How to win lane as Cassiopeia against Locke · 50% win rate · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is a skill matchup since both champions rely on landing their skillshot first to gain any real trade advantage. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 remains close as Locke's missing-HP scaling on Silver Stake competes directly with Cassiopeia's poison poke for who controls the trade math. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 stays contested because Locke's Q-E dash combo threatens a real all-in that Cassiopeia's kite can't always escape cleanly. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Levels 4-5 are still a skill matchup since Locke's reset-chain potential off a kill offsets Cassiopeia's growing poison damage. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Level 6 remains contested because Purgatory threatens a ranged execute on a poisoned target, forcing careful HP management from Cassiopeia even as she gains her own ultimate. |
| First item | Cassiopeia | Cassiopeia's first item swings slightly in her favor since sustained poison damage starts out-competing Locke's grey-health steroid if she poisons first. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | Two items in, the matchup returns to being skill-dependent since Purgatory's execute threat persists at any item count, keeping Locke dangerous even against a scaled Cassiopeia. |
Locke's Silver Stake rewards him for hitting you when you're already missing HP, so the early poke war matters — every Q poison tick you land first denies him bonus scaling on his own hits. His E lets him blink through and dash past minions to close the gap even without flash, so don't assume your range is safe; track his cooldown and back off before he's fully charged. Trade cautiously and let him spend E to engage before committing your own poison chain, since his kit rewards aggression more than yours does at level 1-2.
The full Cassiopeia 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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