Abilities, roles and builds with an explanation for every purchase.
HERO GAME PLANI farm and look for quick kills on isolated targets while keeping a route for hidden movement.
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.
My recommendation is a starting point. We choose another position together with the team and for its needs.
I need protected farm, my item window and damage on important targets.
Levels, lane control and joining the team at the right moment matter.
This is an editorial starting plan based on hero mechanics. It is not presented as a match I have already tested or a popularity ranking.
Here is my initial plan: I do my role's job first, then choose the items the team needs. I adapt the order and expensive purchases to the opponent.
Provide attack speed and switchable attributes for farming and managing my resources.
Provides a targeted silence for quick kills. I check whether the target has a dispel available.
Reduces the attacked target’s armor, increasing physical focus fire and pressure on objectives.
Provides a window for my actions against eligible magical damage and disables. I check effects that pierce the protection.
Strengthens focus fire on one target; an expensive upgrade path when a regular Orchid is no longer enough.
Dragon Lance ↗Increases a ranged hero’s attack range and provides useful attributes.
Nullifier ↗Limits eligible defensive effects on the chosen target; I check exactly which answers it removes.
Daedalus ↗Increases physical attack damage once access to the target and protection are already secured.
I do not assign one ‘correct’ minute to every purchase. I look at my gold, the next fight and the problem: am I missing mana, target access, control or protection? If an expensive slot will arrive too late, I get a useful answer earlier.
Original Valve icons and descriptions. Cooldowns and mana are shown by level from the data snapshot; talents and upgrades can change the values.
Increases the caster’s attack speed and range. All skeleton archers within 1200 also gain bonus attack range and 40% of the bonus attack speed.
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.
Imbues the hero’s arrows with fire, increasing their damage.
Imbues Clinkz's arrows with fire for extra damage. Skeleton Archers will fire Searing Arrows at targets Clinkz attacks for 50% damage.
Clinkz consumes the target enemy creep or friendly Skeleton Archer, healing and gaining max health. Does not take Clinkz out of Skeleton Walk.
The hero becomes invisible and moves through other units until attacking or using an item. Skeleton archers are created when invisibility ends.
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.
These abilities are not necessarily available at the same time. I check the condition beside the name: innate ability, another form or an Aghanim purchase.
CHANNELED - Clinkz channels and shoots multiple piercing arrows in the target direction that hit all enemy units dealing a percentage of Clinkz' attack damage and applying attack modifiers.
CHANNELED - Clinkz channels and shoots multiple piercing arrows in the target direction that hit all enemy units dealing a percentage of Clinkz' attack damage and applying attack modifiers.
Summons a row of Burning Skeleton Archers in the target location.
Summons a row of Burning Skeleton Archers in the target location.
The hero’s and his skeletons’ attacks apply a stacking debuff that lets them ignore up to 20% of the victim’s total physical armor without reducing it.
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.
These are fields from the official source. The hero's final values in the client account for attributes and other active mechanics.
Items, slang and real episodes help connect abilities with what happens in a match.
