Full AoE and CC included in your optimal DPS rotation, constantly spawning illusions to pull the attention away from you. 

= = What is this build good for? = =

You will have near full AOE DPS, so cleaving through adds or bosses doesn't change the playstyle. For patrols you can apply full DPS on all 6 bosses if they are even remotely close together, and in other content you will be clearing adds that approach by accident. Illusions make the build comfy as enemies will rarely target you, and youre constantly giving them new targets to prioratize over you. 

= = Rotation = =

You're precasting otherworldly blast before every skill to animation cancel. If you want to make sure it's going off, keep an eye on the spirit gauge and youll see it tick twice (OB+Whatever). During your sig, spam OB+Eternal Flames during downtime to get the few extra OBs out while empowered. Otherwise its CD whackamole with OB leading the cast.

= = = = Opening: = = = =

 ->  ->  ->  ->  Filler

= = = = Priority: = = = =

  >  Keep 6 up >  >   Maintain Dot >  Filler

 Use your signature  when either right before or while you have 6 illusions up, and can guarentee the target stands in range.

During sig, spam ->->. We're using Eternal Flame purely to give us OB charges, that when empowered make the modified burst rotation worth it. Otherwise continue as normal, and if you can try to lay down a final  before the sig buffs wear off, giving you an additional 8 seconds of empowered dots. This is called snapshotting.

Fun Gaz Fact:  actually has 3 hidden charges with individual CDs that are not shown in your skill bar. While playing, youll get a sense of their internal cooldowns. All this means is you cant spam this like other ground dots, as youre limited.

= = Talents = =

Row 1, (1): Maker gives us three more illusions, which correlates with the Light Beam damage and overall survivability
Row 2, (1): Cold Snap, auto crits and gives ice damage. This will be our hardest hitter, as well as a full AOE screen hit.
Row 3, (3): Ice damage, quick autos stacks our chanceonhits, gets us going 0-100 quicker.
Row 4, (1): Light beam might not give on paper advantages, but in gameplay gives your illusions a much better uptime as well as spread, so extra enemies will be drawn to them over you.
Row 5, (1): Technically (1) is your biggest damage talent, but if you can value the invisibility and agro drop from Misdirection more go (3), with the 10% ice damage being swapped for 10% fire damage is marginal in the grand scheme of things. Do note, there is some weird animation clunk when using (1), so I often swap to (3) for terminals. 

= = Gearing Alternatives = =

Why Cobras in Slot 5?
Cobra stats are fantastic for Loki. Our vulnerability is covered with Permafrost Spikes, so we're just enjoying the stats.

What Gear is important?
For spirit uptime a Zola or a Catalyst with Spirit Medkit, ideally both for sustained engagements.

Slot 1 : 
Slot 5 : 
Ring:  > 

Artifacts Alternatives:  > >  > 

= = Infinity Points = =

150 ip -> Mental Focus (INT)
152 ip -> Temporal Loophole (SPE)
150 ip -> Strike Through (STR)
150 ip -> Durability Node (DUR)
Extra ip -> Intelligence Node (INT)
Putting .6 points into Crit% and Brut% will round up to +1.0%

Once 600+ ip, there is some fine tuning you can do with Temporal Loophole and finding your best AttackSpeed%. Since AS% depends on diminishing returns it might be the best damage per IP. If youre asking those kind of questions though, you may be past this guide.

Terminals & TTKs

Loki v Ultron, 1:54 (1251ip)

Loki TTK, 1:56 (1251ip)

Loki v Kurse, 1:04 (1251 ip)


1:14 Kurse (759ip) - https://youtu.be/IhzbFnh8lTU
2:09 TTK (759ip) - https://youtu.be/0ynB-tgCJ50
2:01 Ultron (725ip) - https://youtu.be/gUZMZK55oVc

Entry Level Videos (150ip, Limited Gearing)

Loki v Ultron (Entry150) - https://youtu.be/ZuFjsQGPlek

Loki TTK (Entry 150) - https://youtu.be/VecGde3ex_8

Loki v Kurse (Entry150) - https://youtu.be/zxQhzCNMXg0