Locke vs Aurora — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Locke against Aurora · 48.97% win rate over 535 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Closer than it looks — Locke owns 1 of the 7 game windows, but the win rate still favours Aurora: you have to convert those windows or the game slips away. Locke wins 48.97% of games vs Aurora in top lane (535 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1Even / skillLevel 1 is even — Aurora's poke matches your on-hit trades.
Level 2Even / skillLevel 2 stays skill as her W is her only real out.
Level 3Even / skillLevel 3 is a wash between her spirit poke and your pressure.
Levels 4-5Even / skillLevels 4-5 remain even around her W dash timing.
Level 6Even / skillLevel 6 base is even until ults and totems trade.
First itemLockeLocke favoured — R Purgatory executes before her W escape.
Two+ itemsEven / skillLate evens back to a bursty assassin coinflip.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Levels 1-2 are even: Aurora's Q pokes but her W is her only escape, so when it's on cooldown you can walk her down with Ritual Nails autos and force a bad trade.

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The full Locke vs Aurora 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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