How to win lane as Locke against Nasus · 44.46% win rate (551 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
A slow fist vs a fast needle — nail the marks at range, bite once per E window, and let Purgatory referee his all-in bravado.
Track: Nasus's W — Wither (15–11s cooldown). His only answer to kiting — bait it before you commit.
Read from Locke's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Nasus.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Nasus has zero level-1 threat and only wants to stack, so it is purely skill. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 is still an even farming lane with no Nasus kill pattern. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | At level 3 his only tool is Wither, which you can dodge, keeping it skill. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Levels 4-5 remain skill as you trade marks against his stacking animations. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Fury of the Sands adds bulk, but Purgatory ends fights at a floor he can't raise. |
| First item | Even / skill | First item is even because your poke offsets his early stack lead. |
| Two+ items | Nasus | By two items Nasus's stacked Q plus Wither out-scales and out-slows you. |
L1-2 is even skill: Nasus is a pure scaling stat-check with no early kill pressure, so you contest CS freely with Ritual Nails (Q) marks and Silver Stake (P) chip while he tries only to stack.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Locke's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Locke vs Nasus 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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Nasus — Locke wins only 44.46% of 551 games, so Locke plays this as the disadvantaged side.
Not really — Nasus holds a real statistical advantage (55.54% win rate), so Locke is the one working uphill.
No — Nasus counters Locke (Locke wins only 44.46% of games). Play it as the disadvantaged side and lean on the windows in the plan.
Locke runs Electrocute · Sudden Impact · Sixth Sense · Ultimate Hunter · Bone Plating · Second Wind vs Nasus.
Start Doran's Ring + 2 Health Potions and back for Oblivion Orb (≈800g) — sustain drags them back above your floor. Build Lich Bane first, then Shadowflame / Zhonya's (vs dive), with Plated Steelcaps.
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