Damage
37-43
73-79
99-105
Movement Speed Amp
1.1%
2.9%
4.2%
Clinkz, the Bone Fletcher[edit]
At the base of the Bleeding Hills stretches a thousand-league wood—a place called The Hoven, where black pools gather the tarry blood of the uplands, and the king-mage Sutherex sits in benevolent rule. Once a sworn protector of the Hoven lands, Clinkz earned a reputation for his skill with a bow. In the three-hundredth year of the king-mage, the demon Maraxiform rose from sixth hell to lay claim to the forest. In response, the king-mage decried an unbreakable spell: to any who slew the demon would be granted Life Without End.
Unaware of the spell, Clinkz waded into battle, defending his lands against the demon's fiery onslaught. Clinkz drove Maraxiform back to the gates of sixth-hell itself, where on that fiery threshold the two locked in a mortal conflict. Grievously wounded, the demon let out a blast of hellfire as Clinkz loosed his final arrow. The arrow struck the demon true as hellfire poured out across the land, lighting the black pools and burning Clinkz alive at the instant of the demon's death. Thus, the mage's spell took effect at the very moment of the archer's conflagration, preserving him in this unholy state, leaving him a being of bones and rage, caught in the very act of dying, carrying hell's breath with him on his journey into eternity.
Abilities[edit]
Strafe
Clinkz nimbly attacks with a barrage of arrows. Dramatically increases attack speed for a short time and grants Clinkz the ability to automatically dodge projectiles.
| Bonus Attack Speed | 110 / 160 / 210 / 260 |
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It's hard to say whether the blur around the Bone Fletcher is from his flaming heart or his speed with the quiver.
Notes
- Strafe lets Clinkz dodge any projectiles, including spell projectiles. Dodged spells have no effect.
- Clinkz gains a red fiery effect around his head for the duration of Strafe. This is visible to enemies.
Searing Arrows
Affects
Enemy Units
Buildings
Clinkz, with his eternal flaming essence, imbues his arrows with fire to deal extra damage.
| Bonus Damage | 30 / 40 / 50 / 60
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Clinkz simply lights his arrows from his flaming essence for quite the destructive effect.
Notes
- Arrows are on fire and visibly different from normal arrows. This is visible to enemies.
- Multishot Details
- Only fires a secondary arrow if there are targets within attack range.
- Secondary target is chosen randomly.
Skeleton Walk
Clinkz moves
invisibly through units until the moment he attacks or uses an ability.
| Bonus Movement Speed | 15% / 25% / 35% / 45% |
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| Duration | 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 |
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With a burst of fire and puff of smoke, the Bone Fletcher was nowhere to be seen.
Notes
- Clinkz can phase through units when under the effects of Skeleton Walk.
- If cast again while invisible, the brief animation is visible to enemies.
Burning Army
Clinkz summons an army of fiery skeleton archers.
| Skeleton Archers | 4 / 5 / 6 |
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| Base Attack Time | 1.75 / 1.6 / 1.45 |
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Sutherex' bond of life and death has become a part of Clinkz, and his old bones are refreshed with repetition of the pact on lesser beings.
Notes
- Skeletons attack using . They also gain the talent buffs.
- Skeletons have Clinkz's attack range and base damage.
- Skeletons are immobile from the spot they were summoned.
- Vector Targeting:
- While holding the left mouse key, the summon direction is determined by moving the mouse.
- The spell occurs after the left mouse key is released.
Talent Tree[edit]
Summon Stats[edit]
Base Attack Time
1.75 / 1.6 / 1.45
Notes
Attack damage and range are equal to Clinkz. Takes 4 damage from heroes and 1 damage from non-hero units.
Recommended Items[edit]
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General Strategy[edit]
When Clinkz stalks invisibly through the battlefield, none are safe from ambush. Swift of foot and arrow, he rains fiery death upon his foes, then retreats to absorb life from the creatures of the forest as he prepares for his next assault.
Clinkz (In-Game Description)
Overview
Clinkz is a versatile and powerful Ganker/Carry hero with excellent pick off potential.
Strafe is your general attack speed steroid. Try to use it whenever an enemy is immobilized, so that most of your time is spent attacking, and not chasing the target. It's also one of the best pushing abilities in game, so don't be afraid to use it against towers.
Searing Arrows is where your damage comes from. It gives 30 bonus damage for 10 mana at level one, so you can use it in lane to get last hits if needed. Be careful with spamming it, since you have a below average mana pool. Combined with Strafe it can be really mana intensive. Don't forget that the bonus damage works on towers and other buildings.
Skeleton Walk is your main escape and roaming ability. Use it to get pick offs, position yourself in a team fight or escape from enemies. At level 1 the duration is already the same as the cooldown. Be careful not to overextend, Clinkz is a really squishy hero when caught out of position and can easily be bursted down.
Death Pact is what gives you durability and some damage. It devours an enemy or neutral creep, and gives you temporary HP and damage. On early levels, if you don't wish to leave the lane to Death Pact a creep, you can use it on your own lane creeps to deny xp and pull back the wave. Always try using it on the large neutral creeps, like the Centaur Conqueror, Satyr Tormentor or Troll Summoner. Use the cooldown strategically, before a pick off or team fight starts. Be careful to not lose the buff before fighting, since Clinkz has a below average HP pool. On level 1 and 2 the cooldown is longer than the duration, only at level 3 is the cooldown the same as the duration.
Skill Build
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Early Game
Clinkz is great at any lane. Searing Arrows can be used to harass and get last hits. It might be tempting to get early kills with Searing Arrows, but remember that overextending with Clinkz might be certain death. Focus on your last hits to get some quick core items. A Ring of Aquila is a good first item, but remember to disable the aura in lane. A Soul Ring is core because it has perfect synergy with Death Pact.
Mid Game
You should have your Orchid Malevolence partially completed by now. Focus on completing it as soon as possible. This is where Clinkz really shines. When you have your Orchid Malevolence completed, you can really start picking off targets. Start roaming the map aggressively. Try finding weak targets, and pick them off with Orchid, Strafe and Searing Arrows. You can roam through the enemy Jungle or in the lanes. Ask your support to ward aggressively in these places. A good Clinkz should make supports, and later on all enemies, afraid to run around alone.
Clinkz is a really good pusher with Strafe and Searing Arrows. If you can't find an easy kill when roaming, focus on getting a tower instead. Be careful not to linger around too long, you're still squishy at this stage of the game.
In team fights positioning is key. Keep the initiating to others, and try to stay behind. When the fight has started, look for weak targets and pick them off. If needed, you can build a Black King Bar to increase your durability in team fights.
Otherwise, look towards a Monkey King Bar or Daedalus depending on the situation. A Monkey King Bar makes sieging towers easy. A Daedalus increases your damage output in team fights and pick offs.
Late Game
By now, most outer towers should be down. Keep warding aggressively to get a pick off, so when you get one you can start sieging the enemy base. Good luxury items you can buy are Daedalus to really increase your damage if you got the Monkey King Bar first. Butterfly to get the durability against enemy carries and get some nice attack speed and damage. Scythe of Vyse to make picking off targets even easier. Or Manta Style to make tower sieges easier and to dispel Dust of Appearance from yourself.
Version History[edit]
| Version
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Balance Changes
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| 7.20d
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 Burning Army damage type changed from Pierce to Hero type (50% vs heroes to 100%) Burning Army base attack time increased from 1.5/1.35/1.2 to 1.75/1.6/1.45
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| 7.20c
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- Attack range increased from 640 to 650
- Burning Army base attack time improved from 1.65/1.5/1.35 to 1.5/1.35/1.2
- Level 20 Talent increased from +100 to +125 Attack Range
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| 7.20b
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- Burning Army base attack time improved from 1.8/1.65/1.5 to 1.65/1.5/1.35
- Burning Army cast range increased from 800 to 1200
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| 7.20
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 Replaced Death Pact with Burning Army
- Uses Vector Targeting
- Spawns 4/5/6 Fiery Skeleton Archers along a 1300 line
- Skeletons attack using Searing Arrows, have your base damage, and are immobile
- They only attack enemy heroes (like WD ward, but killable)
- Takes 2 hits to kill from a hero
- Attack range matches your hero
- Spawn at 0.8 second intervals
- Cast Range: 800
- Cooldown 110
- Mana Cost: 125/175/225
- Lasts 20 seconds
- Base Attack Time: 1.8/1.65/1.5
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| 7.19c
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- Base strength reduced from 14 to 12
- Searing Arrows mana cost increased from 10 to 12
- Level 20 Talent reduced from +20 Health Regen to +16
- Level 25 Talent reduced from +4s Strafe Duration to +3s
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| 7.19b
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- Base strength reduced from 16 to 14
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| 7.18
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- Strafe cooldown reduced from 45/35/25/15 to 30/25/20/15
- Strafe mana cost reduced from 90 to 75/80/85/90
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| 7.17
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- Base armor increased by 1
- Strafe dodge now works against non-player units
- Strafe attack speed increased from 80/140/200/260 to 110/160/210/260
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| 7.16
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- Increased Base HP regen to 1.75
- Intelligence increased from 16 + 1.55 to 18 + 1.7
- Strafe dodge no longer has a count limit
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| 7.12
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- Strafe duration increased from 3 to 3.5 seconds
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| 7.10
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- Strafe projectile dodge count increased from 3 to 4
- Level 15 Talent increased from +15% Evasion to +20%
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| 7.07
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- Movement speed reduced by 5
- Agility growth reduced from 3.3 to 2.6
- Death Pact HP reduced from 50/70/90% to 40/60/80%
- Death Pact damage reduced from 5/7/9% to 4/6/8%
- Reworked Strafe
- Reworked Talent Tree
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| 7.06c
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- Skeleton Walk movement speed increased from 11/22/33/44% to 15/25/35/45%
- Death Pact health gain increased from 50/65/80% to 50/70/90%
- Death Pact damage gain increased from 5/6.5/8% to 5/7/9%
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| 7.06
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- Death Pact cooldown increased from 45/30/15 to 85
- Death Pact duration increased from 35 to 65
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| 7.02
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- Level 15 Talent from +12 Strength to +15
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| 7.00
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- Death Pact cooldown rescaled from 45/35/25 to 45/30/15
 Added Talent Tree
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- Attack range increased from 630 to 640
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| 6.86
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- Agility growth increased from 3 to 3.3
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| 6.85
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- Strafe cooldown reduced from 45/40/35/30 to 40/35/30/25
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- Skeleton Walk cooldown from 20 to 20/19/18/17
- Death Pact cooldown from 45/40/35 to 45/35/25
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- Base attack range increased from 600 to 630
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| 6.82
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- Searing Arrows is no longer a Unique Attack Modifier
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| 6.81
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- Death Pact cooldown reduced from 45 to 45/40/35
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| 6.79
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- Searing Arrows damage increased from 20/30/40/50 to 30/40/50/60
- Searing Arrows mana cost increased from 8 to 10
- Searing Arrows is no longer blocked by magic immunity
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| 6.78
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- Strafe cooldown decreased from 60/50/40/30 to 45/40/35/30
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| 6.75
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- Strafe attack speed bonus increased from 110 to 130
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| 6.74
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- Death Pact hp bonus increased from 50/60/70% to 50/65/80%
- Death Pact damage bonus increased from 4/6/8% to 5/6.5/8%
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| 6.73
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- Wind Walk movement bonus increased from 10/20/30/40% to 11/22/33/44%
- Strafe Attack Speed bonus increased from 90 to 110
- Searing Arrows no longer has a cooldown at level 1
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- Death Pact attack damage rebalanced from 6/7/8% to 4/6/8% of targets HP
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- Death Pact reworked
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- Searing Arrows cooldown from 2/2/0/0 to 2/0/0/0
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| 6.63
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- Strafe changed from 50/60/70/80 AS for 10 seconds to 90 AS for 4/6/8/10 seconds
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| 6.61
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- Improved Searing Arrows damage from 10/20/30/40 to 20/30/40/50
- Strafe attack speed bonus increased from 20/40/60/80 to 50/60/70/80
- Strafe cooldown increased from 30 to 60/50/40/30
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| 6.58
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- Death Pact can now be used on any non-hero unit, not just allied units
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| 6.55
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- Improved level 2 and 3 mana cost and regen on Death Pact
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| 6.50
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- Lowered Searing Arrows cooldown
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Notable Players[edit]
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
References[edit]
Carry 
Escape 
Pusher
