How to win lane as Locke against Trundle · 49.19% win rate (248 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: Trundle's R — Subjugate (120–80s cooldown). Steals your resists and HP — never take a long duel into it.
Read from Locke's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Trundle.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Trundle | Trundle's Chomp saps your AD every 3.5s, bullying level 1. |
| Level 2 | Trundle | His sustain and bite math beat your self-damaging trades at 2. |
| Level 3 | Trundle | Frozen Domain (W) at 3 turns every skirmish into his heal zone. |
| Levels 4-5 | Trundle | He stays ahead on stolen stats and sustain through 4-5. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Even at 6 your Purgatory neutralizes his Subjugate if timed right. |
| First item | Locke | Your first-item burst plus a saved execute totem lets you delete him. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | Late fights come down to Skill and whether you ult him post-Subjugate. |
Trundle bullies levels 1-3: Chomp saps your AD on a 3.5-second cooldown while King's Tribute heals him off every dying minion, so greedy nail trades just fund his sustain. His Frozen Domain (W) at 3 turns any skirmish into his home turf, where all of that healing is amplified. Farm safe, poke with Q from max range, and don't commit E until you have a burst window.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Locke's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Locke vs Trundle 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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Trundle, slightly — Locke wins 49.19% of 248 games; winnable with the right plan.
Mostly — Trundle has a small statistical edge (50.81% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
No — if anything Trundle has the slight edge (Locke wins 49.19%), though it stays close.
Locke runs Electrocute · Sudden Impact · Sixth Sense · Ultimate Hunter · Bone Plating · Second Wind vs Trundle.
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 Plated Steelcaps.
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