LOIC (Ability)

LOIC
Unlocked by researching	LM algorithm
Energy cost	3

LOIC, short for Low Orbit Ion Cannon, is the 10th unlockable ability. It creates a vertical beam of energy, dealing great damage to any enemies touching it for a few seconds.

Trophy "MODIFIER: POWER" increases coins dropped by enemies killed by LOIC by 5% (105% total).

General characteristics

Research Level	Damage	Duration
0	40% MDPS	5s
1	42% MDPS	6s
2	44% MDPS	7s
3	46% MDPS	8s
4	49% MDPS	9s
5	52% MDPS	11s
6	55% MDPS	-
7	58% MDPS	-
8	61% MDPS	-
9	65% MDPS	-
10	70% MDPS	-

Refill cost based on the amount the player has:

Amount	Green Papers	Scalar	Vector	Matrix	Tensor	Infiar
0	100	7	-	-	-	-
1	125	15	-	-	-	-
2	170	35	7	-	-	-
3	250	-	15	-	-	-
4	350	-	35	12	-	-
5	475	-	-	25	-	-
6	600	-	-	45	15	-
7	725	-	-	-	45	15
8	850	-	-	-	60	30
9	1000	-	-	-	-	80
10-14*	1200	-	-	200	150	-

*Endless mode only

Strategy

LOIC is a very powerful ability, delivering more damage than Smoke bomb over a shorter period of time. However, it is quite expensive to use and has a very thin beam, which is barely able to cover 1 tile. This ability is most effective when used on long vertical paths, where enemies cannot leave its range. It can also be used to quickly save the base from oncoming enemies if the player failed to react faster. LOIC also has the unique property of dealing 4x more damage to Stakey, making it a good choice against this boss.