Clint: The West Justice - A Comprehensive Guide
Alright, here's a comprehensive Mobile Legends: Bang Bang guide for Clint, focusing on maximizing his potential in the Gold Lane and exploring his viability as a Jungler.
Primary Role: Marksman
Primary Lane: Gold Lane
Secondary Role: Jungler (Off-Meta, but can be effective with specific setups)
Clint in the Gold Lane (Meta Build)
Clint excels in the Gold Lane due to his strong early-game poke, burst damage, and mobility with his 1st Skill and enhanced Basic Attack. This allows him to farm safely, harass the enemy, and secure lane dominance.
Build 1: The Classic Burst DPS Build
Focus: High damage, critical chance, and burst potential. Good for quickly eliminating squishy targets.
- Items:
Swift Boots: Attack Speed + Movement Speed
Blade of Despair: High Physical Attack, Passive boosts damage against enemies with low HP.
Endless Battle: True Damage, Lifesteal, Mana Regen. Essential for sustained damage output and survivability.
Berserker's Fury: Critical Chance and Critical Damage. Amplifies burst damage significantly.
Scarlet Phantom: Attack Speed and Critical Chance. Further increases DPS output.
Malefic Roar: High Physical Penetration. Effective against tanks.
- Emblem: Marksman
- Tier 1: Agility (Movement Speed)
- Tier 2: Weapon Master (Increases Physical Attack)
- Tier 3: Weakness Finder (Basic Attacks slow enemy movement)
Explanation: This build prioritizes maximizing Clint's damage output and critical chance. Blade of Despair gives a big damage boost, while Endless Battle provides sustain.
Build 2: The Early-Mid Game Dominance Build
Focus: Strong early-mid game power spike. Good for snowballing and dominating the laning phase.
- Items:
Swift Boots: Attack Speed + Movement Speed
Blade of the Heptaseas: High Physical Attack, Physical Penetration, Passive dealing extra damage with basic attacks when no damage is taken for a short period of time.
Endless Battle: True Damage, Lifesteal, Mana Regen. Essential for sustained damage output and survivability.
Berserker's Fury: Critical Chance and Critical Damage. Amplifies burst damage significantly.
Scarlet Phantom: Attack Speed and Critical Chance. Further increases DPS output.
Immortality: Extra Life, provides a second chance.
- Emblem: Marksman
- Tier 1: Agility (Movement Speed)
- Tier 2: Weapon Master (Increases Physical Attack)
- Tier 3: Killing Spree (Restore 8% HP and increase Movement Speed by 20% after eliminating an enemy hero)
Explanation: This build focues on burst damage, Physical penetration and some extra life in case things go bad. Blade of the heptaseas gives an amazing early game damage output to dominate your lane.
Counter Items (Gold Lane)
- Against High Burst Mages (Eudora, Kadita, Aurora):
- Switch Malefic Roar (Build 1) or Immortality (Build 2) for
Athena's Shield (Magic Defense, HP, Shield). The shield helps to mitigate the initial burst damage.
- Switch Malefic Roar (Build 1) or Immortality (Build 2) for
- Against High Physical Damage (Aldous, Freya, Thamuz):
- Switch Malefic Roar (Build 1) or Immortality (Build 2) for
Brute Force Breastplate (Physical Defense, HP, Movement Speed). Provides a boost in defensive stats and movement speed after using your abilities.
- Switch Malefic Roar (Build 1) or Immortality (Build 2) for
- Against High Crowd Control (Atlas, Khufra, Franco):
- Consider purchasing
Tough Boots instead of Swift Boots for additional magic defense and crowd control reduction.
- Consider purchasing
Clint as a Jungler (Off-Meta)
Clint in the jungle is a less common but potentially rewarding pick. He requires precise farming and ganking strategies to be effective. His mobility and burst damage can be used to quickly eliminate jungle monsters and secure kills.
Build 1: The Quick Farm Jungler Build
Focus: Rapid jungle clear and early-mid game ganks.
- Items:
Hunter's Knife (Jungle Item) > Raptor Machete: Provides bonus damage to monsters and enhances farming efficiency.
Swift Boots: Attack Speed + Movement Speed
Blade of Despair: High Physical Attack, Passive boosts damage against enemies with low HP.
Endless Battle: True Damage, Lifesteal, Mana Regen. Essential for sustained damage output and survivability.
Berserker's Fury: Critical Chance and Critical Damage. Amplifies burst damage significantly.
Malefic Roar: High Physical Penetration. Effective against tanks.
- Emblem: Assassin
- Tier 1: Agility (Movement Speed)
- Tier 2: Bargain Hunter (Reduces Equipment Purchase Cost) or Invasion (Physical Penetration)
- Tier 3: Killing Spree (Restore 8% HP and increase Movement Speed by 20% after eliminating an enemy hero)
Explanation: Prioritize farming speed and burst potential. Raptor Machete helps secure objectives. Assassin emblem provides additional damage and mobility after a kill.
Build 2: The Burst Ganking Jungler Build
Focus: High damage, early ganks, and snowballing the game.
- Items:
Hunter's Knife (Jungle Item) > Raptor Machete: Provides bonus damage to monsters and enhances farming efficiency.
Swift Boots: Attack Speed + Movement Speed
Blade of the Heptaseas: High Physical Attack, Physical Penetration, Passive dealing extra damage with basic attacks when no damage is taken for a short period of time.
Endless Battle: True Damage, Lifesteal, Mana Regen. Essential for sustained damage output and survivability.
Malefic Roar: High Physical Penetration. Effective against tanks.
Immortality: Extra Life, provides a second chance.
- Emblem: Assassin
- Tier 1: Agility (Movement Speed)
- Tier 2: Bargain Hunter (Reduces Equipment Purchase Cost) or Invasion (Physical Penetration)
- Tier 3: High and Dry (Increases Damage when no allies nearby)
Explanation: This build focuses on maximizing damage output during ganks. Blade of the Heptaseas provides a significant damage boost, while the Assassin emblem's High and Dry talent can greatly enhance burst damage when ganking lanes.
Counter Items (Jungle)
- Against High Burst Mages:
- Switch Malefic Roar (Build 1 or 2) for
Athena's Shield.
- Switch Malefic Roar (Build 1 or 2) for
- Against High Physical Damage Junglers (Alpha, Balmond):
- Switch Malefic Roar (Build 1 or 2) for
Brute Force Breastplate.
- Switch Malefic Roar (Build 1 or 2) for
- Against High Sustain Junglers (Alucard, Ruby):
- Consider purchasing
Sea Halberd to reduce their healing and regeneration.
- Consider purchasing
General Clint Tips and Tricks
- Skill Priority: Maximize 1st Skill (Quick Draw) first for increased damage and poke.
- Basic Attack Enhancement: Always utilize Clint's enhanced basic attack after using a skill. This significantly increases his damage output.
- Positioning: Maintain a safe distance in team fights and prioritize eliminating squishy targets.
- Farming: Farm efficiently in the early game to quickly acquire essential items.
- Map Awareness: Pay attention to the map and anticipate enemy ganks. Use your 2nd Skill (Trapping Recoil) to escape if necessary.
- Combo: A basic Clint combo is: 2nd Skill (to position) -> 1st Skill -> Enhanced Basic Attack -> Ultimate (if needed). Adjust based on the situation.
- Practice: Clint requires practice to master his positioning, skill usage, and farming efficiency. Play several games to get comfortable with his playstyle.