Riki counters and build in Dota 2

Meepo (+6.8%), Alchemist (+6.1%), and Broodmother (+5.9%) are the strongest against Riki — they have the biggest advantage over it at this rank.

Riki does best against Outworld Destroyer (+4.4%), Medusa (+4.3%), and Enchantress (+3.7%).

The best partners for Riki are Timbersaw (+4.7%), Medusa (+4.6%), and Largo (+4.1%): together they win more often than expected from each one’s win rate.

“Position 1: Safe Lane”: players usually start with Tango, Quelling Blade, Iron Branch ×2, Slippers of Agility, Circlet, and Magic Stick, pick Power Treads for boots, then build Diffusal Blade (14 min), Yasha (19 min), and Manta Style (24 min).

Most often players take: at level 10 — “+10% Cloak and Dagger Movement Speed” (55%), at level 15 — “-3s Smoke Screen Cooldown” (100%), at level 20 — “+0.3 Backstab Multiplier” (74%), and at level 25 — “+500 Blink Strike Cast Range” (66%).

Riki is played most often as “Position 1: Safe Lane” — 46% of its matches. Less often: Position 2: Mid Lane (20%), Position 4: Support (13%), and Position 3: Off Lane (12%).