How to win lane as Locke against Sett · 45.94% win rate (1,058 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: Sett's E — Facebreaker (16–10s cooldown). The pull-stun starts his combo — stay off the line between him and units.
Read from Locke's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Sett.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Sett | Sett's Pit Grit regen and alternating punches beat your level-1 trades. |
| Level 2 | Sett | At 2 his punch pressure and stored Grit keep him ahead in exchanges. |
| Level 3 | Sett | Level 3 Knuckle Down max-HP punches into Facebreaker pin you. |
| Levels 4-5 | Sett | Levels 4-5 his stored Haymaker punishes your burst with a true-damage return. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | At 5 it briefly evens as your ult threat forces some respect. |
| First item | Even / skill | Level 6 stays even-ish before his R suppress and tankiness take over. |
| Two+ items | Sett | Late his Haymaker return and R suppress make committing into him a loss. |
Levels 1-2 Sett wins the lane: his alternating punches hit hard and Pit Grit regenerates harder the lower he drops, so your on-hit trades come back on you worse. Worse, dumping damage into him charges Haymaker (W) into a shield. Farm at range, don't feed his W, and only step up once he has spent his Grit.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Locke's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Locke vs Sett 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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Sett, slightly — Locke wins 45.94% of 1,058 games; winnable with the right plan.
Mostly — Sett has a small statistical edge (54.06% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
No — if anything Sett has the slight edge (Locke wins 45.94%), though it stays close.
Locke runs Electrocute · Sudden Impact · Sixth Sense · Ultimate Hunter · Bone Plating · Second Wind vs Sett.
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 Plated Steelcaps.
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