Clockwerk — Dota 2 7.41 Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: Rattletrap, CW
Clockwerk (Rattletrap, CW) in Dota 2 7.41: win rate, pick rate, the heroes Clockwerk counters and struggles against, and its best teammates — from recent ranked matches by Batru's AI win-prediction pipeline.
Clockwerk counters & matchups
Clockwerk is a pickoff initiator whose Hookshot latches onto a hero from across the map, Power Cogs trap them, and Battery Assault burns them down. He's strong into immobile heroes he isolates: Timbersaw (56.7%), Elder Titan (55.6%) and Templar Assassin (54.4%) get hooked and caged. Clockwerk is countered by tanks, illusions, and scalers a single pick can't kill: Wraith King (43.2%), Phantom Lancer (43.7%) and Meepo (44.7%) out-body/tank him, while Spectre (43.4%) out-scales. Draft tip: Clockwerk is a premier initiator/pickoff into squishy drafts; he's weaker into tanky, illusion, and hard-carry line-ups that survive his isolation combo.
Strong against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Timbersaw | 56.74% | 7,600 |
 Elder Titan | 55.65% | 4,386 |
 Largo | 55.01% | 4,730 |
 Templar Assassin | 54.45% | 11,793 |
 Nature's Prophet | 54.44% | 13,897 |
 Brewmaster | 54.30% | 3,746 |
 Treant Protector | 54.05% | 6,335 |
 Bane | 54.00% | 6,083 |
Struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Wraith King | 43.18% | 24,961 |
 Spectre | 43.36% | 17,090 |
 Phantom Lancer | 43.68% | 14,450 |
 Meepo | 44.66% | 5,996 |
 Necrophos | 44.83% | 25,098 |
 Phoenix | 45.22% | 12,762 |
 Visage | 45.66% | 3,493 |
 Nyx Assassin | 45.97% | 13,318 |
Clockwerk synergies
Clockwerk's Hookshot delivers him (and the fight) onto a target, and Power Cogs isolate the kill — he's a precision initiator. He pairs best with push and summon cores who exploit the isolation: Lycan (57.3%) Stampedes/pushes off his pickoffs, while Chen (56.2%) and Naga Siren (55.0%) capitalize on the caged, controlled enemy. Give Clockwerk a snowball or push partner and his Hookshot picks dismantle the enemy one hero at a time.
Best teammates
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Lycan | 57.33% | 3,272 |
 Chen | 56.19% | 1,689 |
 Naga Siren | 55.00% | 4,904 |
 Dark Seer | 54.45% | 4,200 |
| Spectre | 54.23% | 15,585 |
 Night Stalker | 53.31% | 11,373 |
 Enchantress | 53.31% | 4,251 |
| Necrophos | 52.87% | 23,547 |