How to win lane as Locke against Brand · 50% win rate · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is even with both of you just poking and last-hitting. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | At level 2 whoever lands their first skillshot leads, so it's a coinflip. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 stays even as neither of you can commit without your key ability up. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Levels 4-5 remain a skill lane trading pokes on cooldown. |
| Level 6 | Locke | Level 6 favors you because your mobile R kills while Brand's ult is unreliable 1v1. |
| First item | Locke | First item lets your burst kill the immobile Brand before his combo lands. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | Two-plus items even the lane as Brand's AoE and range shine in grouped fights. |
Levels 1-2 are even: Brand pokes with Q but has no combo without landing the stun, so respect his range, keep the wave moving, and don't give him a free W detonation.
The full Locke vs Brand 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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