How to win lane as Locke against Malzahar · 50% win rate · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Locke | You out-tempo an immobile Malzahar at level 1, so it favours you. |
| Level 2 | Locke | His shield and slow Q can't stop your level 2 aggression. |
| Level 3 | Locke | At level 3 your dash beats his lack of mobility. |
| Levels 4-5 | Locke | Levels 4-5 stay yours as he can only farm and shield. |
| Level 6 | Locke | At 6 his suppress is answered by QSS/Cleanse, keeping the edge yours. |
| First item | Locke | First item lets you all-in through his waveclear before Void Shift resets. |
| Two+ items | Locke | Two items in, one suppress isn't enough to save his squishy body — yours. |
Malzahar is a completely immobile scaler — before his DoT waveclear comes online you shove the wave and threaten his face, and a dodged Q leaves him with only his shield.
The full Locke vs Malzahar 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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