Talk:Itzal/@comment-210.49.214.221-20141225232022

Seriously I went into Uranus Interception with only a rank 17 Itzal backed up by a max build Imperator and it was a breeze.

Blink with max power range is insane, 2-3 blinks and I'm from one end of the map to the other in 2 secs.

Penumbra is a literal life saver. Almost getting killed? Pop Penumbra and just sit there being a stationary turret with zero resistance.

Cosmic Crush loses damage over time as mob lvl increase, but it also pulls in loot drops. So wipe out a group of mobs, then pop Cosmic Crush to suck in all dat phat loot, HP orbs and energy.

Finally we have what would be a very wierd but potentially under-appreciated ultimate, Escort Fighter. A set duration of robot buddies with lasers follow you. Does little damage but the fact that they draw enemy attention away from you feels like mobile Decoys that blow up upon death. But as you rank this up you go from 2 drones that work like a fun pair of Decoys, then you end up with 8 of these flying death machines that deal 2500 Blast damage in a 30m radius upon death oruntil the duration ends. Meaning if all your buddies die you potentially have 20,000 of Blast damage waiting for unsuspecting enemies.

So Itzal sounds like a Archwing worth farming for or even buying outright with plat? You betcha.

But man this sounds OP and needs a nerf? Hahahahah....no! There several reasons why you're not unstoppable.

Penumbra makes you invis but you can't move, if you move even an inch the invis will break immediately. From experience if you go invis in an area with AoE damage from enemies, just like Loki you aren't immune to that.

Also elephant in the room, compared to Odonata and Elytron, even with max shields and and HP, this Arwing is damn squishy. If you're relexes too slow with using the abilities, you get gunned down pretty hard.

All in all this is an amazing Archwing and fun to use too! But just bear in mind based on it's abilities and my personal experience, Itzal is really awkward to use in the cramped spaces of Sabotage missions. But when you take this thing to an Interception or any of the Grineer free roaming Extermination missions, it feels like heaven.

P.S. A small thing I'm not sure many will care, but an Itzal with no mods matches the sprint speed of the other 2 Archwings with a rank 7 Hyperion Thrusters based on my experience. Just think about ;)