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Hero Discussion of this Day: Clinkz (18 January 2014)

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Clinkz, the Bone Fletcher

What meat Clinkz lacks on his bones, he makes up for in stealth and offensive bursts. He can imbue each arrow attack with a fiery enchantment for heavier damage, and Strafe his quiver for brief moments to fire in rapid succession. He is able to Windwalk, becoming invisible and gaining a great deal of movement speed, making him a potent in-and-out assassin. His ultimate allows him to consume creeps' life essences whole, increasing his hit point capacity and damage output so that he may move on to his next kill that Strafe and Windwalk help to perform. His Searing Arrows deal bonus damage to both units and buildings, making Bone Fletcher also exceptionally good at taking structures down.

Lore

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 decreed 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.

Roles: Carry, Escape

Strength: 15 + 1.6

Agility: 22 + 3

Intelligence: 16 + 1.55

Damage: 37-43

Armour: 2.08

Movement Speed: 300

Attack Range: 600

Missile Speed: 900

Base Attack Time: 1.7

Sight Range: 1800 (Day) / 800 (Night)

Turn Rate: 0.4

Spells

Strafe

Clinkz attacks with a barrage of arrows. Dramatically increases attack speed for a short time.

Level	Manacost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
1	90	45	N/A	N/A	4	Gives Clinkz a bonus of 130 attack speed for the duration
2	90	40	N/A	N/A	6	Gives Clinkz a bonus of 130 attack speed for the duration
3	90	35	N/A	N/A	8	Gives Clinkz a bonus of 130 attack speed for the duration
4	90	30	N/A	N/A	10	Gives Clinkz a bonus of 130 attack speed for the duration

Clinkz will get an animation/effect on him for the duration of the spell, showing that it's currently active

It's hard to say whether the blur around the Bone Fletcher is from his flaming heart or his speed with the quiver.

Searing Arrows

Imbues Clinkz's arrows with fire for extra damage.

Level	Manacost	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
1	10	600	N/A	N/A	Causes Clinkz's normal attack to deal 30 extra damage
2	10	600	N/A	N/A	Causes Clinkz's normal attack to deal 40 extra damage
3	10	600	N/A	N/A	Causes Clinkz's normal attack to deal 50 extra damage
4	10	600	N/A	N/A	Causes Clinkz's normal attack to deal 60 extra damage

Physical Damage
Searing Arrows is a Unique Attack Modier (Orb effect)
Searing Arrows will stack with Eye of Skadi if it is Auto-Cast, but not if it is manually cast
Works on mechanical units
Works on magic immune units

Clinkz simply lights his arrows from his flaming essence for quite the destructive effect.

Skeleton Walk

Clinkz moves invisibly through units until the moment he attacks or uses an ability.

Level	Manacost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
1	75	20	N/A	N/A	20	Gives Clinkz an 11% movespeed bonus and invisibility after a 0.6 fade time
2	75	20	N/A	N/A	25	Gives Clinkz an 22% movespeed bonus and invisibility after a 0.6 fade time
3	75	20	N/A	N/A	30	Gives Clinkz an 33% movespeed bonus and invisibility after a 0.6 fade time
4	75	20	N/A	N/A	35	Gives Clinkz an 44% movespeed bonus and invisibility after a 0.6 fade time

With a burst of fire and puff of smoke, the Bone Fletcher was nowhere to be seen.

Death Pact

Ultimate

Clinkz consumes the target friendly or enemy creep, gaining a percent of its HP as max health and damage.

Level	Manacost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
1	100	45	400	N/A	35	Kills a targeted creep and gains 50% of the killed unit's HP as bonus Max HP and 5% as damage
2	100	45	400	N/A	35	Kills a targeted creep and gains 65% of the killed unit's HP as bonus Max HP and 6.5% as damage
3	100	45	400	N/A	35	Kills a targeted creep and gains 80% of the killed unit's HP as bonus Max HP and 8% as damage

If the target is an enemy or neutral unit, it will count as a creep kill and give Clinkz the correct gold and experience bounty
Bone Fletcher gains HP capacity based on the HP of the target. Increases his current and max HP by a certain amount
Bonus damage is also a percentage of the killed unit's HP
When the duration ends, the maximum HP returns to normal, but Clinkz's current HP remains the same. If his HP is greater than his normal maximum, it will be set to his maximum

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.

Recent Changes from 6.79

Searing Arrows damage increased from 20/30/40/50 to 30/40/50/60
Searing Arrows manacost increased from 8 to 10
Searing Arrows no longer blocked by magic immunity

Recent Changes from 6.78/6.78b/6.78c

Strafe cooldown decreased from 60/50/40/30 to 45/40/35/30

Tips:

Auto-cast Searing Arrows and activate Strafe when pushing towers to push more effectively.

The previous Clinkz discussion.

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Important Bristleback tip of last thread by RussianRouletteTime:

"You have the highest turn rate in the game. Abuse it, even in lane. See that Mirana auto attack? Turn your back anyway. It's good practice and allows you to take a lot of harassment over time."

Posted Jan 18, 2014, 5:57 PM UTC · edited

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