How to win lane as Locke against Tryndamere · 44.95% win rate over 732 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Tryndamere | His autos and Bloodlust heal outtrade your level-1 nails. |
| Level 2 | Tryndamere | Fury crits and E gap-close overwhelm you at level 2. |
| Level 3 | Tryndamere | Spinning Slash plus sustain owns the level-3 all-in. |
| Levels 4-5 | Tryndamere | His crit scaling keeps him ahead through levels 4-5. |
| Level 6 | Tryndamere | Undying Rage hard-counters your execute totem at 6. |
| First item | Tryndamere | Post-item he still survives your burst with R and heals back. |
| Two+ items | Tryndamere | Late, Purgatory can never execute through his guaranteed survival. |
This is a losing lane from level 1. Tryndamere's autos and Bloodlust heal outpace your Q-nail poke, and every time your W self-damage chunks you he converts it into Fury for a bigger spin crit. Do not try to win short trades; farm at max range, use E purely defensively to disengage his Spinning Slash, and give up the lane rather than the kill.
The full Locke vs Tryndamere 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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