Clockwerk

Rattletrap, the Clockwerk, is a melee strength hero known as being one of the most well-rounded initiator-gankers in the game. Rattletrap’s wide array of disables and nukes allows him to cause chaos among the enemy team and break up their formation, giving his team a powerful advantage in any fight. Battery Assault allows Clockwerk to inflict repeated damage ticks and mini-stuns on nearby enemies, allowing him to constantly hinder any enemies he manages to get close to and single out. He can also disrupt enemy movement and pen in foes with his Power Cogs, which induces an electric shock to foes outside, stunning them while damaging them and burning their mana, and can render enemies caught inside helpless. His damage nuke, Rocket Flare, gives him global nuking power that also provides scouting vision for him and his team. Finally, his ultimate, Hookshot, allows Rattletrap to instantaneously latch onto and stun a foe from long range, making him a very strong ganker. Few can escape Clockwerk once he has his sights locked in, and his machinations make him a powerful ally to have on any team.

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• Dust of Appearance is ideal for ganking invisible enemies, as Clockwerk’s close promixity after initiation guarantees the debuff will be applied without guesswork. Remember that Battery Assault cannot hit invisible enemies.
• Bottle is important on Clockwerk given his mobility, ability to roam around and gank targets, and small mana pool. As he can pick up runes while roaming, the regen lets him stay out on the field without having to return to base as often, allowing him to accomplish more for his team.
• Drum of Endurance gives Clockwerk stats across the board, generally increasing his survivability as well as ability to cast spells. The movement speed also makes him more mobile, allowing him to position for spells or chase more easily.
• Blink Dagger drastically increases Clockwerk’s mobility and gives him yet more initiating power. Clockwerk can blink on top of enemies to initiate rather than using Hookshot, or use the blink to quickly re-position himself for a clear line of fire for Hookshot.
• Eul’s Scepter of Divinity gives Clockwerk a powerful amount of utility for a cheap support item. The extra movement speed helps Clockwerk to chase down enemies with Battery Assault, and the intelligence and mana regen allow him to cast his spells much more often. The active adds yet another disable to Clockwerk’s repertoire, allowing him to disable another enemy after a Hookshot initiation or stopping someone in their tracks so that you can walk over and surround them with Power Cogs. As well, the active can be used on Clockwerk himself to give him temporary invulnerability while at the same time removing debuffs.
• Orchid Malevolence allows Clockwerk to gank more effectively and disable enemies with abilities like Rage or Ball Lightning.
• Nullifier allows Clockwerk to counter items like Glimmer Cape and Aeon Disk.
• Pipe of Insight allows Clockwerk to shield himself and his team from magical nukes, and gives him significantly more survivability after initiating with Hookshot as he can resist enemy magic nukes more easily.
• Crimson Guard is a good utility upgrade from Vanguard, as it gives Clockwerk additional armor for a modest buildup. The active can greatly help your team in fights, and drastically increases Clockwerk’s survivability against physical damage during initiations.
• Lotus Orb is extremely strong on Clockwerk, as it serves many of the same purposes as Blade Mail. It gives Clockwerk regen and armor, increasing his durability and staying power. The active can be cast during Hookshot-Cog initiations to use the enemy’s targeted spells against them if they decide to attempt to focus Clockwerk down.
• Guardian Greaves is a strong boots item that gives Clockwerk strong survivability if upgraded from a Mekansm and Arcane Boots. The aura gives him increased survivability when initiating with Hookshot-Cog, particularly once its bonuses increase when his health drops below a certain threshold, and the self-dispel can remove debuffs from him, increasing his survivability.
• Heart of Tarrasque greatly increases Clockwerk’s HP pool and gives him some base damage. The greatly increased durability allows him to initiate without fear of being quickly destroyed by the enemy, which can allow him to make full use of his disables in a teamfight.
• Radiance allows Clockwerk to inflict burn damage to the enemy during Hookshot initiations, as well as when chasing enemies down with Battery Assault. The induced miss chance also gives him and his team increased survivability against physical attacks, as all enemies affected by the burn will miss some of their attacks no matter who the attacks are directed at.

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• One of Clockwerk’s death animations is a reference to the movie Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
• An old competitive strategy that was used in DotA was sending a rocket flare over to the enemy fountain, and having Nature’s Prophet teleport to the enemy base and snipe the courier. This tactic has long been discontinued due to triggers being implemented to stop it.
• The line “▶️ I’m lost… like gears in the rain.” (death line) is a reference to the movie Blade Runner.
• The line “▶️ Some assembly required” (spawn line) is a reference to a song of the same name composed by Mike Morasky, for the game Portal 2, another game made by Valve.
• The line “▶️ I’m the six million gold piece man!” (respawn line) is a reference to the American television series The Six Million Dollar Man.
• The line “▶️ The turtle wins the race” (move line) is a reference to one of Zeno’s Paradoxes named Achilles and the tortoise.

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• Early model

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• Ability icon progress

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