How to win lane as Locke against Wukong · 45.11% win rate (1,166 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
He dives better than you duel — this lane is a mark tax and a totem trap, not a fair fight. Respect the stat-check and farm the execute.
Track: Wukong's E — Nimbus Strike (10–7s cooldown). His only gap-close — he cannot reach you while it is down.
Read from Locke's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Wukong.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Wukong | Wukong's level-1 Crushing Blow shred and Q reset out-trade your Soul Nails. |
| Level 2 | Wukong | At 2 his armor-shred trade plus your W self-damage make every exchange favour him. |
| Level 3 | Wukong | Level 3 Trickster clone lets him bait your E and W and reappear to punish. |
| Levels 4-5 | Wukong | Levels 4-5 his Q-reset all-in with clone outdamages your grey-health steroid. |
| Level 6 | Wukong | Level 6 Cyclone knocks you airborne and nullifies your R Purgatory totem. |
| First item | Wukong | First-item armor and clone-baiting keep Wukong winning the all-in. |
| Two+ items | Wukong | Cyclone as a reset and his sustain keep him ahead into every teamfight. |
Wukong wins level 1-2 outright: his Crushing Blow (Q) armor shred plus the auto-reset out-trades your Soul Nails poke, and your W Soul Ignition self-damage makes any bad trade lethal. Last-hit at range and don't walk into his empowered Q.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Locke's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Locke vs Wukong 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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Wukong, slightly — Locke wins 45.11% of 1,166 games; winnable with the right plan.
Mostly — Wukong has a small statistical edge (54.89% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
No — if anything Wukong has the slight edge (Locke wins 45.11%), though it stays close.
Locke runs Electrocute · Sudden Impact · Sixth Sense · Ultimate Hunter · Bone Plating · Second Wind vs Wukong.
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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