How to win lane as Locke against Azir · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
A stationary spell-battery vs a blink with an execute — survive the poke tax pre-6, then every low-HP recall becomes a Purgatory receipt.
Track: Azir's E — Shifting Sands (22–16s cooldown). His shield-dash to a soldier — engage the window after he burns it.
Read from Locke's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Azir.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Neither of you has a real advantage at level 1 with no soldiers on the field yet. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 is a coinflip decided by who lands their skillshot first. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | At 3 both of you have poke and neither can safely all-in, so it stays even. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Levels 4-5 hold even as Azir's soldier control balances your kill pressure. |
| Level 6 | Locke | Level 6 favors you because your R kills while Azir's ult only disengages. |
| First item | Even / skill | Your first-item burst one-shots the squishy Azir before his E can save him. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | With two items and three soldiers Azir's range and zone even the lane again. |
Levels 1-2 are even: Azir wants to auto-attack with soldiers he doesn't have yet, so trade with him on cooldowns and keep the wave neutral so he can't set up a safe soldier line. Even trades: Azir has no soldiers to auto-attack you down at 1, so match his Q shuffles with your own poke and deny him free stacks on the wave.
The full Locke vs Azir 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 Azir has no Emerald+ win-rate data for this patch; 6 of the 7 windows are a coin flip and Locke edges the rest 1–0, so treat it as a skill matchup and play the plan below.
Mostly — 6 of the 7 windows are a coin flip and Locke edges the rest 1–0, so execution decides far more than the pick does.
Locke runs Electrocute · Sudden Impact · Sixth Sense · Ultimate Hunter · Bone Plating · Revitalize vs Azir.
Start Doran's Ring + 2 Health Potions and back for Sheen (≈900g) — the Spellblade pattern starts here. Build Lich Bane first, then Shadowflame / Mejai's (if sealing), with Mercury's Treads / Sorcerer's Shoes.
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