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
  은빛 말뚝

  기본 공격 적중 시 추가 마법 피해를 입힙니다. 피해량은 적이 잃은 체력에 비례해 증가합니다.

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

• Q
  의식용 대못

  로크가 영혼의 대못을 여러 개 준비하고 던져 적중한 적에게 피해를 입히고 표식을 남깁니다. 로크는 기본 공격으로 표식을 소모하고 추가 피해를 입힐 수 있습니다.

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

• W
  영혼 점화

  로크가 자신의 영혼을 불태워 공격 속도와 이동 속도를 얻고 자신에게 피해를 입힙니다. 지속시간이 끝나면 로크는 효과 지속시간 동안 받은 피해량의 일부를 회복합니다.

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

• E
  잿빛 추격

  로크가 지정한 위치로 순간이동한 후 다음 대상에게 돌진해 공격하며, 경로상의 적에게 피해를 입힙니다.

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

• R
  연옥

  로크가 적을 구속하는 유물을 던져 적중한 적에게 피해를 입히고 경우에 따라 처형합니다. 로크는 적 챔피언을 봉인해 추가 위력을 얻습니다.

  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.