In Warframe, each Warframe is a playable character that generally has four abilities and a passive. With a variety of game modes and challenges, having a roster of Warframes built for different roles will be vital to your success.
Today, we cover one of the best frames for Beginners, a frame with tons of utility but limited requirements, and tell you how it works, its best build, and how to get it.
Loki: All -Around Frame
Although some players often overlook him, Loki still has a meaningful place in this game, especially for new players. There are many game modes where you want to get in and finish, with as few interruptions as possible, which is where Loki lives.
While there are other Warframes that can do what Loki does, arguably better in some cases, Loki’s simplicity is where he shines. While Ivara offers invisibility as well, she has an annoying acquisition grind and is far slower than Loki. Voruna offers better speed and invisibility than Loki but takes far longer to get. As a new player, Loki needs very little to get going, can be built early and is very easy to use.
His first ability, Decoy, as the name implies, creates a decoy that is not particularly survivable. There are augments that allow it to do different things, like spread status effects and reflect damage, albeit situationally. Although, it can be used as a target for his third ability, Switch Teleport, to allow you to access hard to reach areas. This is especially useful in spy missions, where some vaults can be completely cheesed with this combination.
Switch Teleport also has a fairly impactful augment, Safeguard Switch, which gives you and your squadmates refreshable invincibility and status cleanse that is affected by duration mods. As you can imagine, refreshable invincibility is a powerful tool in any game, and Warframe is no exception. This augment is one tool that makes Loki a popular option for ‘level cap’ runs, a player imposed challenge attempting to survive in a mission long enough to see the strongest enemies the game can spawn, with several hours worth of loot as a reward.
Loki’s second ability, Invisibility, is what he is most known for. Scaling on duration alone, Loki becomes and stays invisible. This ability does what it says on the tin, and works when you need it. Remember, even in Warframe enemies can’t hit what they can’t see. Or, at least, have a harder time. Invisibility has many other uses later into the game, like farming standing for some syndicates, or using stealth affinity mechanics to level up faster.
Radial Disarm is Loki’s fourth ability. Again there is no ambiguity in this ability, you simply disarm enemies in an area. Although the game has changed quite a lot since this ability was designed, and since a dead enemy doesn’t need to be disarmed, it’s often overlooked. But in game modes like interception or mirror defense, the disarm does offer some slight utility.
The main reasons we recommend Loki for new players instead of other Warframes that fill similar roles, is because:
- He has low modding requirements, making him easy to build for
- He can be acquired early and easily
- His kit has aspects that scale into late game
- There is virtually no learning curve
Where to Get Loki in Warframe
To get Loki, you need to defeat the Hyena Pack boss on Neptune. They will drop the blueprints needed to craft Loki.
Beginner’s Loki Build
For people wanting to get a quick sample of Loki’s gameplay, we recommend this build:
Loki Build, Warframe
Before you go…
Looking for more great beginner-friendly Warframes? Check out these Nekros Warframe Build.
Disclaimer: The information this article contains is based on update 37 build of Warframe.
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