How to win lane as Locke against Akali · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
An assassin mirror-war where your passive votes last — whoever hits 40% first is playing YOUR game, not her.
Track: Akali's W — Twilight Shroud (20–16s cooldown). Untargetable inside — hold your CC and burst for when she exits.
Read from Locke's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Akali.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | No shroud or engage at 1 means trades are decided by skillshot accuracy. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | At 2 it's still a calm poke lane with no all-in tool — pure skill. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Her Shroud and energy limits keep level 3 an even, read-based trade. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Through 4-5 whoever manages energy and dodges wins, not raw stats. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Her level 6 double-dash R is a real kill threat, so the all-in trades evenly. |
| First item | Even / skill | Your first-item burst out-values her cooldown-gated combo, tilting this breakpoint to you. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | Late fights hinge on landing CC on her mid-dash, so it stays skill-dependent. |
Levels 1-2 are even and low-pressure: Akali has weak base damage and no shroud yet, so contest last-hits and land your poke while she can't punish back. Don't overextend into her jungler, but the lane itself is calm. Akali's Twilight Shroud (W) lets her sit in a smoke and dodge your skillshots while she stacks passive, but she's mana-starved and pushed in; deny her energy-free trades by walking her out of the shroud and punishing her when the wave is against her.
The full Locke vs Akali 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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No sample yet — Locke vs Akali has no Emerald+ win-rate data for this patch; treat it as a skill matchup and play the plan below.
Yes — every one of the 7 stage windows in Locke vs Akali is a skill check.
Locke runs Electrocute · Sudden Impact · Sixth Sense · Ultimate Hunter · Bone Plating · Revitalize vs Akali.
Start Doran's Ring + 2 Health Potions and back for Oblivion Orb (≈800g) — cut the sustain before the execute war. Build Lich Bane first, then Shadowflame / Mejai's (if sealing), with Mercury's Treads / Sorcerer's Shoes.
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Also played in: Top Lane