When to use it
The items most bought with this hero, phase by phase. Pick it when you don't have a clear reason to deviate. Built from what Riki players buy in the public matches we measured.
Where it's played
Picked before the game: the main lane first, then the alternatives.

317%
240%
143%- Safe laneMain43% of matchesSafe lane as the farming core (pos. 1).
- MidPriority 240% of matchesMid lane, one against one (pos. 2).
- OfflanePriority 317% of matchesOff lane as the space-making core (pos. 3).
Starting items
Iron BranchTangoQuelling BladeCircletMagic StickSlippers of Agility
Early game
Wraith BandOrb of CorrosionPerseverance
Core items
- 1Diffusal Blade
- 2Manta Style
- 3Aghanim's Shard
- 4Aghanim's Scepter
Boots
Power Treads
Late game
DisperserSkull BasherBlack King BarCrystalys
Skill order
Max order:Blink Strike›Tricks of the…›Smoke Screen
Talents by level
- -4s Tricks of the Trade Cooldown+500 Blink Strike Cast Range25
- -1s Blink Strike Cooldown+0.3 Backstab Multiplier20
- 15% of Riki's Base damage added to Tricks of the Trade-3s Smoke Screen Cooldown15
- +10% Cloak and Dagger Movement Speed+50 Smoke Screen Radius10
































