How to win lane as Sylas against Locke · 50% win rate · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is even because both champions rely on spacing and neither has a committal all-in yet. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 stays a skill check as trades hinge on auto-weaving and neither gains a hard power spike. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 is even: your full Q-E-W combo is answered by his own three-point kit. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Levels 4-5 remain skill-dependent with both sides trading cooldown-for-cooldown and no structural lead. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Level 6 is decided purely by your Hijack read rather than any inherent advantage. |
| First item | Even / skill | First item is even because both champions hit a comparable mythic spike simultaneously. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | At two-plus items skirmishes are coinflips settled by execution and positioning, not matchup edge. |
Levels 1-2 are dead even: you both scale off spacing and neither lands a clean all-in yet. Respect his range on the first two waves, last-hit safely, and don't throw Q as a poke tool because you need it up for the level-3 trade. Petricite Burst procs give you small free damage on auto trades, so weave autos between minions when he steps up.
The full Sylas 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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