How to win lane as Locke against Yasuo · 50.05% win rate (2,100 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: Yasuo's W — Wind Wall (25–17s cooldown). Blocks every projectile for its duration — hold your poke until it is spent.
Read from Locke's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Yasuo.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Yasuo | Yasuo's Wind Wall and passive shield blank your level-1 Q poke. |
| Level 2 | Yasuo | At 2 his shield and E spacing out-trade your Ritual Nails. |
| Level 3 | Yasuo | Level 3 double-Q into E dash lets him trade for free through your W self-damage. |
| Levels 4-5 | Yasuo | Levels 4-5 flow shield and mobility beat your grey-health commit. |
| Level 6 | Yasuo | At 6 Wind Wall blocks Purgatory outright — it is a projectile. |
| First item | Even / skill | His first crit item spikes his autos, but your Lich Bane lands before it — first item is even. |
| Two+ items | Yasuo | Sustained crit plus Wind Wall shut down your poke and execute late. |
Yasuo wins the early lane: Wind Wall (W) negates your Q Ritual Nails poke and his passive shield eats chip, while your W self-damage punishes any misstep. Farm safely and don't feed his E dash resets off the minion wave.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Locke's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Locke vs Yasuo 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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Nobody on paper — a 50.05% win rate over 2,100 games makes this a coin flip decided by play, not champion select.
Yes — Locke vs Yasuo is a genuine skill matchup: 50.05% win rate, and the favour swings window to window rather than being set at champion select.
No hard counter either way — the Locke vs Yasuo win rate is 50.05%, an even lane decided by execution.
Locke runs Electrocute · Sudden Impact · Sixth Sense · Ultimate Hunter · Bone Plating · Second Wind vs Yasuo.
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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