Clinkz/Counters

Bad against...

 * Slardar can reveal Clinkz with and make him easy to kill.
 * Slardar's can match speed with Clinkz's Skeleton Walk.
 * The stun and slow from Slardar's can hold Clinkz in place.


 * Clinkz will often roam the map alone, and Treant Protector's allows him to set up kills with his allies on Clinkz from invisibility.
 * Treant Protector is one of the only heroes with more attack damage than Clinkz in the laning phase, allowing him to trade hits with and contest Clinkz's last hits.
 * In teamfights, Treant Protector's can disarm Clinkz, prevent him from turning invisible, and hold him in place even if he has a.
 * protects any of Treant's allies ganked by Clinkz globally.


 * reveals Clinkz if he tries to escape with Skeleton Walk with low health. It also allows Bloodseeker to match or exceed Clinkz's speed.
 * If Clinkz is d he cannot use the bonus movement speed from Skeleton Walk to escape or re position in fights without being hurt.
 * Bloodseeker can easily build items to counter Clinkz, including upgrades,, and armor items.


 * Lion's great disables in and  hold Clinkz down, preventing him from escaping with Skeleton Walk.
 * will often be sufficient damage to pick Clinkz to the bone early game if he hasn't used Death Pact.
 * can initiate on Clinkz instantly, giving him no chance to use his or  lategame.


 * Possibly Clinkz's worst enemy. He has many tools to utterly destroy Clinkz.
 * can be used on Clinkz if Spirit Breaker's team spots him anywhere. This charge will track his location through Skeleton Walk's invisibility and movement speed bonuses.
 * When Spirit Breaker charges onto Clinkz he can easily use to guarantee a reveal on him while stunned.
 * All three of Spirit Breaker's spells help him and his team quickly close the gap to Clinkz even at the edge of his attack range or when running away with Skeleton Walk.
 * Spirit Breaker's high strength and above average armor makes him able to endure Clinkz's onslaught, meanwhile Clinkz will be heavily threatened if Spirit Breaker procs a.

Others

 * Heroes that can burn or drain mana in the lane, such as, and  reduce Clinkz's ability to last hit with Searing Arrows or escape with Skeleton Walk.
 * Another hero that can destroy Clinkz early game is, as he is another ganker with burst damage who can reflect Clinkz's slow-moving attacks with . Though he can be countered with s, unlike.
 * Heroes that excel at grouping up with their team very early will be able to take advantage of a Clinkz that tries to pick off heroes that are alone. These include, , and.

Items

 * , and s are very effective against Clinkz's invisibility, though he still has high movement speed while invisible.
 * can deal huge damage to Clinkz, as it returns the damage Clinkz deals, and Clinkz has no way to heal himself in a fight or protect against this damage with Black King Bar. Due to his high attack speed and range, Clinkz can have 3-4 attack projectiles flying at once, which are easy to reflect with Blade Mail.
 * Clinkz lacks any kind of disable, relying most times on an or .  blocks these and allows his target to escape.  can dispel them and also provides armor that protects from Clinkz's attacks. These items prove useless if Clinkz goes for a full damage build however.
 * All of Clinkz's damage comes from his attacks. If an enemy can build high amounts of armor, such as or, Clinkz becomes much less of a threat to them. Special mention goes to  which also slows Clinkz's attack speed.

Good against...

 * Huskar's provides no protection against Clinkz's physical damage output.
 * Huskar has no way to disrupt Clinkz's attacks and no way to kill Clinkz alone, as Clinkz can easily go invisible, teleport away, or even fight back.
 * Clinkz will often build the items that counter Huskar and the items he usually builds. These include or  for Huskar's or, physical damage items like  or  to go through his , or a disable item like  or  to prevent him from healing with Inner Vitality or lifesteal.


 * Anti-Mage's provides no protection against Clinkz's physical damage output.
 * Clinkz can easily rush an . If he does he can use his invisibility to infiltrate the enemy's Jungle and gank Anti-Mage for as long as he has not farmed a.
 * Clinkz does heavy damage to towers, and can take map control away from Anti-Mage to limit the space he has to farm early game. If Clinkz is ahead he is capable of ending the game before Anti-Mage becomes a threat. He can also match Anti-Mage's ability to split push.


 * Rubick's provides him and his team no protection against Clinkz's physical damage output.
 * Rubick's low armor and health make him extremely weak to Clinkz's damage output; he can easily die in just a few attacks.
 * Death Pact gives Clinkz so much health and damage that 's reduction and burst becomes negligible after the laning phase.
 * Clinkz's spells are quite bad to, especially Strafe, the only one he usually casts near enemy heroes.


 * Nature's Prophet is often by himself. Clinkz can use invisibility to hunt him down and kill him, although a Quelling Blade may be needed to cut through his . Orchid Malevolence may also be needed if 3-4 seconds are not enough time to kill him, as he can teleport away.
 * Clinkz can match Nature's Prophet's ability to split push.
 * Nature's Prophet does not offer any way to threaten Clinkz in teamfights. He has enough tankiness after Death Pact to shrug off his attacks and the range to fight back out of a.


 * Ember Spirit's provides no protection against Clinkz's physical damage output.
 * Ember Spirit's low armor and health make him easy to kill quickly if a teammate can hold him down.
 * If Clinkz has farmed a disable item he can use invisibility to hunt down Ember Spirit while he farms or split pushes alone.

Others

 * Any hero who spends a lot of time alone and has not farmed an item like to protect themselves is easy food for a Clinkz with  or.
 * Clinkz can instantly kill many non-hero units with Death Pact. This makes him decent against anyone who relies on them, like those who use neutral creeps or.
 * If a hero cannot quickly close a gap Clinkz can often kill them in the time it takes them to reach him in a teamfight.

Works well with...

 * Vengeful Spirit can use to decrease the armor of enemies. This will amplify all of Clinkz's damage.
 * Clinkz has no crowd control. Vengeful Spirit's can keep enemies in place so Clinkz can hit them. She can also bring back escaping enemies with.
 * Vengeful Spirit's amplifies Clinkz's physical damage further.
 * If Clinkz is cornered by the enemy team Vengeful Spirit can him out to the edge of a teamfight where he can safely deal damage.


 * Drow Rangers Precision Aura provides massive boost to Clinkz' damage output.
 * Her Frost Arrows also slows enemies that aid Clinkz to attack the target more easily.
 * She also has a strong silence, allowing Clinkz to save up his Orchid's ability.


 * Clinkz is quite vulnerable to magical damage bursts, as he has low health. Even after using, he dies quite fast to nukes. A Repel can eliminate this issue.
 * In the laning phase, Clinkz can go invisible and stand next to enemies so that Purification's damage hits them for sure, setting up a kill this way.
 * Degen Aura's strong slow allows Clinkz to get more attacks off on enemies.


 * Crystal Maiden can slow the enemy movement speed or stop it, that is a good combo with Clinkz while using Strafe.

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List of heroes that counter Clinkz, and list of heroes that work well with Clinkz.