How to win lane as Warwick against Locke · 55.57% win rate (700 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
You stat-check him in every honest window — his only outs are the mark tax and the totem, so give him neither and Warwick runs the lane.
Track: Locke's Q — Ritual Nails (10–6s cooldown). The nail marks are his whole engine — without 2-3 stacks on you his blink-in barely dents; sidestep the recasts and punish the ten seconds of nothing.
Read from Warwick's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Locke.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Warwick | Q Jaws of the Beast healing and innate lifesteal out-sustain his level-1 poke. |
| Level 2 | Warwick | Your passive feasts on the low HP his own W creates - level-2 trades are free. |
| Level 3 | Warwick | Jaws of the Beast sustain owns the level-3 all-in. |
| Levels 4-5 | Warwick | Your lifesteal keeps you ahead through levels 4-5. |
| Level 6 | Warwick | Infinite Duress hard-counters his execute at 6 - you suppress him through the totem window. |
| First item | Warwick | Post-item your Q heal and lifesteal outstat his single burst. |
| Two+ items | Warwick | Late, your scaling heals and R suppress outlast his whole kit. |
Levels 1-4 the lane feeds you: Q Jaws of the Beast out-heals his Q Ritual Nails chip, your passive healing spikes exactly when trades get serious, and every time his W Soul Ignition burns his own health, W Blood Hunt marks him and you get faster and hungrier - run him down on every cooldown.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Warwick's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Warwick 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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Warwick — a 55.57% win rate vs Locke in top lane over 700 games is a real advantage.
Not really — Warwick holds a real statistical advantage (55.57% win rate), so Locke is the one working uphill.
Statistically yes — Warwick counters Locke in top lane, winning 55.57% of 700 Emerald+ games.
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