How to win lane as Locke against Renekton · 49.64% win rate over 1,241 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Renekton | Renekton's level-1 Q swing out-sustains and out-trades your auto pressure. |
| Level 2 | Renekton | At 2 his Fury generation empowers Q healing, keeping him ahead in short trades. |
| Level 3 | Renekton | Level 3 Slice-and-Dice plus empowered W stun wins every all-in he starts. |
| Levels 4-5 | Renekton | Levels 4-5 his dash-stun cancels your E reset, so he controls the tempo. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | At 5 it evens as your ult threat looms and forces him to respect your all-in. |
| First item | Locke | Level 6 Purgatory executes him post-combo when his Slice charges are spent. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | Post-items it's a skill fight — your burst answers his tankiness on even footing. |
Levels 1-2 Renekton bullies you: his Cull the Meek (Q) is a wide sustain-heavy swing that out-trades your auto pressure, and he generates Fury fast to empower it. Your Silver Stake wants extended windows he simply doesn't give — take short CS and stay out of Q range until he steps too deep.
The full Locke vs Renekton 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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