DotA Guide: Rattletrap - Clockwerk Goblin Introduction

DotA (short for Defense of the Ancients) is one of the most popular custom made maps for Warcraft III. To allow players a better understanding of this complex and sometimes intricate game here is a hero guide.

Clockwerk Goblin skills complete each other incredibly well and he is the ideal ganker, for picking of lone heroes who are trying to farm. Even after all those changes he has endured over various map versions, he still is a very powerful hero especially with the addition of Aghanim's Scepter. You can get this Strength hero from the Neutral Tavern.

Let's find out a little more about the past of this hero: "being the by-product of Goblin technological weapon research during the old War, Rattletrap the Clockwerk Goblin was shut away into storage for countless decades until the Sentinel found and reactivated him.

Combat-wise, this goblin's capabilities know few bounds: his body is sticked with a huge array of armaments that destroy targets both near and far with ease.

His trademark wrench can even extend itself like a grappling hook, allowing him to pick off individual targets with pin-point accuracy."

Clockwerk can be used as a solo mid or in a sidelane: He is famous for his rune control abilities and his devastating gangks made possible by cool spells:

- Battery Assault (shortkey E) - Discharges high-powered shrapnel from openings in Rattletrap's clockwork upon a random nearby target dealing minor magical damage of 15/35/55/75 and ministun every 0.75 seconds. Lasts 10 seconds .

- Power Cogs (shortkey C) - The Clockwerk Goblin ejects pieces of his inner core to form a circular barrier around him, trapping nearby units in with him. These cogs require 3 attacks from an enemy to be destroyed before their expiration time. If an enemy unit with mana goes near an element from the outside it gets shocked for some hp and mana 55/70/85/100 and is knocked back. The spell lasts 3/4/5/6 seconds. An element powers down if it shocks a unit.

- Rocket Flare (Shortkey R) - Fires a fast moving missile at a target area on the map, revealing the targeted area. Upon impact it damages enemy units for 80/120/160/200 in the 600 AOE explosion. Reveals explosion location for 10 seconds.

- Hookshot (shortkey T) - Fires a grappling, piston-like attachment at a unit or location. It will latch on the first non-neutral enemy target it encounters, pulling you to it. Any enemies whom you collide with while being reeled toward the target will take 100/200/300 damage and be 1/1.5/2 seconds stunned. Aghanim's Scepter allows hooking onto allies, the allied unit will not get disabled or damaged, and enemy units will still get damaged and disabled.

This is overall a great hero that can be an amazing ganker, has fun to use skills, it's an epic model...

He may seem tough to play, and he can be at first, but once you get the hang of it it may very well become one of your favorite heroes. If you have any other suggetions please let all the DotA fans know in a comment.