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 Prata

  Os ataques de Locke causam Dano Mágico adicional ao contato, aumentado com base na Vida perdida do inimigo.

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

• Q
  Pregos Ritualísticos

  Locke prepara um conjunto de Pregos Anímicos para arremessar, causando dano e marcando os inimigos atingidos. Ele pode consumir as marcas para causar dano adicional com seus ataques.

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

• W
  Ignição da Alma

  Locke incendeia a própria alma, recebendo Velocidade de Ataque e Velocidade de Movimento e causando dano a si mesmo. Ao final da duração, Locke vai se curar de parte do dano sofridor durante o efeito.

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

• E
  Perseguição das Cinzas

  Locke se teleporta para um local e avança para atacar o próximo alvo, causando dano a inimigos no trajeto.

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

• R
  Purgatório

  Locke arremessa um artefato de restrição que causa dano e pode executar os inimigos atingidos. Locke ganha poder adicional ao aprisionar Campeões inimigos.

  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.