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Clinkz

Clinkz: Ranged, position 1 (carry), Escape, Pusher. In patch 7.41f the hero has a 49.9% win rate in pubs and a 4.9% pick rate.

When Clinkz stalks invisibly through the battlefield, none are safe from ambush. Swift of foot and arrow, he rains fiery death upon his foes, calling upon an army of blazing compatriots to bolster his assault.

Rangedposition 1 (carry)EscapePusher
49.9%Win rate · all pubs
4.9%picked in 1 of 20 games
50.4%Turbo · 171,708 games
Complexity: medium
Cheat sheet · patch 7.41f

How to play Clinkz

Build and skills from 100 pro matches, STRATZ matchups and OpenDota norms

1What to build?

Start
Faerie FireIron BranchMagic WandTangoMagic StickCirclet
Laning
Magic Wand4′Infused Raindrops5′Band of Elvenskin5′Falcon Blade5′
Core
Desolator15′Aghanim's Shard16′Dragon Lance21′

Core items in order: Desolator (around minute 15), Aghanim's Shard (around minute 16), Dragon Lance (around minute 21).

Full build by minute →

2How to skill?

Lv 1–4Searing ArrowsDeath PactSearing ArrowsDeath Pact
Maxed by level
Searing Arrows
lv 8
Strafe
lv 14
Death Pact
lv 15
Skeleton Walk
lv 17
11+1s Strafe Duration16+50 Attack Range18+40 Strafe Attack Speed

Max Searing Arrows, then Strafe, then Death Pact.

Abilities and talents →

3Who counters the hero?

Toughest opponents: Meepo, Visage and Wraith King; easiest: Drow Ranger, Shadow Fiend and Clockwerk.

All 121 opponents →

4How much to farm?

651729836

Half of the players on this hero farm under 651 gold per minute; the top 5% get over 836.

5Common mistakes by role

Idle at baseCourier lost with itemsNo buyback while the base fell

Fewer than 20 reviews on this hero so far, so these are guides for the carry role.

AI coach

Compare your Clinkz match with this cheat sheet

The coach shows on the map where you fell behind the pros on items and where you died.

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Mistake guides for the carry role

Picked by the hero's role. Once the hero has 20 reviews, its real common mistakes show up here.

AI coach

A review of your Clinkz 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 Clinkz benchmark: 651 GPM for an average player, 729 for a good one.
  • Timings against pros: they have Desolator by minute 15, 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.
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Pro build by minute

Minute is the median first purchase, percent is the share of matches with the item.

100 pro matches · 52.0% wins · OpenDota
0′5′10′15′20′25′30′35′40′
Faerie Fire · 85%Iron Branch · 63%Magic Wand · 61%Tango · 42%Magic Stick · 26%Circlet · 21%
Starting
Magic Wand4′34%
Infused Raindrops5′21%
Band of Elvenskin5′100%
Falcon Blade5′54%
Power Treads6′100%
Soul Ring7′40%
Desolator15′98%
Aghanim's Shard16′98%
Dragon Lance21′71%
Aghanim's Scepter27′52%
Hurricane Pike29′47%
Crystalys30′20%
Black King Bar32′51%
Daedalus35′57%

Skill build

38% of 99 pro matches

All abilities and talents →
  1. 1Searing Arrows
  2. 2Death Pact
  3. 3Searing Arrows
  4. 4Death Pact
  5. 5Death Pact
  6. 6Skeleton Walk
  7. 7Searing Arrows
  8. 8Searing Arrows
  9. 9Strafe
  10. 10Strafe
  11. 11T
  12. 12Strafe
  13. 13Skeleton Walk
  14. 14Strafe
  15. 15Death Pact
  16. 16T
  17. 17Skeleton Walk
  18. 18T
  • Lvl 11+1s Strafe Duration
  • Lvl 16+50 Attack Range
  • Lvl 18+40 Strafe Attack Speed
Strafe

Strafe

без цели, мгновенная

Clinkz gains attack speed and has bonus attack range. Any current Skeleton Archers within a 1200 radius of Clinkz also gain bonus attack range and 40% of the attack speed bonus. Casting Strafe does not break Skeleton Walk invisibility.

Pros max it by level 14

Searing Arrows

Searing Arrows

на цель, автоприменение, Attack Modifier

Imbues Clinkz's arrows with fire for extra damage.Skeleton Archers will fire Searing Arrows at targets Clinkz attacks for 50% damage.

Pros max it by level 8

Death Pact

Death Pact

на цель

Clinkz consumes the target enemy creep or friendly Skeleton Archer, healing and gaining max health. Does not take Clinkz out of Skeleton Walk.

Pros max it by level 15

Skeleton Walk

Skeleton Walk

без цели, мгновенная

Clinkz moves invisibly through units until the moment he attacks or uses items. Leaving Skeleton Walk creates Skeleton Archers.Skeleton Archers are immobile and die within multiple attacks from a hero or tower. Skeleton Archers deal a percentage of Clinkz' damage, and deal 75% less damage to buildings. Attack range is equal to Clinkz' attack range.

Pros max it by level 17

Infernal Shred

Infernal Shred

пассивная · innate

Clinkz and his skeletons apply a stacking debuff that causes their attacks to pierce up to 20% of the target's total physical armor (does not reduce their armor). Clinkz applies 3% per attack, and skeletons apply 1%. Lasts 5 seconds.

Aghanim's Scepter
Aghanim's ScepterGrants a new ability, Burning Army.
Aghanim's Shard
Aghanim's ShardGrants a new ability, Burning Barrage.
-9s Strafe Cooldown25Searing Arrows Multishot
+40 Strafe Attack Speed20+400 Death Pact Bonus Health
+50 Attack Range15-10s Death Pact Charge Restore Time
+1s Strafe Duration10-4s Skeleton Walk Cooldown

Matchups

Hero winrate against each opponent, circle size is the number of games

All opponents · 121 →

Hero win rate against the opponent, Divine+Immortal over the past week, STRATZ.

Who to pick against Clinkz: counter picks →

Benchmarks on the hero

Average beats half of the players on this hero, good beats 80%, great beats 95%.

Gold per minute
651729836
Experience per minute
7779351,068
Last hits per minute
7.58.911.4
Hero damage per minute
8111,0291,477

Win rate by rank

The curve is pub winrate, pick rate under each rank

pubs · OpenDota
484950515249.1Heraldpick 9%49.2Guardianpick 7%49.4Crusaderpick 6%50.1Archonpick 5%50.1Legendpick 4%50.7Ancientpick 4%50.5Divinepick 4%50.4Turbo

Hero at a glance

Complexity: medium

It does best in Ancient (50.7% wins) and wins 50.4% of Turbo games. Hero positions in pro matches: position 1 (carry) in 98% of games. Pros usually build Desolator, Aghanim's Shard and Dragon Lance by minute 21. It struggles most against Meepo, Visage and Wraith King and has the easiest time against Drow Ranger, Shadow Fiend and Clockwerk.

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