How to win lane as Locke against Syndra · 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: Syndra's E — Scatter the Weak (Stun, 15s cooldown). The QE stun cone starts every kill combo — stay off the line between her and her orbs.
Read from Locke's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Syndra.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Even level 1: her Q poke is answered by careful spacing on your side. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | At level 2 the lane stays skill-based around dodging her sphere line. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 gives her the E stun but landing it through a sphere is a skill check. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Through levels 4-5 mana and wave state keep the lane even. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | At 6 you're favoured because her R can't execute without stacked spheres yet. |
| First item | Even / skill | After first item her Luden's burst pulls the lane back to even. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | With two-plus items it's an even test of dodging her R and E spacing. |
An even, spacing-driven lane: Syndra out-pokes you with Q if you stand in it, but she's mana-hungry and her all-in requires landing the E stun through a sphere. Respect the combo, farm at range, and don't feed her free stacks or poke. Syndra pokes with Q (Dark Sphere) and can push you off the wave, plus her E (Scatter the Weak) stun through a sphere is a real all-in threat; dodge the sphere-plus-E line and don't stand next to her placed orbs.
The full Locke vs Syndra 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 Syndra 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 Syndra.
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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