General DiscussionClinkz item build?

1-3-1 if you get soul ring which you should get anyway even if you're going orchid first major item, or if you're playing mid clinkz and got bottle you'll have enough mana sustain to use strafe. orchid is still legit but it's not the go-to anymore now that desolator's also a viable first item now.

but generally you won't need strafe in the laning stage so you'll get it by level 8.

Arteezy has been playing Clinkz lately, but you have to search VODs yourself.

This guy plays Clinkz only, probably somewhere around 6 - 6.5k
http://www.dotabuff.com/players/99723618

I really like playing Soul ring > solar crest > deso, everyone literally takes 3-5 hits if you farmed well early game

I would never advice not taking a value point of Strafe in the early levels regardless of where you lane.

It's a clutch skill than be more gamebreaking than moving a tiny % faster at the beginning.

I think you should still get orchid.

I say this based on the minimal impact a few clinkz in my game recently had skipping orchid. In fact until he got orchid like way late he wasn't able to really gank anyone.

Now maybe partied up against the right lineups skip it if u want but solo queing I would say grab orchid.

Aquila Treads Soulring - > Desolator -> Bkb -> Situational: > Blink > Daedalus > Mkb > Linkens > Divine > etc

Orchid is an old build, although it can work if you're against heroes with high mobility if they are stupid enough to not go Euls/Linkens/bkb, like QoP, Storm, Weaver

Where does solar crest come in this? I've seen quite a few people getting it on him, is medallion just enough or is upgrade worth?

depends on your team
if you have a deathball frontliner like lesh etc then its good, you apply it on him and ez siege tower
if not its 1.8k for -3 armor ie. waste of gold (the other stats are irrelevant)