Rakanishu by Arghund

(Melee Specialist) An unconventional assassin that starts out weak, but gains in strength the more he carves opponents.

A serious concept for a somewhat jokish hero, any Diablo 2 fans will remember the war cries of many a fallen, ushering this name. Unlike his brethren, however, he does not shy away from a fight, in spite of his fragility. The basis for his trait was inspired by Slark with references all over to his enchantments as a D2 mob, but it gives him an identity as a sort of melee Nazeebo, focusing more on being a combo assassin in the late game. His basic abilities take a small amount from Shaco, emphasizing how his kind tend to "prefer to attack under the guise of darkness," making him a pseudo-stealthed assassin in combat, but with more on the side of trickery to enable his burst. I even included the charm affect from the original Rakanishu's Blade. His heroics should be apparent to D2 veterans, but Bishibosh is another prominent war cry, with the Cairn Stones being Rakanishu's location in the actual game. His trait quests serve as the framework for his scaling, while giving a nod to D2's difficulty levels and the growing strength they give to enemies, in many different ways.

STRENGTHS:
-Formidable late game
-Mobility and chase
-Strong escape and failsafe options
-Good crowd control options
-Punishes basic attacks
-Solid pusher
-Good defensive options

WEAKNESSES:
-Poor early game, always a secondary assassin pick
-Fragile starting out in addition to being melee
-Less value on faster or less combative maps
-Must diligently work on trait quest to be effective
-Low burst damage early on
-Easily locked down himself
-Lack of self-sustain in base kit

STATISTICS
Hard Difficulty
1273 base health
50 basic attack damage
2.2 attack speed
1.3 attack range
500 mana
4% scaling
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