How to win lane as Garen against Locke · 55.22% win rate over 1,869 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Garen | Level 1 is yours — W Courage plus Perseverance regen shrug off Locke's poke; his chip literally heals away between waves. |
| Level 2 | Garen | Level 2 stays Garen: Q Decisive Strike's silence shuts his trade patterns down before they begin. |
| Level 3 | Garen | Level 3 is yours — full E Judgment spin damage wins any melee exchange he dares to take. |
| Levels 4-5 | Garen | Levels 4-5 remain Garen-favored: your sustain outlasts his burst, so every repeat trade compounds your lead. |
| Level 6 | Garen | Level 6 is yours too — R Demacian Justice's percent-HP execute deletes his squishy frame the moment he dips low. |
| First item | Garen | First item keeps Garen ahead — W damage reduction tanks his entire combo and you regen the remainder. |
| Two+ items | Garen | 2+ items stays Garen: stacked resists under W make you near-immune to his magic burst. |
This is a stat-check you win at every single level: Courage and Perseverance regen away Locke's chip, Decisive Strike's silence cancels his trade script before it starts, and by 3 the full Judgment spin wins any melee exchange. Walk at him on every cooldown, silence first so his answer never comes out, and let regen erase whatever poke he sneaks through.
The full Garen 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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