How to win lane as Locke against Taliyah · 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: Taliyah's W — Seismic Shove (14–8s cooldown). The shove into Unraveled Earth is her whole setup — sidestep it and the burst whiffs.
Read from Locke's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Taliyah.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Even at level 1 where her Q push contests your lane control. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | At level 2 you pull ahead as her mana can't fund sustained trades. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 keeps you favoured since her strength is roaming, not dueling. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Through levels 4-5 you match her roams and punish her pushed waves. |
| Level 6 | Locke | Her level 6 R is mobility, not combat, so you stay ahead at 6. |
| First item | Even / skill | After first item you outscale her lane presence in direct fights. |
| Two+ items | Locke | With two-plus items you beat her in straight exchanges away from her E terrain. |
Level 1 is close since her Q push is strong, but from level 2 on you take over: Taliyah is mana-starved and her lane threat is low once she's committed to shoving. Match her wave and set up to punish or follow her signature roams. Taliyah shoves fast with Q (Threaded Volley) but each cast leaves the ground worked and her mana drains hard; once she pushes she wants to roam, so track her and punish the pushed-in wave or follow her roam with priority.
The full Locke vs Taliyah 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 Taliyah 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 Taliyah.
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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