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# **Locke Guide: LoL's New Champion**
Adam Inko·July 8, 2026·3 min read
Locke torments the summoner's field for some days now, so its good time to compile quick guide, that can help you take over the games. Here’s a clean, practical, high‑value guide to mastering Locke, the newest League of Legends champion. We’ll give you actionable gameplay tips, combos, matchups, macro rules, and advanced tricks so you can pick him up fast and start styling on people. All compressed into checklist, that you can use every game, until you master it!
*Locke is designed as a bruiser–skirmisher hybrid with*:
- Short cooldown mobility
- Burst windows tied to ability timing
- High punish potential on mispositioning
- Strong dueling and chase-down
Think: a mix of Camille mobility, Sett trading patterns, and Qiyana-style burst windows.
*He excels in*:
- Extended trades
- Tight skirmishes
- Punishing mistakes
- Diving backline after cooldowns come up
*He struggles against*:
- Heavy poke
- Long-range disengage
- Champions who deny his engage window
**Core Concepts You MUST Master**
These are the fundamentals that separate a good Locke from a cracked one.
1. Your Passive = Your Win Condition
Locke’s passive gives him:
- Bonus damage after ability hits
- Short movement burst
- Empowered auto
Tip:
Never waste your passive auto. Your entire DPS curve is built around ability → empowered auto → ability → empowered auto.
2. You Are NOT a Frontline
Even though he looks bruiser-ish, Locke is a skirmisher. Your job is:
- Hit flanks
- Dive backline
- Clean up fights
- Punish isolated targets
If you walk in front like a tank, you die.
3. Cooldown Cycling = Damage
Locke’s kit rewards:
- Short trades
- Resetting cooldowns
- Re-engaging after abilities come back
Don’t commit to long fights unless you have:
- Passive ready
- Mobility up
- Ultimate available
**Combos You Need to Know**
*Basic Trade* (Lane)
E → Auto (Passive) → Q → Auto (Passive) → W (Exit)
Use W to disengage after winning the trade.
*All-In Combo* E → Q → Auto → R → Auto → W → Q (reset)
This is your bread-and-butter kill combo.
*Tower Dive Combo* R first → Q → Auto → E out → W to drop aggro
Your R gives enough burst to finish quickly.
*Chase Combo* W → E → Auto → Q → Auto
Use W first to close distance without committing.
**Matchup Tips (General)**
*Vs Bruisers* (Darius, Sett, Aatrox)
- Short trades only
- Never let them start the fight
- Use W to dodge their main damage ability
- Freeze near tower and punish oversteps
**Vs Poke** (Jayce, Kennen, Quinn)
- Start DShield
- Play for wave control
- Take early boots
- Ask for jungle help — Locke struggles here
**Vs Tanks** (Ornn, Sion, Malphite)
- Free farm lane
- Rush damage
- You outscale in side lane
- Don’t waste cooldowns on their shield abilities
**Wave Management**
Locke is strongest when:
- The wave is on your side
- You can threaten all-ins
- Enemy must walk up to farm
*Best strategy*:
Slow push → crash → take cheater recall → come back with item advantage → freeze.
**Itemization Guide**
Core Items:
- Trinity Force (best DPS spike)
- Sterak’s Gage (survivability in skirmishes)
- Death’s Dance (anti-burst)
Situational:
- Maw vs AP burst
- Black Cleaver vs tanks
- Ravenous Hydra for splitpush
- Sundered Sky for heavy bruiser fights
Boots
- Plated Steelcaps vs AD
- Mercs vs CC/AP
- Ionian if snowballing
**Rune Setup**
*Standard Bruiser*
Conqueror
Triumph Legend: Tenacity Last Stand
Secondary:
Resolve → Bone Plating + Unflinching
*Snowball Assassin*
Electrocute
Sudden Impact Eyeball Relentless Hunter
Secondary: Precision → Triumph + Coup de Grace
**Macro Tips to Win More Games**
1. Play for Side Lane Locke is a monster in 1v1 and 2v2. Avoid grouping early.
2. Don’t Start Fights — Clean Them Up You’re not Malphite.
Let someone else engage, then you:
- Dive backline
- Kill carries
- Reset cooldowns
- Re-engage
3. Abuse Fog of War Locke’s burst is highest when enemies don’t see you coming.
4. Your Ultimate Is a Pick Tool
Use R to:
- Catch isolated targets
- Force flashes
- Start snowballing
**Advanced Tricks** (High Elo Stuff)
- Animation Cancels - You can cancel Q’s ending animation with W
- You can buffer E during R cast
- You can auto-cancel with passive movement burst
Hitbox Abuse
Locke’s E has a slightly wider hitbox than the animation shows — angle it diagonally to hit unexpected targets.
Passive Stacking
You can pre-stack passive on jungle camps before a fight.
Tower Aggro Drop
W resets tower aggro if timed right after an ability hit.
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