How to beat Locke

Common role: Mid / Jungle

An ashen exorcist whose on-hit magic executes and seals souls.

What makes Locke dangerous

Locke's attacks burn bonus magic damage scaling with your MISSING health, he marks with soul nails and consumes the marks for burst, ignites his own soul for attack/move speed (healing back after), teleport-dashes onto targets, and his ultimate can EXECUTE — growing stronger for each champion sealed.

How to play against Locke

• 1Don't fight him at low HP — his whole kit scales on your missing health.
• 2His W burns his own health — punish the self-damage window before the heal-back.
• 3Back off when marked by nails — the consume burst is the kill setup.
• 4His E teleport has a readable wind-up — CC the arrival point.

Weaknesses to exploit

• ✓Execute-oriented: healthy targets blunt his whole kit.
• ✓W self-damage is a real window if you interrupt the payoff.
• ✓Squishy assassin stats under focus.
• ✓Snowball-dependent seals — deny kills and the ult stays weak.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Locke's abilities does — and how to play around it.

• P
  Estaca de plata

  Los ataques de Locke infligen daño mágico adicional al impactar, que aumenta según la vida que le falte al enemigo.

  Strong: on-hit magic that grows with your MISSING health. Weak: healthy targets blunt it — sustain hard, fight full.

• Q
  Clavos rituales

  Locke prepara un conjunto de clavos espirituales para lanzarlos, lo que inflige daño y marca a los enemigos golpeados. Locke puede gastar las marcas para infligir daño adicional con sus ataques.

  Strong: nail volleys mark you; consumed marks fuel burst attacks. Weak: back off while marked — the consume window expires.

• W
  Ignición de alma

  Locke prende fuego a su alma, lo que le otorga velocidad de ataque y velocidad de movimiento, y se inflige daño a sí mismo. Al final de la duración, Locke se cura una parte del daño que reciba mientras dure el efecto.

  Strong: attack/move speed surge with delayed self-heal. Weak: it BURNS his own health first — punish the debt window.

• E
  Afán ceniciento

  Locke se teleporta a una ubicación antes de deslizarse para atacar a su siguiente objetivo, lo que inflige daño a los enemigos que atraviesa.

  Strong: teleport-then-dash onto a target — assassin reach. Weak: the arrival is readable — hold CC for the blink.

• R
  Purgatorio

  Locke lanza un artefacto vinculante que inflige daño y puede ejecutar a los enemigos a los que alcanza. Locke obtiene poder adicional por atrapar a campeones enemigos.

  Strong: a binding execute that grows stronger per soul sealed. Weak: snowball-gated — deny early kills and the artifact stays dull.

Itemization

Stay healthy (sustain > resists), punish his self-burn window, and starve the seal snowball.

This guide covers Locke's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.