How to win lane as Locke against Kassadin · 49.18% win rate over 1,039 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is even: his Q shield offsets your lack of a gap-closer yet. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 stays a skill trade — you poke, his Q absorbs magic burst. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 is even as his Null Sphere shield answers your fresh dash-in. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Levels 4-5 stay even, both waiting on power spikes at 6. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Level 6 is even: Riftwalk arrives but your R execute answers it. |
| First item | Even / skill | First item stays even as his RQ burst rises against your fading edge. |
| Two+ items | Kassadin | Two-plus items: stacked Riftwalk and magic shield hand Kass the lane. |
Kassadin has no answer to you before 6: his Q Null Sphere is a magic-only shield, his early damage is nonexistent, and he can't clear waves. Shove hard, land Q Ritual Nails slows, and pile on W Soul Ignition damage — every level before his ult is yours to press.
The full Locke vs Kassadin 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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