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the Ashen Exorcist

Locke Mid build & stats

AssassinMage A 308 games · patch 16.18
Win rate
49.4%
Pick rate
7.3%
Ban rate
28.2%
Solo/Duo Flex ARAM
16.18 16.17 16.16
Division
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Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.18

Solid sample

Finish these three

Lich Bane
Lich Bane
2,900 gold
Shadowflame
Shadowflame
3,200 gold
Stormsurge
Stormsurge
2,800 gold
8,900 gold
66.7% WR 12 games

Boots

Swiftmarch
Swiftmarch
1,000 gold
62.5% 8 games

Runes

Domination Domination + Precision Precision
54.7% WR
75 games · 24% pick
Electrocute
Electrocute

Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.

Domination Domination
Electrocute Dark Harvest Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
Precision Precision
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Teleport
52.9% 17 games

Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Locke

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Locke wins 49.4% of games as Mid on patch 16.18 (308 games).
  • Most common core: Lich Bane → Zhonya's Hourglass → Shadowflame — 61% win rate over 46 games.
  • Take Electrocute as keystone: picked in 90% of games with a 50% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Zed (82% over 11 games). Hardest: Orianna (25% over 8 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
  • Banned in 28% of games — have a backup pick ready.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Lich Bane
Lich Bane
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass
Shadowflame
Shadowflame
60.9% WR
46 games · 15% pick
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
Lich Bane
Lich Bane
Shadowflame
Shadowflame
58.1% WR
31 games · 10% pick
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
Lich Bane
Lich Bane
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass
58.6% WR
29 games · 9% pick

Boots

Spellslinger's Shoes
Spellslinger's Shoes
52.1% WR
234 games · 76% pick
Chainlaced Crushers
Chainlaced Crushers
38.0% WR
50 games · 16% pick
Crimson Lucidity
Crimson Lucidity
36.4% WR
11 games · 4% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
Rabadon's Deathcap Rabadon's Deathcap
 58.3% 35% (108)
Zhonya's Hourglass Zhonya's Hourglass
 55.7% 37% (115)
Banshee's Veil Banshee's Veil
 54.2% 8% (24)
Stormsurge Stormsurge
 53.3% 29% (90)
Shadowflame Shadowflame
 51.2% 69% (211)
Lich Bane Lich Bane
 50.5% 95% (293)
Void Staff Void Staff
 50.0% 10% (30)
Cosmic Drive Cosmic Drive
 50.0% 1% (4)
Bloodletter's Curse Bloodletter's Curse
 44.4% 9% (27)
Hextech Rocketbelt Hextech Rocketbelt
 33.3% 2% (6)
Dusk and Dawn Dusk and Dawn
 20.0% 2% (5)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Domination Domination + Resolve Resolve
46.3% WR
82 games · 27% pick
Electrocute
Electrocute

Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.

Domination Domination
Electrocute Dark Harvest Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
Resolve Resolve
Shield Bash Demolish Font of Life
Conditioning Second Wind Bone Plating
Unflinching Overgrowth Revitalize
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Domination Domination + Precision Precision
54.7% WR
75 games · 24% pick
Electrocute Sudden Impact Grisly Mementos Treasure Hunter Cut Down Triumph
Domination Domination + Precision Precision
47.4% WR
19 games · 6% pick
Electrocute Sudden Impact Grisly Mementos Treasure Hunter Triumph Cut Down

Keystones

  • Electrocute Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage. 50.4%90% pick
  • Conqueror Conqueror Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions. 33.3%5% pick
  • Stormraider's Surge Stormraider's Surge Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist. 50.0%4% pick
  • Dark Harvest Dark Harvest Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim. 66.7%1% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 49.5%93% pick
  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 52.9%6% pick

Abilities & skill order

  • PSilver Stake

    Locke's attacks deal additional magic damage On-Hit, increased based on enemy missing Health.

  • QRitual Nails

    Locke readies a set of Soul Nails to throw, dealing damage to and marking enemies hit. Locke can consume the marks to deal bonus damage with his attacks.

  • WSoul Ignition

    Locke ignites his soul, gaining Attack Speed and Move Speed, and dealing damage to himself. At the end of the duration, Locke will heal back a portion of the damage he takes during the effect.

  • EAshen Pursuit

    Locke teleports to a location before dashing to attack his next target, dealing damage to enemies passed through.

  • RPurgatory

    Locke throws a binding artifact that deals damage and potentially executes enemies hit. Locke gains additional power for sealing away enemy champions.