How to win lane as Locke against Vex · 50% win rate · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is even as both farm and manage the opening minions. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 stays skill-based before Vex has her full poke pattern. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 is even trading around her Q poke and E shield. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Levels 4-5 remain a skill wash as she pokes and you dodge Doom procs. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | At 6 Locke wins the all-in when Shadow Surge is down, so the spike is his. |
| First item | Locke | First item evens out as Vex regains R resets and re-threatens fear. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | 2+ items is even — Vex scales into a team-fight one-shot you can play around. |
At 1-2 Vex pokes with Mistral Bolt and punishes your dashes with her Doom fear, so play the wave patiently and don't feed her passive procs.
The full Locke vs Vex 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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