Locke vs Yasuo — Mid Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Locke against Yasuo · 50% win rate · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Locke is favoured — Locke owns 2 of the 7 game windows. Locke wins 50% of games vs Yasuo in mid lane.

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1Even / skillLevel 1 is even as both farm the opening wave.
Level 2Even / skillLevel 2 stays skill-based before either has an all-in setup.
Level 3Even / skillLevel 3 is even around Windwall timing and E-dash trades.
Levels 4-5Even / skillLevels 4-5 remain a skill wash approaching your spike.
Level 6LockeAt 6 Locke wins the all-in — Yasuo needs a knock-up to ult and is squishy.
First itemLockeFirst item still favors Locke against pre-crit, fragile Yasuo.
Two+ itemsEven / skill2+ items evens out as crit and Windwall make Yasuo a scaling duelist.

Early game (levels 1–5)

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.

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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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