How to win lane as Locke against Vex · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Two burst kits, but yours has a rewind — grey health refunds her best combo and the execute floor punishes her 'almost'.
Track: Vex's W — Personal Space (Fear, 16–12s cooldown). Shield + AoE fear that punishes dashes — never dash onto her while her passive glows.
Read from Locke's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Vex.
| 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. |
| First item | Even / skill | 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. Vex zones with Mistral Bolt (Q) and her passive Doom fear whenever you use dashes, so trade carefully — bait out her Personal Space (E) shield-and-slow before you commit. Q max ramps — the recast slows chain and every consumed mark refunds mana. Chip Vex toward half; that's where your passive starts doing the accounting.
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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No sample yet — Locke vs Vex has no Emerald+ win-rate data for this patch; treat it as a skill matchup and play the plan below.
Yes — every one of the 7 stage windows in Locke vs Vex is a skill check.
Locke runs Electrocute · Sudden Impact · Sixth Sense · Ultimate Hunter · Bone Plating · Revitalize vs Vex.
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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