The Norse God: Loki, The Trickster God

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LOKI, THE TRICKSTER

Loki is an extremely good assassin and if used properly is a pain to all other gods in Smite. His stealth enables him to get into or out of situations well, his ultimate can have him quickly enter a team fight and do some serious damage.

LOKI'S LORE

Villain. It's a word used to describe those that break the rules, that take what they want, and care nothing for those hurt along the way. Loki, the trickster God, would say villainy is nothing more than a point of view.

The point of view of fools too mindless to seize opportunity.

Of course, with Loki now on the loose, the implications are dire. The end of times may be at hand. The final battle, Ragnarok, possibly on the horizon, for it was foretold that Loki would break free of his prison and herald the horrific final battle that would leave the Gods slain, the heavens sundered, and the world in ashes. None are more eager for that time of chaos than Loki.

Before his confinement, Loki's malicious mischief managed to affect every God in ways both beneficial and terrible. Yet Loki's most heinous act was in the death of the God of light, Baldr.

Baldr's prophetic dreams showcased his own death. Fearful for her son, Frigg, forced all objects of the world to swear never to harm him. All save mistletoe. Cruelly amused, Loki forged a spear from the plant and provided it to Baldr's brother Hodr. The Gods had a new favorite game, hurling objects at Baldr and laughing as they harmlessly ricocheted. So Hodr threw the spear, but, to everyone's horror Baldr was impaled. Hel agreed to release Baldr from the underworld if all creatures of the world mourned the God of Light. And all did, save one crone who refused. So Baldr died.

When it was discovered the crone was Loki in disguise, the furious Gods bound him in entrails and hung a venomous serpent overhead. Loki's wife, Sigyn, collected the dripping venom in a bowl, but when she was forced to empty it, Loki was struck, causing such anguish his thrashing would shake the world.

But now Loki is free and already wreaking havoc. If the prophetic Vulva are correct, and they always are, then the end of all things has finally come.

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PROS

- Ridiculously strong burst damage
- Can shut down any god for the entire game
- Has a stealth
- High late game damage
- Good mobility

CONS

- Squishy
- Usually focused
- Mainly a 1v1 god, loses a lot of 2v1's
- Can sometimes be easy to shut down

Behind You!

Key Bind: Passive

Loki deals 20% more damage from his basic attacks when hitting enemies from behind.

Vanish

Key Bind: 1

Loki disappears in a puff of smoke for 4s. While invisible, he is immune to slows and moves 25% faster, increasing by Focus up to 50%. His next basic attack from invisibility (or for 2s after) applies a bleed to his target, dealing 30/45/60/75/90 (+25% of your physical power) physical damage every .5s for 2s and reveals Loki.

Cost - 70/75/80/85/90 mana.

Cooldown - 18s.

Decoy

Key Bind: 2

Loki spawns a decoy version of himself that taunts all nearby enemy minions. After 3x, the decoy explodes dealing 90/155/220/285/350 (+80% of your physical power) physical damage to all the enemies in the radius.

Cost - 60/65/70/75/80 mana.

Cooldown - 14s.

Aimed Strike

Key Bind: 3

Upon activation, Loki's next basic attack does an additional 60/100/140/180/220 (+80% of your physical power) physical damage within 5 seconds. The enemy hit is also slowed by 10%, increased by Focus up to 25%, for 3 seconds.

Cost - 50 mana.

Cooldown - 12/11/10/9/8s.

Assassinate

Key Bind: 4

Upon activation, Loki teleports to his ground target location. If an enemy god is within the radius, Loki will backstab that target doing 150/225/300/375/450 (+120% of your physical power) physical damage and be stunned for 1s, increasing with Focus up to 1.5s.

Cost - 100 mana.

Cooldown - 90s.

Engaging

Escaping

Loki's Original Skin

Loki's Ssslither Skin (200 Gems/11000 Favor)