Dota 2 Chaos Knight hero guide
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Chaos knight most definitely is one of the chaos heroes that deals a lot of damage and can change the outcome of the game ina split second with his powerful ultimates and illusions This hero loves the chaos as he can deal massive damage to the enemy's and damage them while leaving them buffed which is pretty amusing. From this article, we will learn how to properly make use of Chaos Knight’s abilities, his most effective items, his signature talents, best heroes to counter him and most importantly to win the match.
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Facets for Chaos Knight
In Dota 2, when changing facets which align with a new strategy should definitely focus around the summonable illusions and his heavy damage. Facets in Dota 2 were designed to counter the idea of only allowing heroes to have a single strategy focused around one strategy. In the following article, we will understand the abilities of the heroes in the mentioned lines and the most useful facets for them.
Key Facets for Chaos Knight:
Phantasmagoria All of the illusions that posses the Chaos Knight become Strongly; that is, even more difficult to destroy. Moreover, Strongly's illusions when contained within a 1200 radius from chaos knight enjoy 20 percent damage reduction. This facet makes it easier to preserve your illusions even outside a teamfight, where they are capable of inflicting a lot of hurt.
Irrationality Apart from its usual effects, Reality Rift has a 50% chance to apply Break, Disarm or Silence for 50% of the duration of the Debuff as well. This facet makes Reality Rift more effective in the augmentation of this ability.
Facets | Winrate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fundamental Forging | 49.67% | ||
| Irrationality | 51.17% | ||
| Cloven Chaos | 48.79% | ||
Chaos Knight Skills
Ability | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaos Bolt | |||
Throws a mysterious bolt of energy at the target unit. It stuns for a random duration and deals random damage. | ||||
| Reality Rift | |||
Teleports Chaos Knight, any illusions he has, and the target unit to a point along the line between him and the target. Reduces armor of the enemy unit for 6 seconds. | ||||
| Chaos Strike | |||
Chaos Knight and his illusions' attacks have a chance to deal a critical strike of varying strength with bonus lifesteal. Lifesteal from creeps is reduced. | ||||
| Phantasm | |||
Summons several phantasmal copies of the Chaos Knight from alternate dimensions. The phantasms are illusions that deal 100% damage, but take 350% damage. | ||||
Skill Build for Chaos Knight
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To achieve optimal results with Chaos Knight, his damage and enemy control should be the major focus areas. Up first, Chaos Bolt shall be taken to give him a stun and damage dealing ability on top of the early fights. Then level-up Reality Rift level to max to enhance its armor reduction and the pulling distance, enabling effective enemy pickups by Chaos Knight. Chaos Strike should be leveled up to a reasonable amount so as to increase critical hits and lifesteal making sure that Chaos Knight does not run out of resources when engaged in battles. Upgrade Phantasm at every available moment in order to summon powerful illusions and crush the enemies during team fights.
Talent Build for Chaos Knight
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Level 10: +225 Reality Rift Target Pull Distance. This talent helps d. in chasing any of his foes.
Level 15: +3s Chaos Bolt Cooldown is reduced for effective stunning.
Level 20: Reality Rift Targets Puncture Spell Immunity which makes it more useful against the spell immunities of the heroes.
Level 25: Phantasm Duration increases by +10s, thus, with this Master Class, the illusions become much more overwhelming.
Item Build for Chaos Knight
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Correctly picking the items to equip on Chaos Knight is very important as it increases his survivability and his output in terms of damage. For the start package, begin with Tango, Quelling Blade, and Gauntlet of Strength so as to enhance your early farming. After that, build up to Bracer and Power Treads for added durability and attack speed. Due to the fact that Amir writable Mardigian T-shirt grants vast early-game power to Reid, it is best to get them on him as well. In the middle of the game, he can burst much better using Orchid + Manta. Add up boost to jump Dager turn to chaos.
In the late game, survivability from magic damage is provided via black king bar and health and regeneration are provided by Heart of Tarrasque. Aghanim’s Shard and Assault Cuirass are absolute must for feeding your illusions and for sturdiness overall.
Countering Chaos Knight
Although powerful, Chaos Knight does have certain counters who are able to deal with his illusion based damage. These counters are important and must be known to not surrender the advantage.
Chaos Knight is Strong Against
Hero | Chaos Knight’s Advantage |
|---|---|
Medusa | Chaos Knight is a high burst damage indie and his illusions can build an onslaught on Medusa that would kill her before she has the chance to float any defenses or stone gage. |
Anti-Mage | Anti-Mage cannot afford to be erased in any battle because Reality Rift inhibits his ability to blink while the illusions render him unable to focus on a single target. |
Sniper | The great superiority of Sniper relies on the tactical positioning and the use of his Vengeance. He can use Vengeance to assist him, but with Reality Rift, Chaos Knight can teleport directly behind him, having already placed interference based on teleporting illusions, therefore he’s weak. |
Lina | Against Chaos Knight’s illusions, Lina has a difficult time. A long spell to cast takes a while, hence Reality Rift allows the her to not reach the peak of her abilities. |
Invoker | Rift of Chaos can disrupt the Invoker’s spells by dealing dire damage as well as forcing him into close quarter battles because of the Chaos Knight’s numerous illusions. |
How to Counter Chaos Knight
Hero | Chaos Knight’s Weakness |
|---|---|
Tidehunter | The massacre of all the illusions of Chaos Knight becomes easy to achieve as Ravage stuns them. Moreover, Anchor Smash limits the Incoming Damage from Chaos Knight and the illusions. |
Axe | Due to Berserker’s Call, both, Chaos Knight and his illusions, have no choice but to hit Axe and become easy targets for Counter Helix. |
Phantom Lancer | The battle alongside a never-ending supply of chaos from his own illusions has Chaos Knight struggle with recognizing the real Phantom Lancer. |
Winter Wyvern | Forcing Chaos Knight’s illusions to attack him this way will earn back great points. |
Underlord | Pit of Malice binds Chaos Knight and his various illusions so that they may do no harm, Firestorm on the other hand is dealing with the remnants in the vicinity of poor Chaos Knight’s phantasms. |
Most of these tables give a comparative assessment of two lists of heroes - those who outclass the Chaos Knight and those which he in return outclasses. It is vital to know these heroes so that they can be avoided or strategized against in the drafting process of Dota 2 matches.
Conclusion
In the Dota 2 game, Chaos Knight is a hero that has the potential of bringing forth lots of damage as well as creating illusions and commanding control of the battlefield. He has the potential to be extremely lethal, but first, you must learn the best builds for his items, how to counter certain enemies, and how to use his abilities properly to reach his full strength. Chaos Knight is a game changer and will definitely win you your battles if you learn how to use him well.
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