Aurelion Sol vs Locke — Mid Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Aurelion Sol against Locke · 50% win rate · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Aurelion Sol is favoured — Aurelion Sol owns 2 of the 7 game windows to Locke's 1. Aurelion Sol wins 50% of games vs Locke in mid lane.

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1LockeLocke's early kit wins the level-1 trade before your stars are stacked, clearly their window
Level 2Even / skillLevel 2 is an even skill matchup with neither kit holding a clean advantage
Level 3Even / skillLevel 3 remains an even skill matchup decided by wave management and cooldowns
Levels 4-5Even / skillLevels 4-5 stay even for the same reason, no hard kit edge either direction
Level 6Even / skillLevel 6 is even since both ultimates unlock together with no clear counter relationship
First itemAurelion SolYour first-item spike gives you the first real damage edge of the lane, favoring you
Two+ itemsAurelion SolYour fully scaled stars and global ultimate outclass their kit's lack of a late-game spike

Early game (levels 1–5)

Level 1 favors Locke since their kit outtrades your unstacked stars in the opening exchanges, but from level 2 through 5 the lane becomes a genuine skill matchup with neither side holding a clean kit edge, so focus on clean wave management and cooldown tracking rather than assuming favor either way.

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The full Aurelion Sol vs Locke report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.

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