What the item does
Active: Swift Blink
Teleport to a target point up to 1200 units away.
After repositioning, the owner gains +40% movement speed, +35 agility and movement through units for 6 seconds.
Swift Blink cannot be used for 3 seconds after taking damage from an enemy hero or Roshan.
How I decide
«I turn the post-jump bonus into attacks immediately.»
Ruslan UkrainskyiSpeaking through Rodya
- 01 Situation
- An attacking hero needs an entry followed by a short window of effective hits.
- 02 My decision
- Before jumping, I choose the target and route so I do not spend the empowered window walking.
- 03 What I avoid
- Enter far from an available target and waste a significant part of the bonus without attacks.
When I would buy it
As soon as positioning stops me from contributing; upgrades come after the hero's main needs.
Components
Components from Valve's recipe. Repeated parts are marked with quantities.
Blink Dagger
EaglesongWhich heroes I would try it on
Examples based on mechanics. The role, opponents and team plan determine the final choice.
What to compare it with
Similar purposes do not make items interchangeable. I compare effect, price and timing.
Stats and key conditions
- Agility
- 25
- Cooldown
- 15 seconds
- Cast range
- 1200
Valve notes
- Self-casting will cause you to teleport in the direction of your team's fountain.
Game effects and recipes are a snapshot of official data. My guidelines are choices for a task, not a promise of the same build every match. Values for several stages, where present, are separated by ‘/’.
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