How to win lane as Locke against Cassiopeia · 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: Cassiopeia's W — Miasma (24–16s cooldown). Grounds you — dashes and leaps are disabled inside it.
Read from Locke's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Cassiopeia.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is even with Cassiopeia mana-starved and both of you last-hitting. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 stays even as neither has a committal all-in yet. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | At 3 it's a skill trade around her Q puddles and your poke. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Levels 4-5 hold even as her E ramp balances your kill threat. |
| Level 6 | Locke | Level 6 favors you since your R kills while her ult misses if you angle it. |
| First item | Even / skill | First-item burst kills Cassiopeia before her sustained E comes online. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | Two-plus items even it as her grounding and poison DPS win drawn-out fights. |
Levels 1-2 are even: Cassiopeia is slow and mana-starved early, so you can walk her down between Q puddles, but her passive movespeed means she kites once her poison is on you. Even lane: Cassiopeia can't level her E early without gutting her poke, so trade when her Q puddle is on the ground already and step out of the lingering W grounding.
The full Locke vs Cassiopeia 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 Cassiopeia has no Emerald+ win-rate data for this patch; treat it as a skill matchup and play the plan below.
Locke runs Electrocute · Sudden Impact · Sixth Sense · Ultimate Hunter · Bone Plating · Revitalize vs Cassiopeia.
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