How to win lane as Locke against Poppy · 50% win rate over 456 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Poppy | Level 1 Poppy's Q and W dash-negation win the trade, favouring her. |
| Level 2 | Poppy | Level 2 her poke and anti-mobility keep the edge hers. |
| Level 3 | Poppy | At level 3 Hammer Shock plus E-wall stun beat your trades. |
| Levels 4-5 | Poppy | Levels 4-5 her chunk and stun setup stay in her favour. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Level 6 evens out as Purgatory gives you a kill turn once W is baited. |
| First item | Even / skill | First item stays skill as both trade around Q and W cooldowns. |
| Two+ items | Poppy | Late, tanky Poppy's W and stun deny your reset-driven pattern. |
L1-2 favours Poppy: Hammer Shock (Q) out-trades your poke and Steadfast Presence (W) can grounding-negate your Ashen Pursuit (E), so your main mobility tool is unreliable and she wins the short trade.
The full Locke vs Poppy 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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