How to win lane as Kassadin against Locke · 50.82% win rate over 1,039 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is even: your Q shield offsets the gap-closer he does not have yet. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 stays a skill trade — he pokes, your Null Sphere absorbs the magic burst. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 is even because your Null Sphere shield answers his fresh dash-in. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Levels 4-5 stay even — you are both waiting on your level-6 power spikes. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Level 6 is even: Riftwalk arrives, but his R execute answers it. |
| First item | Even / skill | First item stays even as your RQ burst rises against his fading edge. |
| Two+ items | Kassadin | Two-plus items: stacked Riftwalk and your magic shield hand you the lane. |
This is one of the friendlier lanes a scaling Kassadin can ask for: Null Sphere's shield eats his poke and answers his level-3 dash-in, so every stage through 5 is a genuinely even trade. Farm calmly, shield his engage attempts, and do not force anything — parity here is a win for you.
The full Kassadin 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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