How to win lane as Locke against Kassadin · 50% win rate · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is skill-based as both of you are weak and his Q shields your poke. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 stays even with careful trading around his shield. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 remains skill-based while you try to shove and deny him. |
| Levels 4-5 | Kassadin | Levels 4-5 tip to Kassadin as he nears his 6 spike and shrugs poke. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Level 6 is even in the small window before Riftwalk stacks. |
| First item | Kassadin | First item favours Kassadin once cheap Riftwalks let him dodge and dive. |
| Two+ items | Kassadin | Late Kassadin wins outright as a scaling blink assassin. |
Levels 1-2 are skill-based: Kassadin is weak and melee, so you can poke, but his Q shield eats your magic damage so you must mix in autos to make trades count.
The full Locke vs Kassadin 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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