Rikimaru is a unique hero of his kind. His main feature is invisibility, which allows you to unexpectedly attack opponents, quickly get into fights, as well as avoid them in case of anything. He is played in many positions, but most often on kerry and mid. He can also go into a support role, where he can provide a lot of impact and utility. The character is great for beginners, because it does not have complex mechanics and abilities. In our today's article we offer you to break it down a bit more, and go over the main pros and cons.

Pros:

• High amount of physical damage;
• An imbued first ability that grants silence and area-of-effect misses;
• Ability to quickly attack a victim and kill them for Diffusal;
• Doesn't skail badly in leit, where he can compete with the strongest kerrys.

Cons:

• Has a hard time gambecking a lost line;
• Has counterpicks;
• Hard to cost a line.

SMOKE SCREEN

The hero puts a cloud in the specified place, which gives silence and makes enemies miss 30-75% of the time. The ability is very powerful, and in conjunction with Diffusal Blade helps you find solo kills on the map.

BLINK STRIKE

Ricky jumps behind the enemy's back and deals damage. This is a useful ability that helps to quickly shorten the distance, and start the fight first. You can also use it on allies and get out of uncomfortable fights.

TRICKS OF THE TRADE

An interruptable ability. The hero disappears from the world for a certain period of time, dealing damage to the back of all enemies within the radius of the ability. Helps you avoid attacks, as well as catch up to the enemy hero. Damage increases greatly with the purchase of Aghanim Scepter, and allows you to deal a huge amount of damage.

CLOAK AND DAGGER

Riki's main ability, which is passive. After a certain amount of time, the hero becomes invisible and remains invisible until he deals damage to someone. It also gives increased damage to the back, which increases depending on the dexterity. Allows you to find solo kills on the map and quickly snowball the map.

Game Actions

It is very important for Riki to defend his line well, as he has no farming potential. It is also very important to buy Diffusal Blade, which makes you very active and allows you to make quick solo kills, on which you earn most of your networth. Snowball the map, and try not to drag the game into a very late stage where riki starts losing to many kerry heroes.