Chaos Knight is a powerful carry, with both mid-game and late-game strengths. Unfortunately, he's not terribly strong in the early laning phase (no spammable nuke, no escape skill, not ranged), and can be countered by several currently-popular heroes, including Ember Spirit. He also lacks the ability to flash-farm and get the lead that he needs to dominate.However, he's been given small buffs lately, namely that his Chaos Strike passive now gives armor reduction when it crits, and a few patches ago, his Phantom Steed ability also has...
