Arcane Blink

The Arcane Blink is an item purchasable at the Main Shop, under Arcane. However, it can only be completed with items from the Secret Shop.

Recommended Heroes

 * Allows for quick use of Requiem of Souls without need for setup (eg. Eul's).
 * Faster cooldown to Shadowraze.


 * Casting before casting  reduces its long cooldown considerably. Not to mention it also reduces the cast point of, so that Enigma can cast the ability before Black Hole for more damage output.


 * Riki in the latest patch depends heavily on Tricks of the Trade.
 * The Cooldown of Tricks of the Trade is 6 second after take -6s cooldown Talent Tree with 4s duration, Arcane Blink gives almost zero cooldown.
 * It helps Riki to be more elusive before and after using Tricks of the Trade.


 * Naturally use Blink to go in or out the fight.
 * Makes Puck very elusive and easier to escape.


 * Improves cast point of Epicenter.

Others

 * Faster Channeling time on Wukong's Command

Tips

 * Blink requires heroes to face the direction in which they are blinking. This means that heroes facing away from their blink destination will have to turn first, causing a slight delay depending on their turn rate.
 * 's barrier blocks damage over time, meaning that it will prevent items like from resetting Blink Dagger's cooldown.
 * Use Blink to dodge incoming projectile-based spells such as or, and from items like.
 * When Blink dagger go into cooldown upon taking damage on an escape, a quick self-cast with will allow you to wait the short cooldown relatively safely and blink out the moment you land on the ground.
 * Blink Dagger can turn into a very strong escape tool if you are affected by.

Recent Changes
Arcane Blink