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Warrior Tabi
Jotunn's Wrath
Shifter's Shield
Deathbringer
Titan's Bane
Hydra's Lament
Aegis Amulet (Old)
Heavenly Wings
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Loki is in my opinion one of the strongest melee gods in the game. I would even go as far as the best AD. His incredibly hard hitting abilities allow him to 2-4 hit most gods. That is, if you build correctly. Speaking of which, a Death bringer is absolutely essential due to his amazing passive, which will give his critical hits a 70% damage increase (when behind). A common mistake I see with Loki is people building him with on-hit items. Such as: Qins, Frost bound, executioner, and brawlers beat stick. While some of these may seem like good items, they are not. With Loki your focus is PURE attack damage. If you cut out all of the ****py on hits, you can 1200 crit someone easily - possibly more than once.
My best piece of advice is to strictly avoid on-hit items!
As you can see by the items, it is with my greatest respect that I tell you to avoid ANY on-hit items - they are simply not ideal for Loki. If you are feeling brave (and stupid) buy a heart seeker for that extra insanely op damage potential. Although the order is not necessary, it is necessary to get the death bringer as or before your 4th item. The sprint ability gives you that extra escape when your invisibility is on CD. Or you can use it in combo with your invisibility for a ridiculous speed boost to catch that pesky Agni.
Warrior Tabi: These should be an obvious buy, you need boots as Loki, considering you will be considered the kill securer of the team.
Jotunn's Wrath: This may seem to be a strange buy, however, there is literally no negative to this item as Loki. You get your much needed Cool down reduction, some extra mana; which is always a problem early game, and of course raw physical power.
Eye of Retaliation: Loki is an excellent turnaround god, this item improves that possibility for success by ten fold.
Death bringer: When playing Loki, this item CANNOT be passed up. This item is what makes Loki so feared.
Titans Bane: Yes, Loki is good at taking out mages, and other Ad's. But what about those tanks with 200 physical armor? This is where titans bane becomes useful.
Hydra's Lament: Upon going invisible, activating your aimed strike, AND getting 30% an extra 30% physical power, this weapon allows you to turn that 1200 crit, into a 1400 crit.
Although I don't recommend getting a heart seeker, it can quite literally allow you to 1v3 no problem. Heart seeker with Loki is just an unnecessary risk in my opinion, but if used right can be unforgiving.
Starting off with decoy allows you and your lane partner much better early creep clearing capabilities, especially if you're with; let's say an Odin, while they all aggro your decoy he can 3 them and basically half health the entire wave. However, Vanish is your next priority as it is a guaranteed escape until level 5. From this point on, your only goal is to max out aimed strike and level your ultimate whenever possible. Although Vanish does more damage (I believe) Aimed strike is much more centered around your item build, and it's instant damage rather than damage that can be healed before it takes full effect. After you max out Aimed strike, Vanish, and Decoy are the next ones on the list. All while leveling your ultimate whenever possible.
PROS:
1. Loki's Decoy ability has collision, if aimed properly; it can enable you to block someones movement for a short time, It could be just enough to catch up and get the kill.
2. Got a runner? That's where Loki is at his best, running from Loki is about as useful as running from an Ares ultimate.
3. Loki's ultimate doubles as a fantastic escape mechanism. That 15-0 Odin got you in his ult? Counter it by using yours and getting the hell out of there.
4. Loki is amazing at 1v1. That Kali trying to brawl you? Maneuver behind that hoe and insta crit her.
5. Loki excels at "Kill securing." If a half dead freya is backing behind her tower, ult 3 combo her; she will most likely die. If not use your vanish to escape the tower faster.
6. Loki's ultimate breaks rules! Loki can ult Freya during her ult (with damage). It can also be used to detect an invisible enemy Loki so you can get the edge not him.
Unfortunately the items on this site are outdated (at least they are in the post creator). I will be adding more information on Loki and his teamwork, jungling, and ranked play capabilities. I will also be doing several other god guides.
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