How to win lane as Locke against Katarina · 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: Katarina's E — Shunpo (12–8s cooldown). Her blink to daggers and targets — hard CC during her resets and she folds.
Read from Locke's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Katarina.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Katarina | Katarina wins level 1 with early dagger trade and reset threat. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 stays hers as Shunpo-dagger combos out-trade you. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 is her power spike with the full E-reset all-in. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Levels 4-5 remain hers before your ult comes online. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Level 6 evens out once you can interrupt her channel. |
| First item | Even / skill | First item is skill-based and decided by who lands CC. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | Late stays skill-based around her resets and your lockdown. |
Katarina bullies you from level 3 with her dagger-and-Shunpo reset combo, so play safe at 1-2, keep your dash for her E, and don't give her a Q mark to all-in. This is her strongest window: she picks up her dagger E-reset combo and can all-in you off a single Q mark, so hug your dash defensively and never facecheck her blade.
The full Locke vs Katarina 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 Katarina 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 Katarina.
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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