How to win lane as Mel against Locke · 50% win rate · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Locke | Level 1 favours Locke: he sets the trade tempo before your Q pressure comes online. |
| Level 2 | Locke | Level 2 stays his as his early pattern out-trades your two-ability threat. |
| Level 3 | Locke | Level 3 favours Locke — he controls the wave and forces trades on his terms. |
| Levels 4-5 | Locke | Levels 4-5 stay his as you're forced onto the back foot defensively. |
| Level 6 | Locke | Level 6 favours Locke: his all-in out-damages your Golden Eclipse window. |
| First item | Locke | First item stays his — he keeps the tempo and damage edge over your poke. |
| Two+ items | Locke | At 2+ items he holds the lead, so you scale to fights rather than duel him. |
Locke takes the opening levels — his early tempo and trade pattern beat your Radiant Volley cadence, so give ground, farm safe, and keep Solar Snare purely to peel if he steps on you.
The full Mel 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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