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Assassin's Blessing
Mace
Healing Potion
Mana Potion
Combat Boots
Healing Potion
Mana Potion
Warrior Tabi
Jotunn's Wrath
Hydra's Lament
Stone Cutting Sword
The Crusher
Bloodforge
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Aegis Amulet
Purification Beads
Blink Rune
Masamune
Brawler's Beat Stick
Soul Eater
Titan's Bane
Mantle of Discord
Magi's Cloak
Healing Potion
Mana Potion
Ward
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B
A
X
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Alright, this has seen an update. Some further comments from me. Note that my comments are based on a personal belief that
- I'll start with skill order this time. Still think this order is way messed up. In almost all cases, your main priority is
Assassinate (which you'd typically level anytime it's available, meaning 5, 9, 13, 17, 20). Yes, it's got a long CD, but you're getting 30% CDR by 3rd item in your example build, and it's your largest source of burst damage, so I just don't see the reason for delaying. You still haven't fixed the skill order also, because you still only have 4 points in 
Vanish and 6 points in 
Assassinate.
Vanish leveling peppered around at random.
- This might be partially preference, but for me,
Hydra's Lament isn't my first priority. I could maybe see delaying boots, but my first non-boots priority would be 
Jotunn's Wrath. It provides the first pen in the build, and most importantly, has the highest CDR of any item you should be considering. (This is a comment partially aimed at your situational listing of 
Breastplate of Valor, which I would almost never build)
Stone Cutting Sword represents a focus on basic attacks, due to the requirement for basics to apply the main real function of the item, which is protection reduction. As my general belief lies along the lines that he is optimally a pure ability-based god with a burst mindset, this doesn't seem like the best item for him. Your leading move in most cases is going to be an ability. Yes, you do weave basics, but you don't start with 2 or 3 basics first, and you'll often want to get out before you've gotten that many basics in, unless you've caught the enemy and they're just trying to live.
- Optional items:
Soul Eater should be an option...high power and 10% CDR to max you out is not bad.
Blink Rune, in 99% of all cases, I expect only Beads and Aegis to be used. Options are fine I guess, except for Med. Ugh.
Hide of the Urchin or 
Breastplate of Valor there. In extreme circumstances maybe...but not suggested by any means. I do think 
Mantle of Discord would be another option to 
Magi's Cloak though.
In the end, still needs fixing, at least when it comes to skill leveling. That's honestly a hot mess.The next priority depends on what your team comp has, and what mode. In Arena, likely you're not the only god with good wave clear. In this case, I might put as many as 3 points into Decoy, but then I'd immediately switch over to prioritizing Aimed Strike. In Joust, you only have 2 other teammates, and one might be backing at any time. There, maybe up to 4 points might be put into the skill, but that's situational. Hard prioritization really should be Aimed Strike...not just a point here and a point there with
If anything, I'd like to see an explanation as to exactly why you're leveling the way you are.
In any case, it's probably okay that you like Hydra's first, but again...just not my preference.
So...to me, not an optimal item. Situationally good if the enemy doesn't know WTF they're doing and you can just jump in and continue to use basics, or if your team is just completely outmatching the enemy and they're scattered...but builds aren't designed so that you can just farm noobs with a smurf.
The other two items in an example build are fine. Your optional items are also fine, though I do think
On the relics, I honestly really don't like seeing Meditation Cloak there at all. And although I can see some uses for
As for defensive items...don't like seeing
Looking at all the other things you mentioned, I'll be taking your advice.
Again, ask yourself if you want to be a laughing stock before you press that publish button with a crit build on Loki. Seriously, don't make me pull out the Deathbringer jokes because I will do it.
- 25% crit chance just isn't reliable enough to be a good source of bonus damage. Crit items are for normal basic attackers. Loki is an ability-based god.
Stone Cutting Sword is a basic attacker's item. Loki isn't a basic attacker (except as a portion of his combos when using attack canceling). Using this as your main source of penetration is awful...you'll only get 30 when you've hit the enemy 3 times with basics. Seriously, that's not good for [[Loki].
Bloodforge as 3rd item isn't optimal. It's expensive, and a main factor here is it also doesn't have pen. No pen in the first 3 items (with the 4th being inefficient pen for him) is just not good.
- What mode(s) is this for? You're prioritizing Decoy first, which is fine to an extent, but in any other mode than Conquest, you probably won't max Decoy until late because you'll be wanting to get the most out of...uh...Aimed Strike I guess, since you've only got 4 points in that (lol), and the 4th point is at level 15 (when in teamfight modes it probably should be by level 11 or 12 to make sure you can deal as much damage as possible). But no, you're also somewhat putting completely random points into
Vanish as well...and only have 4 points in that as well. But you've got 6 in Decoy and 
Assassinate. Is that wishful thinking, that you can have a level 6 in your ult?
In all honesty, this build is a serious mess. You need more pen (Based on the skill leveling, I'm going to be archiving this build. If you're willing to fix, you're welcome to republish, but I would also suggest clarifying mode, and also checking other guides/builds to get perhaps a better idea of how he's built optimally. If you have any questions, I'm absolutely willing to help.
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goodbad for someone who made it in 5 minutes.Fixed that for you.