How to win lane as Lucian against Locke · 50.77% win rate over 1,883 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Lucian | Your range, poke, and passive double-shot beat him outright at level 1. |
| Level 2 | Lucian | Your Piercing Light and E tempo out-trade him through level 2. |
| Level 3 | Lucian | You keep outside mark distance and bully his CS at level 3 — his new dash does not close the gap. |
| Levels 4-5 | Lucian | Your range and dash-cancels still control the lane at 4-5. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | At 6 it evens — his execute now answers your squishiness against your kite. |
| First item | Locke | At first item his Purgatory cleanly executes a defenseless marksman once he gap-closes. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | Post-items it evens out — your teamfight DPS matches his pick threat off his dash. |
Own it loudly: range, the passive double-shot, and Piercing Light out-trade him at every stage before 6, and your E tempo means even his level-3 dash cannot force a fair fight. Chunk him off CS, keep him outside mark distance, and stack a lead — this is where the matchup pays out.
The full Lucian vs Locke 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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