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Clockwerk: Melee, position 4 (soft support), position 5 (hard support), Initiator, Disabler, Durable, Nuker. In patch 7.41f the hero has a 47.8% win rate in pubs and a 2.5% pick rate.

Meleeposition 4 (soft support)position 5 (hard support)InitiatorDisablerDurableNuker
47.8%Win rate · all pubs
2.5%picked in 1 of 40 games
48.4%Turbo · 68,712 games
Cheat sheet · patch 7.41f

How to play Clockwerk

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

1What to build?

Start
TangoBlood GrenadeObserver and Sentry WardsIron BranchBoots of SpeedSmoke of Deceit
Laning
Magic Stick8′Tranquil Boots9′Infused Raindrops9′Wind Lace10′
Core
Essence Distiller18′Force Staff27′Ghost Scepter30′

Core items in order: Essence Distiller (around minute 18), Force Staff (around minute 27), Ghost Scepter (around minute 30).

Full build by minute →

2How to skill?

Lv 1–4Power CogsRocket FlarePower CogsBattery Assault
Maxed by level
Power Cogs
lv 7
Rocket Flare
lv 10
Battery Assault
lv 15
Hookshot
lv 17
11+1.5 Mana Regen16-8s Hookshot Cooldown18Rocket Flare True Sight

Max Power Cogs, then Rocket Flare, then Battery Assault.

Abilities and talents →

3Who counters the hero?

Toughest opponents: Beastmaster, Clinkz and Io; easiest: Shadow Fiend, Bristleback and Pangolier.

All 117 opponents →

4How much to farm?

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Half of the players on this hero farm under 333 gold per minute; the top 5% get over 432.

5Common mistakes by role

Late to fightsSaw the threat and stayedWards dewarded fast

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

AI coach

Compare your Clockwerk 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 support 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 Clockwerk 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 Clockwerk benchmark: 333 GPM for an average player, 377 for a good one.
  • Timings against pros: they have Essence Distiller by minute 18, 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 · 49.0% wins · OpenDota
0′5′10′15′20′25′30′35′
Tango · 85%Blood Grenade · 75%Observer and Sentry Wards · 52%Iron Branch · 46%Boots of Speed · 44%Smoke of Deceit · 41%
Starting
Magic Stick8′41%
Tranquil Boots9′81%
Infused Raindrops9′32%
Wind Lace10′30%
Magic Wand11′59%
Essence Distiller18′48%
Force Staff27′39%
Ghost Scepter30′33%
Blink Dagger31′49%
Gem of True Sight32′22%
Eul's Scepter of Divinity32′29%
Aghanim's Shard32′31%

Skill build

26% of 90 pro matches

All abilities and talents →
  1. 1Power Cogs
  2. 2Rocket Flare
  3. 3Power Cogs
  4. 4Battery Assault
  5. 5Power Cogs
  6. 6Hookshot
  7. 7Power Cogs
  8. 8Rocket Flare
  9. 9Rocket Flare
  10. 10Rocket Flare
  11. 11T
  12. 12Battery Assault
  13. 13Hookshot
  14. 14Battery Assault
  15. 15Battery Assault
  16. 16T
  17. 17Hookshot
  18. 18T
  • Lvl 11+1.5 Mana Regen
  • Lvl 16-8s Hookshot Cooldown
  • Lvl 18Rocket Flare True Sight
Battery Assault

Battery Assault

без цели, мгновенная

Discharges high-powered shrapnel at random nearby enemy units, dealing minor magical damage and ministun.

Pros max it by level 15

Power Cogs

Power Cogs

без цели

Forms a ring of energized cogs around Clockwerk, trapping any units that are near. Enemies outside the trap that touch a cog are knocked back, losing health and mana. Once a cog has delivered a shock, it will power down. Damage is increased by 50% of the mana burned. Cogs can be destroyed by enemy attacks, but Clockwerk can push them up to 850 / 900 / 950 / 1000 distance away with one hit. Clockwerk can move through the cogs freely, disabling them as he passes over.

Pros max it by level 7

Rocket Flare

Rocket Flare

на точку, по области

Fires a global range flare that explodes over a given area. Upon impact, enemies in the area take damage and are briefly slowed. Rocket flare provides vision over the impact area for 6 seconds.

Pros max it by level 10

Hookshot

Hookshot

на точку

Fires a grappling device rapidly at the target location. If the hook hits a unit, Clockwerk launches himself into the target, stunning and dealing damage to everyone in a 175 radius around the hit target. Any enemies Clockwerk collides with along the way are damaged and stunned.

Pros max it by level 17

Armor Power

Armor Power

пассивная · innate

Clockwerk's outgoing damage increases by 0.25% per point of armor. Clockwerk can consume Chainmails to permanently gain +4 armor per Chainmail consumed. Can stack. Self-cast to consume.

Aghanim's Scepter
Aghanim's ScepterGrants a new ability, Overclocking.
Aghanim's Shard
Aghanim's ShardGrants a new ability, Jetpack.
3 Rocket Flare Charges25-0.25s Battery Assault Interval
Rocket Flare True Sight20+80 Power Cogs Mana Burn
-8s Hookshot Cooldown15+25 Battery Assault Damage
+1.5 Mana Regen10+75 Hookshot Damage

Matchups

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

All opponents · 117 →

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

Who to pick against Clockwerk: counter picks →

Benchmarks on the hero

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

Gold per minute
333377432
Experience per minute
521622808
Last hits per minute
1.11.62.5
Hero damage per minute
436544712

Win rate by rank

The curve is pub winrate, pick rate under each rank

pubs · OpenDota
46474849505149.5Heraldpick 2%48.6Guardianpick 2%47.6Crusaderpick 2%47.5Archonpick 2%47.5Legendpick 2%47.6Ancientpick 3%49.3Divinepick 3%48.4Turbo

Hero at a glance

It does best in Herald (49.5% wins) and wins 48.4% of Turbo games. Hero positions in pro matches: position 4 (soft support) in 55% of games and position 5 (hard support) in 45% of games. Pros usually build Essence Distiller, Force Staff and Ghost Scepter by minute 30. It struggles most against Beastmaster, Clinkz and Io and has the easiest time against Shadow Fiend, Bristleback and Pangolier.

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