How to win lane as Akshan against Locke · 52.23% win rate over 783 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Akshan | Akshan owns level 1 — your Q out-ranges all of his poke, so he pays health for every minion he wants. |
| Level 2 | Akshan | Level 2 stays yours: the double-hit Q keeps him at bay while your passive shield eats his trade attempts. |
| Level 3 | Akshan | Level 3 is yours outright — Heroic Swing lets you kite in and out and he has no way to pin you down. |
| Levels 4-5 | Akshan | Levels 4-5 continue the bully phase: swing-and-poke out-trades him every time he shows for a last hit. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Level 6 evens the lane as both ultimates come online — his totem threat now answers your Comeuppance pressure. |
| First item | Locke | First item is Locke's: his Purgatory spike executes you before the swing gets you clear. Keep your HP high and your E in your back pocket. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | Late settles even — your slipperiness against his burst. He kills you if he catches you, and he rarely catches you if you respect the totem. |
This is your lane through 1-5. The double-hit Q outranges everything he has, so poke him off every last hit and punish any walk-up. Level 3 adds Heroic Swing and the full kite pattern — swing, poke, disengage, repeat. Build the lead now and keep your passive shield up for his trade attempts.
The full Akshan 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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