50/75/100-17%0%+7%+11%

Patch 7.4016.12.2025+1.51 (11.60)

Facets

Contract Killer, Exterminator

  • DELRemoved

Abilities

Backstab

Backstab

  • NEWNow works on allied units at 25% effectiveness
  • REWORKNo longer levels with Cloak and Dagger
  • REWORKDamage is now done as a separate instance of damage instead of a part of the attack damage
  • BUFFAgility Damage Multiplier rescaled from 0.55/0.9/1.25/1.6 to 0.6 + 0.05 per Riki's level up+9%start+28%end
Passive – scales with Cloak and Dagger
Every time Riki strikes his enemy from behind, he deals bonus damage based on his Agility.
Agility multiplier
0.55/0.9/1.25/1.6
→
Passive – scales with level
Every time Riki strikes his enemy from behind, he deals additional bonus damage equal to a multiple of his Agility.
Agility multiplier
0.6 + 0.05 per level
Blink Strike

Blink Strike

  • REWORK2 charges with 25/21/17/13s base restore time replaced with 13/10/7/4s cooldown?% compares time between uses; note the second charge (burst potential) is gone-48%-52%-59%-69%
  • REWORKBonus 40/55/70/85 magic damage replaced with 15/30/45/60 bonus physical damage on attack?% compares raw numbers; physical damage scales differently (reduced by armor instead of magic resistance)-62%-45%-36%-29%
Tricks of the Trade

Tricks of the Trade

  • NEWNow attacks 2 random targets by default
  • NEWAghanim's Scepter now also allows to hide within allied creeps
  • NEWAghanim's Scepter now increases ability duration by 1s and attack count by 2, but only when Riki hides within an ally?No longer increases attack count on non-ally casts
  • NEWAghanim's Scepter now provides 15% bonus movement speed to the ally Riki's hiding in
  • REWORK40% Attack Damage replaced with 30/50/70/90 flat damage?Still applies bonus damage from Backstab, but as a separate instance of damage now
  • REWORKAghanim's Scepter slightly reworked: No longer increases the number of targets attacked
  • NERFMana Cost rescaled from 45/55/65/75 to 65+44%+18%0%-13%
  • NERFCooldown increased from 18/16/14/12s to 21/18/15/12s+17%+12%+7%0%
  • NERFRadius decreased from 450 to 425-6%
  • DELNo longer provides bonus Agility
  • REWORKAghanim's Scepter reworked.
Increases cast range, number of attacks and allows you to target an allied hero, hiding inside them for the duration. Each attack hits an additional target.
Cast range
700
Attack count
5
→
Increases Cast Range to 700. Allows you to target an allied unit, hiding inside them for the duration. While hiding in an allied unit, they have 15% bonus movement speed, and Tricks of the Trade lasts 1s longer and does an additional 2 attacks.
Cast range
700
Bonus movespeed
15%
Duration bonus
1s
Bonus attacks
2
Cloak and Dagger

Cloak and Dagger

  • NEWNow grants 130/260/390 experience when getting a hero kill and 100 experience when getting a hero assist

Talents

  • SWAPLevel 15 Talent: +50 Tricks of the Trade Agility replaced with 15% of Riki's Base damage added to Tricks of the Trade
  • SWAPLevel 20 Talent: -4s Blink Strike Replenish Time replaced with -1s Blink Strike Cooldown
  • SWAPLevel 25 Talent: Tricks of the Trade Applies a Basic Dispel replaced with +500 Blink Strike Cast Range

Patch 7.39e02.10.2025+0.40 (0.40)

Abilities

Blink Strike

Blink Strike

  • BUFFSlow Duration increased from 0.4s to 0.5s+25%

Patch 7.3922.05.2025+0.45 (0.45)

Talents

  • BUFFLevel 10 Talent: Cloak and Dagger Movement Speed increased from +8% to +10%+25%
  • BUFFLevel 25 Talent: Cloak and Dagger Fade Delay Reduction increased from 1s to 1.25s+25%

Patch 7.3819.02.2025-0.36 (4.36)

Facets

Contract Killer

  • NEWRiki also gets 25/75/125/175 bonus experience for courier and ward kills
  • BUFFHero Assist XP rescaled from 25/100/100/100 to 25/75/125/1750%-25%+25%+75%

Exterminator

  • NEWWhen Riki kills a non-hero unit during Tricks of the Trade, the cooldown is reduced by 0.75s

Abilities

Smoke Screen

Smoke Screen

  • DELNo longer buffs allies?Used to provide an evasion bonus against attacks from enemies that stand outside of the smoke cloud

Talents

  • SWAPLevel 25 Talent: -3s Tricks of the Trade Cooldown replaced with -1s Cloak and Dagger Fade Delay

Patch 7.37d02.10.2024

Abilities

Cloak and Dagger

Cloak and Dagger

  • QoLToggling items no longer breaks invisibility

Patch 7.37c28.08.2024+0.20 (0.20)

Abilities

Backstab

Backstab

  • BUFFAgi Damage Mult increased from 0.4/0.8/1.2/1.6 to 0.55/0.9/1.25/1.6+38%+12%+4%0%

Patch 7.37b14.08.2024+0.22 (0.22)

Abilities

Tricks of the Trade

Tricks of the Trade

  • BUFFAgility Bonus increased from 40/60/80/100 to 55/70/85/100+38%+17%+6%0%

Patch 7.3731.07.2024+0.59 (0.59)

Facets

Exterminator

  • BUFFAgility Bonus when attacking non-hero units increased from 4x to 4.5x+12%

Abilities

Smoke Screen

Smoke Screen

  • BUFFCooldown decreased from 20/17/14/11s to 17/15/13/11s-15%-12%-7%0%