How to win lane as Locke against Lucian · 49.23% win rate over 1,883 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Lucian | Lucian's range, poke, and passive double-shot beat you at level 1. |
| Level 2 | Lucian | His Piercing Light and E tempo out-trade you through level 2. |
| Level 3 | Lucian | He keeps mark distance and bullies your CS at level 3. |
| Levels 4-5 | Lucian | His range and dash-cancels still control the lane at 4-5. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | At 6 it evens — your execute answers his squishiness against his kite. |
| First item | Locke | Purgatory cleanly executes a defenseless marksman once you gap-close. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | Post-items evens out — his DPS in a fight versus your pick threat off E. |
Lucian owns the early lane. His Piercing Light poke, passive double-shot, and superior range let him chip you every time you go for a last hit, and his E cancels your attempts to trade back. Take the safe CS, dodge his Q lines, and don't feed the poke — you're playing to survive to your spike, not to win level 1-2.
The full Locke vs Lucian 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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