What players buy
The items bought most in each of Valve’s four game stages
Public matches · each item’s own count
1stMost bought
129 buys
2ndSecond most
115 buys
3rdThird most
70 buys
4thFourth most
36 buys
5thFifth most
22 buysBy GamGem ResearchLast updated 22 Sept 2026
Clinkz
Ranged · Agility
- Win rate
- 49.5%
- Pick share
- 0.5%
- Matches
- 224,948
- Patch
- 7.41f
Draft coverage
BringsCarryEscapePusher
NeedsSupportInitiatorDisablerFrontlineBurst
Recommendation
Pick
- The game is heading for 50 min + — that is where this hero measures best, at 53.3% over 336 matches.
- You are playing around Divine — its strongest medal, 51.2% over 16,872 picks.
Avoid
- Spirit Breaker is on their side — this hero wins 33.9% of 56 matches against it.
- Treant Protector is on their side — this hero wins 32.6% of 46 matches against it.
- Pudge is on their side — this hero wins 39.2% of 74 matches against it.
129 buys115 buys70 buys36 buys22 buys
Skill Order
Which ability to max first, and where each point goes — what most league players on Clinkz took at each level.
QStrafe
Clinkz gains attack speed and has bonus attack range.
No Target · Instant Cast
WSearing Arrows
Imbues Clinkz's arrows with fire for extra damage.
Unit Target · Autocast · Attack Modifier · Physical damage
EDeath Pact
Clinkz consumes the target enemy creep or friendly Skeleton Archer, healing and gaining max health.
Unit Target
RSkeleton Walk
Clinkz moves invisibly through units until the moment he attacks or uses items.
No Target · Instant CastMax Order
WQE
Max W first, then Q, then E. Most took R at 6 / 13.
Level-up Order
- QStrafe
- WSearing Arrows
- EDeath Pact
- RSkeleton Walk
- TTalent
| Ability | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QStrafe | Q | Q | Q | Q | ||||||||||||
| WSearing Arrows | W | W | W | W | ||||||||||||
| EDeath Pact | E | E | E | E | ||||||||||||
| RSkeleton Walk | R | R | ||||||||||||||
| TTalent | T | T |
Matchup map
How Clinkz performs against every opponent with 30 or more counted games
83 opponents · public matches40%60%Clinkz's win rate
≥ 60%Very favorable
55 – 60%Favorable
50 – 55%Even
45 – 50%Unfavorable
40 – 45%Hard
< 40%Very hard
If this happens, use this
- I am being jumped
A way out, a way to shrug the debuff, or something to eat the burst. Matched on “invisib”.
- Clear or push the wave
Creeps, summons and anything that hits a building. Matched on “creep”, “summon”, “building”, “tower”.
- Stay in lane
Healing, regeneration or lifesteal — not having to walk back. Matched on “healing”.
By medal
- Herald49.0%10,293
- Guardian48.5%26,812
- Crusader49.1%36,211
- Archon49.5%41,346
- Legend50.1%38,320
- Ancient50.3%24,450
- Divine51.2%16,872
One count per medal, not one rate split across them; a medal with no counted matches is left out.
By match length
- 0–20 min48.4%1,451
- 20–30 min51.2%3,367
- 30–40 min50.7%2,064
- 40–50 min50.6%865
- 50 min +53.3%336
Bands under 120 matches are absent rather than shown small.
Learning Clinkz
Abilities
Strafe
No Target · Instant CastClinkz 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.
Searing Arrows
Unit Target · Autocast · Attack Modifier · Physical damageImbues Clinkz's arrows with fire for extra damage. Skeleton Archers will fire Searing Arrows at targets Clinkz attacks for 50% damage.
Death Pact
Unit TargetClinkz consumes the target enemy creep or friendly Skeleton Archer, healing and gaining max health. Does not take Clinkz out of Skeleton Walk.
Burning Barrage
Point Target · Channeled · Physical damageCHANNELED - 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.
Burning Army
Point Target · Physical damageSummons a row of Burning Skeleton Archers in the target location.
Skeleton Walk
No Target · Instant CastClinkz 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.
Infernal Shred
PassiveClinkz 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.
Base attributes
- Strength
- 18 +2.0
- Agility
- 25 +2.7
- Intelligence
- 21 +2.2
- Move · range
- 285 · 600
Talents
- 4Strafe CooldownSearing Arrows Multishot
- 3Strafe Attack SpeedDeath Pact Bonus Health
- 2+50 Attack RangeDeath Pact Charge Restore Time
- 1Strafe DurationSkeleton Walk Cooldown
Aghanim’s Scepter
Changes Burning Army
Summons a row of Burning Skeleton Archers in the target location.
Aghanim’s Shard
Changes Burning Barrage
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.
Sources
- Kit, talents and upgrades · mechanicalread 22 Sept 2026
Ability names, icons, behaviour, damage type and text, plus the Aghanim’s Scepter and Shard descriptions — as the game itself ships them. Nothing here was counted over matches.
- Win rate by medal · countedread 15 Sept 2026
The same hero at each of Valve’s eight medals, over 4,610,063 public matches. Each medal carries its own sample, because the eight buckets are nothing like the same size.
- Matchups and match length · counted, on a narrower windowread 16 Sept 2026
Win rate against each opponent and across five match-length bands. This channel reports far fewer games than the medal figures above: the median hero pairing is 51 matches and the largest on the whole roster is 707. Rows under 30 games are absent rather than shown small, and the ones that remain are ORDERED by a figure shrunk toward even by its own sample — the rate you see is the real one, the ranking is the careful one.
- What players build · countedread 15 Sept 2026
The five most common items in each of Valve’s four game stages, with each row’s own pick count.
- Skill order · counted, in league matchesread 3 Oct 2026
Where skill points go, read off every player's own learning order in premium and professional league matches on patches 7.41 and 7.40. Each level shows the ability most players took there and the share that did — a column only a third agree on is printed as a third, not as the rule. Heroes under 30 counted games show no path.
- Situation index · derived, and checkableread 22 Sept 2026
Each situation is a phrase match against Valve’s own ability text, and every row shows the phrases that matched. No win rate is attached, because nobody counts one per situation.
Mechanics are the ones Valve publishes for patch 7.41f. GamGem is not affiliated with or endorsed by Valve Corporation.