How to win lane as Locke against Veigar · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Two burst kits, but yours has a rewind — grey health refunds his best combo and the execute floor punishes his 'almost'.
Track: Veigar's E — Event Horizon (Cage, 20–14s cooldown). Only the cage EDGE stuns — hold position near the center or leave before it forms; never dash into the wall.
Read from Locke's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Veigar.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is even as both farm the opening wave with no all-in. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 stays skill-based before Veigar has his stun online. |
| Level 3 | Locke | Level 3 favors Locke — his all-in beats immobile, unstacked Veigar when E is down. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Levels 4-5 even out as Veigar's cage and stacks start to matter. |
| Level 6 | Locke | At 6 Locke's burst can kill Veigar before he combos, so the spike is yours. |
| First item | Even / skill | First item is even-to-Veigar as Baleful Strike stacks convert into threatening AP. |
| Two+ items | Veigar | 2+ items favors Veigar — infinite AP scaling and his execute R make late game his. |
At 1-2 it's a farm lane, but Veigar is one of the most immobile mids and burns mana fast, so you set the pace by threatening whenever his Event Horizon is down. Veigar is immobile and mana-hungry early, so your level 3 is a real kill window — dodge his Baleful Strike Q last-hits and go in when his Event Horizon (E) stun is on cooldown.
The full Locke vs Veigar 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 Veigar has no Emerald+ win-rate data for this patch; 4 of the 7 windows are a coin flip and Locke edges the rest 2–1, so treat it as a skill matchup and play the plan below.
Mostly — 4 of the 7 windows are a coin flip and Locke edges the rest 2–1, so execution decides far more than the pick does.
Locke runs Electrocute · Sudden Impact · Sixth Sense · Ultimate Hunter · Bone Plating · Revitalize vs Veigar.
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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