Gimme tips. I tried playing him once and couldn't figure him out at all.
Are you familiar with current Overwatch characters?
- I try to play him like a mix of Sombra + Baptiste/Ana/Illari from OW. Sombra due to his invis and teleport ability for repositioning, Baptiste + Ana because his weapon requires you to "shoot" the teammate to heal them, as well as using a healing pod that makes your team invulnerable for a few seconds. And Illari because with smart clone placement, the clones can act like her pylon.
- I find him strongest in the backline where he has better FOV of everybody on the battlefield.
- Use his clones liberally. Use them for distractions. Use them to deliberately do damage on people. Use them as points of teleportation. They have their own hitbox so they're basically stationary meat shields. You can have up to 2 clones on the map that will stay in place permanently until they are killed, or replaced by another clone. They have their own HP pool though so be mindful if you want to "teleport" to them but sometimes that might be the smart thing to do to get outta dicey situations. Always be ready to use clones!
- The clones can simultaneously emulate any 3 actions that you're doing with primary Loki: firing, knifing, or using Loki's healing pod. Clones are still capable of damaging the enemy, and will fire exactly where your crosshair is aiming whenever you press left click. So if the clones are not in the line of sight of what *you're* seeing, they're probably going to end up shooting the wall, ceiling, etc.
- One of my fav ways to do big heals/damage is stacking the clones in one spot, hiding behind them and then begin firing down range. You're essentially firing 3 shots at once that can heal a HUGE amount of HP for allies since Loki's bullets have a splash radius. Vice versa you'd be doing just as much damage on the enemy. With clones out, it's quick and easy to deal out 30 bullets in 5 seconds. (10 bullets fired by you, 10 fired by clone 1, 10 fired by clone 2). Same concept with his healing pods - you'd have 3 healing pods all thrown at the same time which acts as 3 separate locations that you and your teammates will be invulnerable for a few seconds.
- I use Loki's ult depending on who I think has the strongest character on the field. If there's a Hela, Wanda or Punisher in play, I specifically copy them just to gain their ultimate ability immediately. Get a few kills with their ultimate then I'm back to Loki again. Rinse and repeat the above tips.
