How to win lane as Locke against Singed · 42.8% win rate (500 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
A poke war you enter at 125 range — pay the toll early, then one blink turns his kite into a coffin the moment the nails land.
Track: Singed's E — Fling (10–8s cooldown). The flip into his goo — never chase into range while it is up.
Read from Locke's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Singed.
This is Locke's own plan; across 500 pooled games the lane is Singed-favoured.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Skill: level 1 is even — his poison trades against your on-hit poke. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Skill: at 2 the lane hinges on dodging his Fling, not raw stats. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Skill: level 3 evens out — Mega Adhesive grounds your E out of the trade. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Skill: through 4-5 it's still a coin-flip around his Fling cooldown. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Skill: at 6 his HP and mobility offset your fresh ult in a straight fight. |
| First item | Locke | Locke-favoured: your R (Purgatory) executes him through the retreat. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | Skill: with items his tanky run-it-down style neutralises your single-target burst. |
This is a skill lane early — Singed will proxy and try to Fling (E) you into a bad spot, so respect his positioning and don't chase into fog. When he walks up to poison-tick the wave, punish with Q (Ritual Nails) marks and Silver Stake on-hits; you win any exchange where his Fling is on cooldown.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Locke's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Locke vs Singed 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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Singed — Locke wins only 42.8% of 500 games, so Locke plays this as the disadvantaged side.
Not really — Singed holds a real statistical advantage (57.2% win rate), so Locke is the one working uphill.
No — Singed counters Locke (Locke wins only 42.8% 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 Singed.
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 Mercury's Treads.
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