How to win lane as Locke against Garen · 44.78% win rate over 1,869 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Garen | Level 1 favors Garen — W Courage and Perseverance shrug off your poke. |
| Level 2 | Garen | Level 2 stays Garen as Q Decisive Strike silence shuts down your trades. |
| Level 3 | Garen | Level 3 favors Garen with full E Judgment spin damage in melee. |
| Levels 4-5 | Garen | Levels 4-5 remain Garen-favored as his sustain outlasts your burst. |
| Level 6 | Garen | Level 6 favors Garen — R Demacian Justice percent-HP execute deletes your squishy frame. |
| First item | Garen | First item favors Garen as W damage reduction tanks your combo. |
| Two+ items | Garen | 2+ items stay Garen — stacked resists under W make him near-immune to your magic burst. |
Levels 1-5 belong hard to Garen. His W Courage damage reduction and passive Perseverance regen erase your Q Ritual Nails poke, and the moment you step up his Q Decisive Strike silences your kit and speeds him into E Judgment, spinning you down before you can W Soul Ignition safely. Farm at absolute max range, respect the silence, and keep E Ashen Pursuit ready purely as an escape.
The full Locke vs Garen 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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