How to win lane as Locke against Yasuo · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
He wants long brawls, you want short receipts — nail, blink, chunk, leave, and only stay when the execute floor says stay.
Track: Yasuo's W — Wind Wall (25–17s cooldown). Blocks every projectile for its duration — hold your poke until it is spent.
Read from Locke's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Yasuo.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is even as both farm the opening wave. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 stays skill-based before either has an all-in setup. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 is even around Windwall timing and E-dash trades. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Levels 4-5 remain a skill wash approaching your spike. |
| Level 6 | Locke | At 6 Locke wins the all-in — Yasuo needs a knock-up to ult and is squishy. |
| First item | Locke | First item still favors Locke against pre-crit, fragile Yasuo. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | 2+ items evens out as crit and Windwall make Yasuo a scaling duelist. |
At 1-2 the lane is even; Yasuo shoves with Steel Tempest but is vulnerable when he dashes in, so preserve your key ability against Windwall and don't feed him E resets. Yasuo blocks a single ability with Windwall (W), so bait it out with a throwaway cast before your real trade, and punish him whenever he dashes through the wave and burns Sweeping Blade (E) on minions.
The full Locke vs Yasuo 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 Yasuo 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 Yasuo.
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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