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Rook The Hero of Khr'ystall

Rook is an elusive attack damage hero who delivers deadly bursts. Rook excels in one-on-one fights and can surprise enemies with a quick flurry of attacks.

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Hero Stats (Max Level)

Attack Damage
88.8
Attack Range
550
Health
1632
Mana
530

Hero Abilities

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Grappling Hook
100

Rook shoots a hook in a direction, dealing damage to enemies. He can reactivate the ability to pull himself to the impact location.

Cooldown: 13 Seconds
Hide Then Seek
75

Rook channels to become invulnerable for a short duration. Upon completion, he deals damage to the closest enemy, scaling with the channel duration.

Cooldown: 12 Seconds
Murder of Crows

Passive: Rook's consecutive attacks on a target deal stacking bonus damage, up to a maximum. Activating abilities grants a burst of attack speed for the next two attacks.

Cooldown: 0 Seconds
Deliverance
140

Rook launches a crow in a direction, damaging and stunning the first enemy hit. The damage and stun duration increase with the distance traveled.

Cooldown: 90 Seconds

Rook Builds

  • Rapid Attack
  • Elusive
  • Burst Damage

Role Split Pusher, Rapid Barrage

Playstyle This build focuses on attacking quickly and often. You will still excel at 1v1s but possess less power. Focus on pushing lanes with Thundercaller while farming neutrals with any extra time. Last hitting brawlers is still a priority but lean your focus towards auto attacking more in order to create constant pressure around the map. Utilize the attack speed from Murder of Crows and your superior move speed to catch, slow, and stick on any isolated targets.

Recommended Items

Thundercaller
2985
6 Power
6 Power
15 Attack Speed
Every 5 attacks will cause chain lightning for 60 Magic damage, bouncing up to 7 times.

Deals 150% damage to non-hero units.
Fortune: Decreased hits to trigger by 1.
Fervor Boots
1665
Grants Movement Speed
50 Movement Speed
25 Attack Speed

Activate to increase movespeed by 80 and to gain unit walking for 3 sec.
Demon Fang
2785
6 Power
6 Power
15 Attack Speed
+18 Attack Damage
Desolation: Grants 15% bonus damage to non-hero units.
Frost Prism
3435
15 Attack Speed
16 Power
+10 Attack Damage
Attacks apply 20% movement slow to target. Lasts 2.0 seconds.
Slow is less powerful for ranged attackers.
Swiftness: Grants 16 Movement Speed for 2.5 seconds on attack.
Zealot's Blade
4075
16 Power
15 Attack Speed
6 Power
+27 Attack Speed
+35 Movement Speed
Rhythm: Grants 4 Power each attack, stacking up to 3 times. Expires after 3 seconds of not attacking.
Woundsplitter
5100
16 Power
16 Power
16 Power
+10 Attack Damage
Grants a 20% chance to deal 2x the damage on an attack.
Vampiric Dagger
2975
15 Attack Speed
15 Attack Speed
+12% Attack Lifesteal
+10 Resistance
Thirst: Kills and assists restore 12% of your Max Health over 3 seconds.

Ability Level Order

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Razer

Bonus Attack Damage increases the build's burst potential while the illusive active provides one of your few methods of escape.

Role Elusive, Attack Damage

Playstyle As an extremely threatening damage dealer, Rook is often the focus of enemy attention. This build punishes enemies who over-commit on Rook by making you a pain to catch and kill, at a slight sacrifice to damage output. This build is especially effective when you have other reliable sources of damage in your team to capitalize on the opponents' over-extension.

Recommended Items

Fel Blade
750
6 Power
Recipe grants an additional 8 power.
Inertia Boots
1665
Grants Movement Speed
65 Movement Speed
+250 Health

Activate: remove all stuns/slows and provide 50% stun/slow reduction for 2 seconds.
Demon Fang
2905
6 Power
16 Power
+18 Attack Damage
Brutality: Increases Attack Damage by 5.
Frost Prism
3185
15 Attack Speed
16 Power
+10 Attack Damage
Attacks apply 20% movement slow to target. Lasts 2.0 seconds.
Slow is less powerful for ranged attackers.
Void Key
2475
6 Power
16 Power
Activate: become invulnerable and disabled for 2 seconds.
Swiftness: Grants 100 Movement Speed for 2 seconds after using Void Key.
Woundsplitter
5195
27 Power
15 Attack Speed
15 Attack Speed
+10 Attack Damage
Grants a 20% chance to deal 2x the damage on an attack.
Stone Skin
3715
230 Health
16 Power
+8 Attack Damage

Activate: gain 80 Resistance for 8 seconds.

Ability Level Order

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Razer

Razer both boosts your elusiveness and damage output. Try to save Into the Shadows for moments in which your other elusive tools are on cooldown.

Role Glass Cannon, Burst Attack Damage

Playstyle This build focuses on getting in quick at the right moment, unleashing a deadly flurry of attacks, and retreating before enemies have a time to converge. The key is to maximize the bonus attack speed from Murder of Crows after each ability activation. Staying alive will be difficult, and sustained damage will be poor after the initial burst.

Recommended Items

Fel Blade
750
6 Power
Recipe grants an additional 8 power.
Power Boots
1535
Grants Movement Speed
65 Movement Speed
+20 Power

Activate: grants 20% resistance penetration for 5 seconds.
Mystic Dagger
2650
6 Power
16 Power
+6 Power
Using an ability that costs mana grants 45 bonus damage on your next attack.
Demon Fang
2905
6 Power
16 Power
+18 Attack Damage
Brutality: Increases Attack Damage by 5.
Woundsplitter
5575
6 Power
16 Power
27 Power
+10 Attack Damage
Grants a 20% chance to deal 2x the damage on an attack.
Ruin: Attacking the enemy reduces their Resistance by 12 for 3 seconds. Non-stacking.
Crushing Mace
3250
6 Power
6 Power
16 Power
+5 Attack Damage
Basic attacks ignore 40% of enemy Resistance.
Zealot's Blade
3775
15 Attack Speed
15 Attack Speed
15 Attack Speed
+27 Attack Speed
+35 Movement Speed

Ability Level Order

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Razer

Bonus Attack Damage increases the build's burst potential while the illusive active will bail you out of tough situations.

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Rook Lore

Rook is an elven archer from the forests of Gael. Seemingly coming from nowhere, he surfaced mysteriously from the forest during the elves’ darkest hour and led them on a successful campaign against the men of the east and west kingdoms, securing their liberty and becoming a living legend amongst the elven tribes. So much so, that some say he is not an elf at all, but an avenging spirit born out of the dark reaches of the forest itself.