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
  Pieu argenté

  Les attaques de Locke infligent des dégâts magiques bonus à l'impact, augmentés en fonction des PV manquants de l'ennemi.

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

• Q
  Clous rituels

  Locke lance des clous spirituels vers l'avant, infligeant des dégâts et marquant les ennemis touchés. Locke peut consommer ces marques pour infliger des dégâts bonus avec ses attaques.

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

• W
  Brûlure d'âme

  Locke embrase son âme. Il gagne en vitesse d'attaque et en vitesse de déplacement, mais s'inflige des dégâts. À la fin de la durée, Locke se soigne d'une portion des dégâts subis pendant l'effet.

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

• E
  Traque cendrée

  Locke se téléporte à un emplacement avant d'effectuer une ruée pour attaquer sa prochaine cible, infligeant des dégâts aux ennemis traversés.

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

• R
  Purgatoire

  Locke lance un artefact qui inflige des dégâts et peut exécuter les ennemis touchés. Locke gagne de la puissance supplémentaire en scellant des champions ennemis.

  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.