Twisted Fate vs Locke — Mid Lane Matchup Guide

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

Verdict: A genuine skill matchup — the favour swings window to window (0 apiece of the 7 stages). Twisted Fate wins 50% of games vs Locke in mid lane.

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1Even / skillNeither champion holds a level-1 edge, so it's a pure last-hitting and skill lane.
Level 2Even / skillLevel 2 offers no decisive power spike for either side, keeping trades even.
Level 3Even / skillAt 3 both sides trade on equal footing with no exploitable cooldown gap.
Levels 4-5Even / skillThrough 4-5 the lane stays symmetrical and comes down to Q accuracy and wave control.
Level 6Even / skillLevel 6 is even because your Destiny swing is answered by equal counterplay.
First itemEven / skillFirst-item timings arrive together, so neither pulls ahead on the power curve.
Two+ itemsEven / skillTwo-plus items leave the lane balanced, with global play deciding it over lane dominance.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Treat levels 1-2 as a pure last-hit and Q-line duel; nobody has a defining cooldown to punish yet, so hit your creeps, dodge skillshots, and don't take greedy melee-range trades since your base stats are unremarkable.

Read the rest of this matchup

The full Twisted Fate 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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