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Clinkz
Clinkz

Patch 7.41d05.06.2026+0.40 (0.40)

Abilities

Death Pact

Death Pact

  • BUFFMana Cost decreased from 60 to 50-17%

Patch 7.41b07.04.2026+0.14 (0.14)

Talents

  • BUFFLevel 10 Talent: Strafe Duration increased from +0.75s to +1s+33%

Patch 7.4124.03.2026-1.42 (1.93)

GENERAL

  • NERFBase Movement Speed decreased from 290 to 285-2%

Abilities

Strafe

Strafe

  • NERFSkeleton attack speed multiplier decreased from 50% to 40%-20%

Talents

  • BUFFLevel 20 Talent: Death Pact Health increased from +350 to +400+14%

Patch 7.40c22.01.2026-2.91 (2.91)

Abilities

Skeleton Walk

Skeleton Walk

  • NERFSkeleton Building Damage penalty increased from 25% to 75%?Also applies to Burning Army skeletons.+200%
  • DELRemoved Aghanim's Scepter.
Burning Army: Grants this ability: Summons a row of Burning Skeleton Archers in the target location.
Skeleton Walk: Increases Skeleton Archer health.
Burning Army
Range
900
Archers
6
Spawn interval
0.1s
Skeleton Walk
Archer hits to kill
3
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Burning Army: Grants this ability: Summons a row of Burning Skeleton Archers in the target location.
Range
900
Archers
6
Spawn interval
0.1s

Talents

  • NERFLevel 15 Talent: Attack Range decreased from +60 to +50-17%
  • DELLevel 25 Talent: Searing Arrows Multishot no longer applies to Skeleton Archers

Patch 7.40b23.12.2025+2.58 (2.95)

GENERAL

  • BUFFBase Strength increased from 17 to 18+6%

Abilities

Infernal Shred

Infernal Shred

  • BUFFDebuff per Clinkz' attack increased from 2% to 3%+50%
Strafe

Strafe

  • NEWNow also applies to skeletons that were created after the cast
  • BUFFAttack Speed Bonus increased from 100/140/180/220 to 120/160/200/240+20%+14%+11%+9%
Searing Arrows

Searing Arrows

  • BUFFBonus Damage increased from 18/32/46/60 to 20/35/50/65+11%+9%+9%+8%

Talents

  • SWAPLevel 15 Talent: +1 Death Pact Charge replaced with -10s Death Pact Charge Restore Time

Patch 7.4016.12.2025-1.12 (8.04)

Facets

Suppressive Fire, Engulfing Step

  • DELRemoved

Abilities

Infernal Shred

Bone and Arrow→Infernal Shred

  • NEWNew innate ability.
Passive
Clinkz summons a Skeleton Archer when he dies. Skeleton Archers are immobile and die within multiple attacks from a hero or tower. Skeleton Archers deal a percentage of Clinkz' damage, and deal less damage to buildings. Attack range is equal to Clinkz' attack range.
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Passive
Clinkz and his skeletons apply a stacking debuff that causes their attacks to pierce up to 20% of the target's armor. Clinkz applies 2% per attack, his skeletons apply 1%. Debuff lasts 5 seconds.?Doesn't affect the target's armor directly — it simply improves attacks for Clinkz and his skeletons.
Max armor pierce
20%
Pierce per Clinkz attack
2%
Pierce per skeleton attack
1%
Debuff duration
5s
Tar Bomb

Tar Bomb

  • DELAbility removed
Strafe

Strafe

  • NERFSkeleton Archers attack speed factor decreased from 60% to 50%-17%
Searing Arrows

Searing Arrows

  • NEWSkeleton Archers target the enemy attacked by Clinkz with Searing Arrows effect
  • NEWReturning as a base ability.
Active
Imbues Clinkz's arrows with fire for 18/32/46/60 extra damage. Skeleton Archers always fire Searing Arrows with 50% reduced damage.
Skeleton Archers target the enemy attacked by Clinkz with Searing Arrows effect.
Cast range
600
Mana cost
10
Bonus damage
18/32/46/60
Skeleton damage reduction
50%
Death Pact

Death Pact

  • DELNo longer creates Skeleton Archers
Skeleton Walk

Skeleton Walk

  • REWORKSkeleton Archer stats and Aghanim's Scepter upgrade are now part of Skeleton Walk
  • REWORKSkeleton Archer Duration rescaled from 15/20/25/30s to 20/25/30s?Also applies to Burning Army
  • REWORKAghanim's Scepter reworked.
Bone and Arrow: Increases Skeleton Archer health.
Burning Army: Grants this ability: Summons a row of Burning Skeleton Archers in the target location.
Bone and Arrow
Archer hits to kill
3
Burning Army
Range
900
Archers
5
Spawn interval
0.15s
→
Burning Army: Grants this ability: Summons a row of Burning Skeleton Archers in the target location.
Skeleton Walk: Increases Skeleton Archer health.
Burning Army
Range
900
Archers
6
Spawn interval
0.1s
Skeleton Walk
Archer hits to kill
3
Burning Barrage

Burning Barrage

  • DELNo longer slows the targets
Burning Army

Burning Army

  • BUFFSpawn Interval improved from 0.15s to 0.1s-33%
  • BUFFSkeleton count increased from 5 to 6+20%

Talents

  • SWAPLevel 25 Talent: Tar Bomb Multishot replaced with Searing Arrows Multishot

Patch 7.39c24.06.2025-0.40 (0.40)

Abilities

Bone and Arrow

Bone and Arrow

  • NERFTower hits on archers now count as hero hits

Patch 7.3922.05.2025+0.27 (1.14)

Abilities

Burning Army

Burning Army

  • BUFFCooldown decreased from 80s to 70s-12%

Talents

  • NERFLevel 15 Talent: Attack Range decreased from +75 to +60-20%

Patch 7.3819.02.2025+0.22 (4.02)

Facets

Suppressive Fire

  • REWORKMiss chance debuff duration rescaled to 2s and is no longer dependent on Strafe's remaining duration?Duration is refreshed with each attack under the Strafe effect
  • BUFFMiss Chance per stack increased from 5% to 30%+500%
  • DELNo longer increases attack range bonus by 100

Engulfing Step

  • NEWNow can be cast while rooted or leashed, but without teleporting Clinkz to the target location
  • QoLAdded alt-cast mode which disables teleportation

Abilities

Tar Bomb

Tar Bomb

  • QoLCan now be put on autocast so Clinkz will throw a tar bomb when attacking, if the ability is available
Death Pact

Death Pact

  • MISCFixed Clinkz not gaining a Death Pact charge if he has 2 available charges until he casts it at least once
Skeleton Walk

Skeleton Walk

  • NERFBonus Movement Speed decreased from 25/40/55% to 25/35/45%0%-12%-18%

Talents

  • SWAPLevel 10 Talent: +15 Tar Bomb Bonus Damage replaced with +0.75s Strafe Duration