How to win lane as Locke against Qiyana · 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: Qiyana's E — Audacity (11–7s cooldown). Her stick dash — once spent she cannot reach you; kite the cooldown.
Read from Locke's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Qiyana.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | You out-trade Qiyana at level 1 thanks to her minuscule mana pool. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | At level 2 she still lacks her combo threshold while you can already poke freely. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 gives her the full kit but her cooldowns and mana leave you ahead in every extended trade. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Through levels 4-5 her roam threat is real but her lane pressure stays lower than yours. |
| Level 6 | Locke | At 6 her R needs terrain, so in open lane you neutralize her all-in and stay favoured. |
| First item | Even / skill | After first item you outscale her assassin pattern with range and safety. |
| Two+ items | Locke | With two-plus items you remain the safer, more reliable teamfight threat over her single-pick ceiling. |
You beat Qiyana at every level pre-6 because her mana can't sustain the trades you can, and she can't all-in without her element setup. Deny her brush access and freeze slightly toward your side so her jungler can't gank her a lead. Qiyana wants to hit level 3 for her full combo, but her mana pool is tiny and her Q element only bites once every few seconds; punish every time she steps up to element-swap by trading and stepping out before her Q resets.
The full Locke vs Qiyana 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 Qiyana has no Emerald+ win-rate data for this patch; Locke's plan below claims 2 of the 7 stage windows, so Locke sets the tempo.
Not exactly — Locke's plan claims 2 of the 7 stage windows, so Locke sets the lane's tempo.
Locke runs Electrocute · Sudden Impact · Sixth Sense · Ultimate Hunter · Bone Plating · Revitalize vs Qiyana.
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 Plated Steelcaps / Sorcerer's Shoes.
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