Clinkz
Historical Balance Tracker & Intelligence
Balance History
6/22/2026
Death Pact: Mana Cost decreased from 60 to 50
5/6/2026
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
4/7/2026
Talents: Level 10 Talent Strafe Duration increased from +0.75s to +1s
3/27/2026
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
3/24/2026
Base Movement Speed decreased from 290 to 285
Strafe: Skeleton attack speed multiplier decreased from 50% to 40%
Talents: Level 20 Talent Death Pact Health increased from +350 to +400
1/22/2026
Skeleton Walk: Skeleton Building Damage penalty increased from 25% to 75%
Skeleton Walk: No longer upgraded with Aghanim's Scepter
Skeleton Walk: Now Aghanim's Scepter only provides Burning Army ability without increasing Skeleton Archer Hits to Kill by 1
Talents: Level 15 Talent Attack Range decreased from +60 to +50
Talents: Level 25 Talent Searing Arrows Multishot no longer applies to Skeleton Archers
Patch 7.40bNet Gain
12/23/2025Base Strength increased from 17 to 18
Infernal Shred: Debuff per Clinkz' attack increased from 2% to 3%
Strafe: Now also applies to skeletons that were created after the cast
Strafe: Attack Speed Bonus increased from 100/140/180/220 to 120/160/200/240
Searing Arrows: Bonus Damage increased from 18/32/46/60 to 20/35/50/65
Talents: Level 15 Talent +1 Death Pact Charge replaced with -10s Death Pact Charge Restore Time
12/16/2025
Removed Suppressive Fire and Engulfing Step facets
Removed Tar Bomb ability
Removed Bone and Arrow innate ability
Infernal Shred: New innate ability. Passive, can't be leveled up
Infernal Shred: 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, and skeletons apply 1%. Debuff lasts 5 seconds
Strafe: Skeleton Archers attack speed factor decreased from 60% to 50%
Searing Arrows: Returning as base ability
Searing Arrows: Imbues Clinkz's arrows with fire for extra 18/32/46/60 extra damage. Skeleton Archers always fire Searing Arrows with 50% reduced damage. Mana Cost: 10
Searing Arrows: Skeleton Archers target the enemy attacked by Clinkz with Searing Arrows effect
Death Pact: No longer creates Skeleton Archers
Skeleton Walk: Skeleton Archer stats and Aghanim's Scepter upgrade are now part of Skeleton Walk
Skeleton Walk: Skeleton Archer Duration rescaled from 15/20/25/30s to 20/25/30s
Skeleton Walk: Also applies to Burning Army
Burning Barrage: No longer slows the targets
Burning Army: Spawn Interval improved from 0.15s to 0.1s
Burning Army: Skeleton count increased from 5 to 6
Talents: Level 25 Talent Tar Bomb Multishot replaced with Searing Arrows Multishot
10/2/2025
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/12/2026
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
Patch 7.39cNet Gain
6/24/2025Bone and Arrow: Tower hits on archers now count as hero hits
5/29/2025
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/12/2026
Burning Army: Cooldown decreased from 80s to 70s
Talents: Level 15 Talent Attack Range decreased from +75 to +60
3/27/2025
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
3/4/2025
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
2/19/2025
Tar Bomb: Can now be put on autocast so Clinkz will throw a tar bomb when attacking, if the ability is available
Death Pact: Fixed Clinkz not gaining a Death Pact charge if he has 2 available charges until he casts it at least once
Skeleton Walk: Bonus Movement Speed decreased from 25/40/55% to 25/35/45%
Talents: Level 10 Talent +15 Tar Bomb Bonus Damage replaced with +0.75s Strafe Duration
11/20/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
10/3/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
8/28/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
8/14/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
7/31/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/25/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/6/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
5/27/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
5/23/2024
Strafe: Attack Speed Multiplier for Skeletons rescaled from 50/55/60/65% to 60%
Strafe: Mana Cost decreased from 75/80/85/90 to 60/70/80/90
Death Pact: Cast Range decreased from 900 to 700
3/21/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
2/22/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
12/21/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
Patch 7.35Net Gain
6/12/2026Agility gain increased from 2.5 to 2.7
Burning Barrage: Mana Cost decreased from 45 to 40
Burning Barrage: Cooldown decreased from 22s to 17s
Talents: Level 20 Talent Death Pact Bonus Health increased from +300 to +350
Talents: Level 25 Talent Strafe Cooldown Reduction increased from 8s to 9s
11/21/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
10/5/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
Patch 7.34cNet Gain
9/9/2023Strafe: Burning Skeleton Archers attack speed bonus from Strafe increased from 50% to 50/55/60/65%
Burning Barrage: Damage per arrow increased from 65% to 75%
Talents: Level 20 Talent Death Pact Health increased from +250 to +300
8/15/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
8/8/2023
Death Pact: Aghanim's Scepter Now increases the number of hits to kill Burning Skeleton Archers by 1
Skeleton Walk: Cooldown increased from 18s to 24/21/18s
Burning Army: Spawn Interval decreased from 0.5s to 0.15s
Burning Army: Distance between spawned skeletons decreased from 325 to 225 (Total range from 1300 to 900)
Burning Army: Cast Range decreased from 1200 to 600
Talents: Level 10 Talent Skeleton Walk Cooldown Reduction increased from 3s to 4s
Talents: Level 10 Talent Tar Bomb Bonus Attack Damage decreased from +20 to +15
Talents: Level 20 Talent Death Pact Health increased from +200 to +250
Talents: Level 25 Talent Strafe Cooldown Reduction increased from 7s to 8s
7/13/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
6/16/2023
Tar Bomb Mana Cost increased from 40/45/50/55 to 45/50/55/60
Death Pact: Burning Skeleton Archers now have the same target priority as Shadow Shaman's Serpent Wards
Death Pact: Roshan's attacks now count as hero attacks for Burning Skeleton Archers
Death Pact: Hero Hits to kill Burning Skeleton Archers decreased from 3 to 2
Skeleton Walk: Bonus Movement Speed decreased from 30/45/60% to 25/40/55%
5/14/2023
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
Patch 7.33bNet Gain
4/26/2023Base Agility increased from 22 to 25
Base Intelligence increased from 18 to 21
Tar Bomb Projectile Speed increased from 1500 to 2000
Tar Bomb Radius increased from 275 to 325
Death Pact: Bonus Health increased from 125/200/275/350 to 175/250/325/400
Patch 7.33Net Gain
6/13/2026Base Damage increased from 15-21 to 19-25
Base Strength increased from 16 to 17
Tar Bomb New basic ability
Tar Bomb: Unit targeted. Clinkz throws a projectile that deals 40/60/80/100 magic damage on impact, commanding Clinkz and all Burning Skeleton Archers in range to attack the target. The 275 radius area around the target is also covered in tar for 5 seconds. Any enemy that walks across the tar gets slowed by 16/19/22/25% and receives additional 15/25/35/45 physical damage from all attacks by Clinkz or his Burning Skeleton Archers. Effect persists for 2.5 seconds after leaving the area. Affects buildings. Cast Range: 1000. Cooldown: 7/6/5/4s. Mana Cost: 40/45/50/55
Strafe: New basic ability
Strafe: Clinkz and his Burning Skeleton Archers in 1200 AoE gain bonus attack speed and attack range. Attack speed bonus is 100/140/180/220 for Clinkz and 50% for the skeletons. Attack range bonus is +200 for Clinkz and the skeletons. Duration: 3.5s. Cooldown: 30/25/20/15s. Mana Cost: 75/80/85/90. Casting Strafe does not break Skeleton Walk invisibility
Searing Arrows: Ability removed
Death Pact: Now a basic ability
Death Pact: Now has 1/1/2/2 charges, and 40s charge restore time
Death Pact: Now creates a Burning Skeleton Archer in place of a killed creep (only one skeleton from this ability can exist at a time). Skeleton Hits to kill: 3. Skeleton Damage: 20%. Skeletons deal 25% less damage to buildings
Death Pact: Heal and Bonus Health is now 125/200/275/350
Death Pact: Mana Cost decreased from 100 to 60
Death Pact: Creep Max Level is now 4/5/6/6
Skeleton Walk: Now an ultimate ability
Skeleton Walk: Duration increased from 25/30/35/40s to 35/40/45s
Skeleton Walk: Bonus Movement Speed rescaled from 15/30/45/60% to 30/45/60%
Skeleton Walk: Mana Cost increased from 80 to 80/105/130
Skeleton Walk: Cooldown rescaled from 20/19/18/17s to 18s
Skeleton Walk: Now summons 2/3/4 Burning Skeleton Archers (only one pack of skeletons from this ability can exist at a time)
Burning Barrage: Now granted by Aghanim's Shard. Also douses enemies in Tar Bomb slow. Cooldown: 22s. Range: 850. Damage per arrow: 65%
Talents: Level 10 Talent +20 Searing Arrows Damage replaced with +20 Tar Bomb Bonus Damage
Talents: Level 15 Talent Death Pact Steal Creep Abilities replaced with +1 Death Pact Charge
Talents: Level 15 Talent +20% Death Pact Health replaced with +75 Attack Range
Talents: Level 20 Talent +3 Burning Barrage Arrows replaced with +40 Strafe Attack Speed
Talents: Level 20 Talent +125 Attack Range replaced with +200 Death Pact Health
Talents: Level 25 Talent +25% Burning Barrage Damage replaced with -7s Strafe Cooldown
Talents: Level 25 Talent Searing Arrows Multishot replaced with Tar Bomb Multishot (Any time Clinkz attacks an enemy covered in tar he will also attack a random enemy within his attack range)