How to win lane as Locke against Nautilus · 46.63% win rate (2,342 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
He out-lasts, you out-floor — the lane is a farm-off where your execute eventually makes his HP bar a rounding error.
Track: Nautilus's Q — Dredge Line (14–10s cooldown). His only real engage — dodge it and the lane is free.
Read from Locke's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Nautilus.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Nautilus | Level 1 Nautilus roots you with his passive on the first auto, favouring him. |
| Level 2 | Nautilus | Level 2 his W shield and root still win every short trade. |
| Level 3 | Nautilus | Dredge Line reaches 1150 and is down 14s at rank 1 — his engage. |
| Levels 4-5 | Nautilus | Levels 4-5 his shield uptime and CC keep the trades lopsided. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Level 6 evens out because your Purgatory execute threatens him after W fades. |
| First item | Even / skill | First item stays skill as you dodge Q and trade in its cooldown window. |
| Two+ items | Nautilus | Late, full-tank Nautilus chains CC and out-scales your burst. |
L1-2 favours Nautilus: his Staggering Blow (P) roots you on the first basic attack and Titan's Wrath (W) shield eats your poke, so he wins any short trade and you cannot commit Ashen Pursuit (E) safely.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Locke's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Locke vs Nautilus 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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Nautilus, slightly — Locke wins 46.63% of 2,342 games; winnable with the right plan.
Mostly — Nautilus has a small statistical edge (53.37% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
No — if anything Nautilus has the slight edge (Locke wins 46.63%), though it stays close.
Locke runs Electrocute · Sudden Impact · Sixth Sense · Ultimate Hunter · Bone Plating · Second Wind vs Nautilus.
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 Mercury's Treads.
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