How to win lane as Locke against Gwen · 47.81% win rate over 389 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is even — both poke with no engage online. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 stays skill as her Q true damage matches your P chip. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 is even — Hallowed Mist (W) offsets your E gap-close. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Levels 4-5 remain skill-based with neither committing. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Level 5 is even until your ult comes online. |
| First item | Locke | At 6 you're favoured — Purgatory (R) executes steroid-less Gwen. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | 2+ items returns to skill as her W and Needlework (R) give her escape outs. |
Levels 1-4 are skill: Gwen pokes with Snip Snip! (Q) and can hide inside Hallowed Mist (W) where none of your abilities land, but she has no early sustain so your P Silver Stake chip keeps trades fair. Bait her W, respect the Q true damage, and farm even.
The full Locke vs Gwen 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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