How to win lane as Locke against Talon · 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 his.
Track: Talon's W — Rake (9–7s cooldown). The boomerang return is most of his lane damage — stand off the return line.
Read from Locke's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Talon.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Talon | Talon wins level 1 with stronger early damage and a gap-close. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | At level 2 his all-in threat and trade pattern keep him ahead. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 evens out as you can play around his committed cooldowns. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Through levels 4-5 wave control and vision balance his roam threat. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | At 6 you're favoured by matching his level and punishing his roams. |
| First item | Even / skill | After first item you've outscaled his early all-in spike. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | With two-plus items it's an even skill test of vision versus his picks. |
Talon owns the first two levels: his early damage and gap-close let him win short trades and threaten a level-3 all-in that can kill you. Play safe, give up a little CS if needed, keep minions between you, and deny him the Q-reset kill. Talon's level 3 all-in with W (Rake) plus Q (Noxian Diplomacy) gap-close is his strongest window and can chunk or kill you; hug tower, keep minions between you, and don't give him a melee-Q reset target.
The full Locke vs Talon 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 Talon 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 Talon.
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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