How to win lane as Locke against Graves · 50.64% win rate (2,255 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
A poke war you enter at 125 range — pay the toll early, then one blink turns his kite into a coffin the moment the nails land.
Track: Graves's E — Quickdraw (16–12s cooldown). Dash + armor stacks — burst him after the charges are spent.
Read from Locke's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Graves.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Graves | Level 1 is Graves — his Q burst and auto damage out-trade your chip. |
| Level 2 | Graves | Level 2 is Graves — Smoke Screen (W) slows you and hides him. |
| Level 3 | Graves | Level 3 is Graves with Quickdraw (E) armor winning the duel. |
| Levels 4-5 | Graves | Levels 4-5 stay Graves-favoured on raw early trading power. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Level 6 is even — Purgatory answers his squishy frame. |
| First item | Locke | First item favours you — Purgatory executes a squishy Graves. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | 2+ items is skill as his item damage offsets your reliable burst execute. |
Graves runs you over levels 1-4: End of the Line (Q) does heavy burst, Smoke Screen (W) slows on impact and blanks your vision of him, and Quickdraw (E, 16s) gives him armour, MR and a dash to win every early trade. Farm respectfully and don't E in while his kit is up.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Locke's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Locke vs Graves 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 50.64% win rate over 2,255 games makes this a coin flip decided by play, not champion select.
Yes — Locke vs Graves is a genuine skill matchup: 50.64% win rate, and the favour swings window to window rather than being set at champion select.
No hard counter either way — the Locke vs Graves win rate is 50.64%, an even lane decided by execution.
Locke runs Electrocute · Sudden Impact · Sixth Sense · Ultimate Hunter · Bone Plating · Second Wind vs Graves.
Start Doran's Ring + 2 Health Potions and back for Sheen (≈900g) — the Spellblade pattern starts here. Build Lich Bane first, then Shadowflame / Zhonya's (vs dive), with Plated Steelcaps.
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