Warwick vs Locke — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Warwick against Locke · 55.57% win rate over 700 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Warwick is favoured — Warwick owns 7 of the 7 game windows. Warwick wins 55.57% of games vs Locke in top lane (700 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1WarwickQ Jaws of the Beast healing and innate lifesteal out-sustain his level-1 poke.
Level 2WarwickYour passive feasts on the low HP his own W creates - level-2 trades are free.
Level 3WarwickJaws of the Beast sustain owns the level-3 all-in.
Levels 4-5WarwickYour lifesteal keeps you ahead through levels 4-5.
Level 6WarwickInfinite Duress hard-counters his execute at 6 - you suppress him through the totem window.
First itemWarwickPost-item your Q heal and lifesteal outstat his single burst.
Two+ itemsWarwickLate, your scaling heals and R suppress outlast his whole kit.

Early game (levels 1–5)

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.

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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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