How to win lane as Locke against Darius · 49.33% win rate (1,425 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
A slow fist vs a fast needle — nail the marks at range, bite once per E window, and let Purgatory referee his all-in bravado.
Track: Darius's E — Apprehend (26–16s cooldown). The pull starts every Darius kill pattern — bait it before stepping up.
Read from Locke's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Darius.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Darius | Level 1 favors Darius — his Q heal and E pull dominate the melee range you need for Q. |
| Level 2 | Darius | Level 2 stays Darius as W Crippling Strike slow makes every trade bleed in his favor. |
| Level 3 | Darius | Level 3 favors Darius with full Hemorrhage stacking online and E pull threatening your poke. |
| Levels 4-5 | Darius | Levels 4-5 remain Darius-favored before your ultimate arrives to answer his kill pressure. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Level 6 is even — your R Purgatory execute trades blows with his Guillotine reset game. |
| First item | Locke | First item favors Locke as AP scaling lets your R threshold and W burst convert a caught Darius. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | 2+ items are even, decided by whether his E pull or your R execute lands first. |
Levels 1-4 belong to Darius. Q Decimate's blade heals him off every trade and E Apprehend yanks you out of position the moment you step up to Q Soul Nails, letting him stack Hemorrhage and win the bleed war. Farm at max range, poke only in the 26s Apprehend is down, and never sit in melee where W Crippling Strike slows your escape.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Locke's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Locke vs Darius 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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Nobody on paper — a 49.33% win rate over 1,425 games makes this a coin flip decided by play, not champion select.
Yes — Locke vs Darius is a genuine skill matchup: 49.33% win rate, and the favour swings window to window rather than being set at champion select.
No hard counter either way — the Locke vs Darius win rate is 49.33%, an even lane decided by execution.
Locke runs Electrocute · Sudden Impact · Sixth Sense · Ultimate Hunter · Bone Plating · Second Wind vs Darius.
Start Doran's Ring + 2 Health Potions and back for Oblivion Orb (≈800g) — sustain drags them back above your floor. Build Lich Bane first, then Shadowflame / Zhonya's (vs dive), with Plated Steelcaps.
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