General DiscussionShadow blade is the worst item in game

you mean glimmer cape, right ?

who buys glimmer cape nowadays anyway

Glimmer still strong, especially against a necro or zeus i would say

hahahahaha this guy really needs to go elsewhere. Shadow blade is one of the best items in the game and allows certain heroes to gank more effectively. You really are a dumb shit little kid.

http://www.dotabuff.com/players/256007337/matches?page=2 a game where 2 deep shit carry only hv shadow blade and enemy say : ez game...

@op riki sux

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The shadow blade item just steps on Riki's toes all the time. Invisibility should be a niche for certain heroes.

Also makes no sense to let OP heroes like Sniper get it. Sniper needs to actually have a weakness and he's squishy and has no escape. Shadow blade just takes away his entire weakness so now he's OP.

^ someones very new to dota, shadow blade is completely counterable and no where near op/unbalanced, it just requires your supprots to actually support and if they don't then you buy dust,

I hate how they have items which lets you crit or bash. This takes away from heroes who have skills that do the same.

yeah but it doesn't change the fact that it takes away Riki's niche.

Would a Sniper main like it if there was an item that let them snipe someone from 3600 units away? No, it's Sniper's niche!

shadow blade has a 28 second cooldown and cost 2800 gold, rikis is free and like 2/3second cooldown i believe, and permanent vs the duration of shadowblade being i believe 14seconds, i'm sorry but you are wrong. i mean lets get rid of mkb/basher as thats pretty much voids timelock? have u seen a void with mkb?

vanguard - kraken shell, butterfly flutter effect - slardar speed boost

have u thought about not building dagons and divines on riki :')

Ok if Shadow blade is perfectly fine we should have these 2 items:

Invoke Wand: allows you to invoke spells using quas, wex and exort
Hook arm: allows you to hook an enemy or ally and pull them in

Are you seriously? Sniper is OP with shadow blade?? One dust > Sniper. Actually its a very useless and shitty hero in last patches. He need so good items for start to kill a good carry heroes. And a shadow blade doesnt make problems with sniper. I think shadow blade is best choice for heroes like Slark, LC (if she doesnt need a blink) and other.
Now about a Shadow Blade. I think its good and balance item. Not long invis, not fast CD, contra by Sentry Wards, GEM, Dust...

Glimmer cape is a very useful item, even if you ignore the fact that it makes you invisible it gives you a shitload of magic resist which, in some cases, is very important

They should make item that lets you copy the last skill the enemy hero used