How to win lane as Malzahar against Locke · 50% win rate · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Locke | Level 1 favours Locke, whose early aggression pressures a slow, dash-less Malzahar. |
| Level 2 | Locke | Level 2 favours Locke, who can all-in before your pre-6 kit offers any answer. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 is even as your waveclear and Void Shift let you refuse his trades. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Levels 4-5 stay even, decided by wave control rather than raw stats. |
| Level 6 | Locke | Level 6 favours Locke's spike, holding a slight edge until your own ult fully answers it. |
| First item | Even / skill | First item is even as your point-click R and DPS stabilize the lane. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | With two-plus items it stays skill-based, your suppression equalizing any fight he commits to. |
Levels 1-2 favour Locke's early aggression; with no dash and no pre-6 kill threat you soak safely, buffer his opener with Void Shift, and refuse the trade.
The full Malzahar vs Locke 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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