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Backstab

Description, attributes and patch history, in one place.

CURRENT GAME DATA

Every time Riki strikes his enemy from behind, he deals additional bonus damage equal to a multiple of his Agility.

AGILITY MULTIPLIER
0.55
BONUS XP HERO KILL
0
BONUS XP ASSIST
0
BONUS XP WARD/COURIER KILL
0
  • Works when denying friendly units at 30% effectiveness.
  • Illusions of Riki will play Backstab animations, but not deal any bonus damage.
Snapshot updated: Valve source

Current values, not historical patch values. Official descriptions are in English.

Change history

6 records
PATCH 7.40heroes

Riki › Backstab

4 changes
  • No longer levels with Cloak and Dagger

  • Agility Damage Multiplier rescaled from 0.55/0.9/1.25/1.6 to 0.6 + 0.05 per Riki's level up

  • Now works on allied units at 25% effectiveness

  • Damage is now done as a separate instance of damage instead of a part of the attack damage

Source: Valve’s Dota 2 patch notes. Dates use UTC. This archive contains imported gameplay patches; it does not include every client hotfix. Dota 2 belongs to Valve.
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