Locke Mid build & stats
- Win rate
- 48.4%
- Pick rate
- 7.9%
- Ban rate
- 40.3%
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Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.16
Start with
Build in this order
Boots
Runes
Domination +
Resolve 
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.
Domination
Resolve
Summoner spells
Max order
Q
E
W
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 48.4% of games as Mid on patch 16.16 (1,790 games).
- Most common core: Lich Bane → Shadowflame → Zhonya's Hourglass — 60% win rate over 30 games.
- Take Electrocute as keystone: picked in 82% of games with a 49% win rate.
- Best matchup: Xerath (76% over 21 games). Hardest: Corki (30% over 10 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
- Locke is an early-game champion: 54% win rate in games under 25 minutes but 44% after 35. Snowball your lead into towers and objectives.
- Banned in 40% of games — have a backup pick ready.
Items
Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 62.5% | 0% (8) | |
| 53.3% | 2% (30) | |
| 52.9% | 1% (17) | |
| 51.4% | 10% (181) | |
| 50.9% | 3% (53) | |
| 50.0% | 0% (8) | |
| 49.8% | 12% (207) | |
| 49.5% | 15% (273) | |
| 47.7% | 43% (773) | |
| 47.4% | 25% (439) | |
| 46.8% | 6% (111) | |
| 37.8% | 7% (119) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Domination +
Precision
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.
Domination
Precision
Domination +
Resolve
Domination +
Resolve
Keystones
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Electrocute
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.
48.2%38% pick
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Conqueror
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
42.6%8% pick
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Stormraider's Surge
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist.
44.4%1% pick
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Dark Harvest
Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim.
80.0%0% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Ignite
47.2%44% pick
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Flash + Teleport
45.8%3% pick
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Exhaust + Flash
83.3%0% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
W
E
48.4%64 games
Q
E
W
59.5%42 games
Most common first three levels: Q → E → W (51%), Q → W → E (20%), Q → E → Q (33%).
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PSilver StakeLocke's attacks deal additional magic damage On-Hit, increased based on enemy missing Health.
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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.
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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.
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EAshen Pursuit
Locke teleports to a location before dashing to attack his next target, dealing damage to enemies passed through.
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RPurgatoryLocke throws a binding artifact that deals damage and potentially executes enemies hit. Locke gains additional power for sealing away enemy champions.