How to win lane as Locke against Yorick · 49.93% win rate (745 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: Yorick's W — Dark Procession (20–12s cooldown). The cage traps you with the ghoul swarm — sidestep or break it instantly.
Read from Locke's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Yorick.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Even on skill at 1: your P on-hit trades against his ghoul zoning. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 stays a skill trade around his E slow and ghoul stacks. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 is even: Dark Procession (W) meets your Q poke and burst. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Levels 4-5 remain skill-dependent around Maiden timing and your dodges. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Level 6 favours you: your R totem executes the immobile Yorick before Maiden peels. |
| First item | Locke | First item swings back to skill as his Maiden and ghoul wall come online. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | Late stays even-to-skill as his split pressure balances your execute picks. |
Skill matchup early: his ghouls and Mourning Mist (E) slow zone you, but your P on-hit and Q poke punish him — Last Rites (Q) heals him, so trade in short windows, avoid Dark Procession, and back off the Maiden.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Locke's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Locke vs Yorick 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 49.93% win rate over 745 games makes this a coin flip decided by play, not champion select.
Yes — Locke vs Yorick is a genuine skill matchup: 49.93% win rate, and the favour swings window to window rather than being set at champion select.
No hard counter either way — the Locke vs Yorick win rate is 49.93%, an even lane decided by execution.
Locke runs Electrocute · Sudden Impact · Sixth Sense · Ultimate Hunter · Bone Plating · Second Wind vs Yorick.
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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