← Heroes
Agility

Kez

Kez: Melee, position 1 (carry), Escape, Disabler. In patch 7.41f the hero has a 45.4% win rate in pubs and a 4.2% pick rate.

When it comes to strategy, Kez tends to wing it — he's able to swap on the fly between his katana and sai to slash, dash, swoop, and parry as the needs of the battlefield demand. But when he puts his mind to it, he can account for any eventuality, choosing the right tool to attack, escape or simply outwit his enemies with a little advance planning.

Meleeposition 1 (carry)EscapeDisabler
45.4%Win rate · all pubs
4.2%picked in 1 of 24 games
43.9%Turbo · 95,227 games
Complexity: hard

Abilities

patch 7.41f · Valve
Echo Slash

Echo Slash

без цели

Kez slashes forward in a 800 distance line with his Katana, attacking enemies in an area and applying a brief 100% impact slow. After a short delay, the area is attacked again. Heroes take bonus damage.

Pros max it by level 10

Grappling Claw

Grappling Claw

на цель

Kez swings on a grappling hook towards the target unit or tree. When the grappling hook collides with the target, that unit has slowed movement speed. Upon reaching the enemy target, Kez lands an attack on them.

Pros max it by level 15

Kazurai Katana

Kazurai Katana

Attack Modifier, на цель

Katana attacks and abilities apply a stacking damage over time to enemies that deals a percentage of the original attack's damage as additional damage over time. Kez may activate the ability to impale the target with his attack, preventing them from moving or turning. The target's Katana debuff bursts, causing some of the stacks to deal damage instantly.

Pros max it by level 7

Switch Discipline

Switch Discipline

без цели, мгновенная · innate

Kez switches between his Kazurai Katana and Shodo Sai.He gains different attack capabilities and abilities based on the weapon equipped. The abilities level up together, and when an ability is used, the associated alternate weapon ability also goes on cooldown.Kez deals extra damage on the first Katana hit or ability after switching to Katana, and gains bonus speed after switching to Sai.

Raptor Dance

Raptor Dance

без цели, по области

Kez enters into an uncontrollable state for 1 second, becoming invulnerable for 0.2s and receiving a basic dispel.If the cast completes successfully, Kez performs a series of deadly radial slashes around him that deal damage based on the max health of the target and heal Kez for a percentage of all damage dealt.

Pros max it by level 17

Falcon Rush

Falcon Rush

без цели, мгновенная

Kez gains the ability to rush towards enemy targets to deliver echoing secondary attacks. While in this state, Kez has phased collision and slow resistance.

Talon Toss

Talon Toss

на цель, по области

Kez throws a Sai at the target unit, applying a fixed damage attack and silence.

Shodo Sai

Shodo Sai

на точку, мгновенная

Kez has a chance to critically strike the target when attacking with Sais.Kez may activate the ability to disarm himself, lock his facing, and parry attacks and attack effects from the targeted direction for 1.5 seconds. If an attack is parried from an enemy Hero in this way, that Hero is stunned for 0.4s and gains a Mark. When a Marked target is attacked by Kez, it will guarantee a critical strike and stun the target.The sub-ability may be used to cancel the blocking early.

Raven's Veil

Raven's Veil

без цели

Kez releases a wave of smoke that applies his Mark to nearby enemy heroes, briefly reducing their vision. Kez receives a basic dispel and gains bonus movement speed and invisibility until he attacks or casts a spell.

Aghanim's Scepter

Upgrades Switch Discipline.

Casting a weapon ability that would set its alternate weapon ability on cooldown does not do so if it's the first one used within 3 seconds after casting Switch Discipline or if it was already on cooldown.Casting any weapon ability refreshes the cooldown of Switch Discipline.

Aghanim's Shard

Upgrades Shodo Sai.

Parrying creates a stronger Mark that deals additional stun and critical damage.

Talents

+80% Shodo Sai Critical StrikeLvl 25+1 Echo Slash Attack
+3.5% Kazurai Katana Damage Per SecondLvl 2040 Bonus Attack Speed During Falcon Rush
+2s Falcon Rush DurationLvl 15+1 Raptor Dance Strike
+6% Switch Discipline Swap BonusesLvl 10+50 Raptor Dance Radius
AI coach

A review of your Kez game

Sign in with Steam and pick a match: the coach reads the replay second by second and in a couple of minutes shows where the game slipped.

  • Every death and fight becomes a moment on the map: the fog of war as you saw it, and what the enemy saw that second.
  • Your pace against the Kez benchmark: 620 GPM for an average player, 714 for a good one.
  • Timings against pros: they have Mage Slayer by minute 13, and the coach shows where you lose time.
  • Five-game homework the coach checks in your next review, plus a chat with the coach about the match.
Review my matchA month of subscription as a gift, no card and no auto-renewal.How a match review works

We use analytics cookies (Yandex Metrica and our own stats) to understand what works. The site works the same without them.Analytics cookies only with consent. Privacy policyMore