Question about Riki 's new ult
So does Riki's new ult purge dust, or would he still be dusted? As a corollary to that is his new ult more of a defensive or offensive spell? I could see it doing both.
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So does Riki's new ult purge dust, or would he still be dusted? As a corollary to that is his new ult more of a defensive or offensive spell? I could see it doing both.
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See I read it as a omni slash/slight of fist style move where you are immune from taking damage. If that is not the mechanic, they did a ton of rework to make this hero shitty when he was already spectacular. They nerfed him across his entire skillset (leaving out combining the two skills) and stats, only to supplement him with this ult. It better bet great.
Edit: YouTube ftw https://youtu.be/Jiyduq609WY Definitely a Dodge spell. It disjoints you. I would really like to see this be shortened, but at the same time. 5 seconds is forever end game. Plus I am sure this goes through bkb.
stakoverflo -1 points · Dec 2015
My initial reading of the spell, I basically pictured Slark Ult meets Sleight of Fist, but the gif I saw of the spell showed it as a channeled spell. So I assume Fissure, Ravage, Light Strike Array etc. will all interrupt the spell.
I think the reason it mentions it makes him invisible (forget the exact wording) is just so that there's no confusion as to whether or not the channel "locks" permanent invisibly from fading you out. With this you just disappear and go on a stabbing frenzy.
Slarks ult specifically state it "makes you immune to detection", so re-reading both abilities, I'm 90% confident Riki can be easily stopped
[deleted] 1 points · Dec 2015
Pretty sure he phases out while channeling, then slight of fists everyone from behind simultaneously.
That being said, its not something I see myself skilling early. While it can be nice to cast to 1) last hit on a gank or 2) get counter-rotations to back off while waiting for blink to CD so you can escape, I see it mostly as a teamfight-y thing that'll be incredibly useful for high ground fights, since it effectively covers most of the stairs up. If it procs on-hit effects like slight of fist, then its going to be straight up bonkers, especially in combination with someone like mag.
stakoverflo 2 points · Dec 2015
It should apply on hit effects, it says "attacking every enemy from behind" so you get your Bsckstab bonus.
I don't play Riki often but honestly it sounds like it does great damage at all ranks. Especially if you are in fact "untouchable" while channeling.
Hit 6, go roam to a lane, Blink + Smoke Screen in, ult, then a few seconds later Blink is back up and you pick off the straggler.
8s CD at rank 3, 4s CD on Blink at rank 4 so at level 7 you blink in, stab stab stab, blink kill in an instant.