Izanami

How to play Izanami

Izanami is a ranged hunter from the Japanese pantheon who deals physical damage. Top players play Izanami in the Carry (duo) lane.

In your kit, Fade Away (leap, then stealth) is your way in and out of fights. Spectral Projection (line damage slow) slows enemies. Sickle Storm (fast, bleeding attacks) adds damage and pressure. Your ultimate is Dark Portal (area damage silence), on a long cooldown (about 90s at rank 1), so save it for fights that matter. Your passive is Death Draws Nigh: damage grants power.

Community guides level Sickle Storm, Spectral Projection and Fade Away first. Max Sickle Storm first, then Spectral Projection, then Fade Away.

Your basic attacks are most of your damage, so keep attacking whenever it is safe. Stand at the edge of your range behind your front line and hit whoever is closest. Your power grows with every item, so farm safely early and avoid risky fights. Use Fade Away to reposition or escape, not to charge in. In the duo lane, last hit minions for gold and let your support start fights.

Start with Sharpshooter's Arrow, then buy Devourer's Gauntlet. Buy it early so it finishes stacking. Your core is Tyrfing and Dagger of Frenzy, and you finish with The Executioner, Riptalon and Silverbranch Bow. A good relic is Aegis of Acceleration. If the enemy team heals a lot or you keep dying, open the full tool and enter the enemy gods for the exact swaps.

If you own Aspect of the Sickle, it reworks how Izanami plays. It changes what to build, so turn on Aspect in the tool when you play it.

Top players win most often against Atlas, Nox and Anubis, and struggle against Sol, Gilgamesh or Cernunnos. Against those, play safer and consider a defensive item earlier.