Blink Dagger

The Blink Dagger is an item purchasable at the Main Shop, under Miscellaneous.

Recommended Heroes

 * Initiating heroes with strong, large AoE disables rely heavily on Blink Dagger to take multiple enemies by surprise.


 * Some heroes can use Blink Dagger to initiate with smaller disables or burst damage, but usually on fewer or single targets.


 * Support heroes with low cast animation disables can initiate on single targets for their team with Blink Dagger.


 * Split-pushing heroes often use Blink Dagger to elude defenders by blinking into the treeline.


 * Heroes with positioning abilities can take advantage of Blink Dagger to force enemies into unfavorable positions.

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.

Trivia

 * In the original DotA, this item was called Kelen's Dagger of Escape and changed to Kelen's Dagger because players used the item offensively, in reference to a Warcraft III item, Kelen's Dagger of Escape.
 * Kelen was a well known rogue in the Warcraft universe, who was known for his ability to escape from any dangerous situation thanks to the help of his dagger.
 * Riki and Lion are the only heroes who are missing responses for acquiring a Blink Dagger.
 * 's cosmetic item, Little Blink Dagger, is based on Blink Dagger.

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