How to win lane as Locke against Akali · 47.4% win rate over 2,154 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is even — Akali's energy cost caps her early poke. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 stays skill as neither has a reliable all-in yet. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 is a wash between her Q poke and your on-hit trades. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Levels 4-5 remain even around dodging her shroud engage. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Level 6 base is even until totems and ults trade. |
| First item | Locke | Locke favoured — R Purgatory executes her through the shroud combo. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | Late game evens back to a pure assassin coinflip. |
Levels 1-2 are even: Akali's Q pokes and heals but costs heavy energy, so trade back with Ritual Nails autos and she can't sustain a war without going empty.
The full Locke vs Akali 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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