How to win lane as Locke against Ziggs · 43.85% win rate over 577 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Even on skill at 1 as his Q poke meets your Q slow and on-hit setup. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 stays a skill trade around his Q range and your walk-up. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 remains even as his E minefield trades with your gap-close threat. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Levels 4-5 stay skill-dependent around dodging Q and his zoning. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Level 6 favours you: E over the minefield plus W and R execute the immobile Ziggs. |
| First item | Locke | First AP item swings poke back to Ziggs as he out-ranges you. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | Late stays even-to-skill as his poke balances your sidelane execute picks. |
Skill matchup early: Ziggs' Q poke and E minefield zone you, but everything he has is short-cast, so sidestep the bomb, use Q Ritual Nails slow and P Silver Stake on-hit, and walk up behind the wave. Don't eat free Q bounces.
The full Locke vs Ziggs 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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