Locke Build Guides, Runes, Items, and Abilities - Patch 26.14
Locke The Ashen Exorcist
Find the best Locke build guides for League of Legends 2026, Season 2 Patch 26.14. The MOBAFire community works hard to keep their LoL builds and guides updated, and will help you craft the best Locke build for the 2026, Season 2 meta. Learn more about Locke's abilities, skins, or even ask your own questions to the community!
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The only Locke guide you'll ever need! <3
The only Locke guide you'll ever need! <3
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Locked In -- A comprehensive Locke (mid) Guide --
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Simple Guide to Picking Locke
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Locked Up
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Locke Jungle OP
Locke Jungle OP
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Locke Jesuscirraptor TOP Tank
Locke Jesuscirraptor TOP Tank
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Pizzarolli's Locke
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Secret build for Locke support (Riot don't want you to know this build)
Secret build for Locke support (Riot don't want you to know this build)
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AP Locke
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Locke Jesuscirraptor ADC Full Attack Speed
Locke Jesuscirraptor ADC Full Attack Speed
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locke
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A
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Locke Jesuscirraptor MID Ult Farm
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Build Locke New Hero Patch 26.13
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AP Locke
Locke Build & Runes
If you're looking for the best rune build for Locke we've got you covered. Below you can find the best items and runes to build for Locke, as determined by calculations of thousands of Plat+ League of Legends games. If you are already familiar with how to play Locke this is a great resource to quickly get a good rune selection for Patch 26.14. However, if you are a new Locke player we highly recommend reading through some of the guides above to learn why this build is strong on Locke!
* Each section of the build is rated independently of the others
Locke's Runes
50%
Win Rate 54% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Second Best
53%
Win Rate 37% Pickrate
Third Best
54%
Win Rate 4% Pickrate
Locke's Summoner Spells
52%
Win Rate 96% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Locke's Starters
51%
Win Rate 95% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Locke's Core Items
52%
Win Rate 12% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Boots
Locke's Luxury Items
Locke's Ability Order
50%
Win Rate 67% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Silver Stake (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Second Best
55%
Win Rate 15% Pickrate
Silver Stake (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Third Best
53%
Win Rate 1% Pickrate
Silver Stake (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
* Each section of the build is rated independently of the others
Locke's Runes
46%
Win Rate 55% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Second Best
41%
Win Rate 25% Pickrate
Third Best
47%
Win Rate 8% Pickrate
Locke's Summoner Spells
45%
Win Rate 63% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Locke's Starters
45%
Win Rate 45% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Locke's Core Items
42%
Win Rate 16% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Boots
Locke's Luxury Items
Locke's Ability Order
43%
Win Rate 62% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Silver Stake (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Second Best
46%
Win Rate 7% Pickrate
Silver Stake (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Third Best
43%
Win Rate 6% Pickrate
Silver Stake (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
* Each section of the build is rated independently of the others
Locke's Runes
46%
Win Rate 57% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Second Best
44%
Win Rate 11% Pickrate
Third Best
51%
Win Rate 10% Pickrate
Locke's Summoner Spells
48%
Win Rate 91% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Locke's Starters
47%
Win Rate 95% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Locke's Core Items
48%
Win Rate 9% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Boots
Locke's Luxury Items
Locke's Ability Order
46%
Win Rate 64% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Silver Stake (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Second Best
50%
Win Rate 13% Pickrate
Silver Stake (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Third Best
50%
Win Rate 2% Pickrate
Silver Stake (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Locke Counters
Learn Locke's counters and discover matchups where they have an advantage! When you're starting a game of League of Legends you should always keep in mind if you'll be at an advantage or disadvantage against your opponent, so you can know whether to bully them or play safe. You can find detailed breakdowns of each matchup on CounterStats, and you can also check out some Locke guides to see how to build and play against other champions you may find yourself up against!
This counter data is for Locke MIDDLE in Plat+ games. The percent shown is the enemy champion's counter rating against Locke. Counter rating is our own statistic that factors in counter kills, overall kills, early lead ratio, comeback ratio, and win percent to give the whole picture of that champion's effectiveness as a counter pick.
Best Against Locke
Worst Against Locke
Locke Skins
Find Locke's skins and when they were last on sale. Never miss a sale for your favorite skin by using our Wish List feature! You can also find all Locke skins and chromas on Locke's skins page.
Our Wish List feature will send you notifications when your skins are on sale!Locke's Abilities
Attacking the enemy consumes the Soul Nails, dealing 18 / 26 / 34 / 42 / 50 (+25 / 27.5 / 30 / 32.5 / 35% of ability power) magic damage per stack, increased by 20% and 40% for two and three nails respectively.
For 6 seconds, he suffers 100% current health true damage per second but heals back the last 40 / 70 / 100 / 130 / 160 (+120% of ability power) damage taken, and an additional 40-218.82 (+20% of ability power) Health depending on missing health and time passed, up to a maximum of 150-485.29 (+60% of ability power) health remaining.
Can be Recast to end early.
Mana Cost includes +0.5% current health per 0.25 seconds.
On his next attack, he dashes to his target, dealing 40 / 60 / 80 / 100 / 120 (+40% of ability power) magic damage to all enemies in his path. Each hit consumes Soul Nails.
If Locke scores a takedown, the cooldown of this ability is reset.
After the duration ends, if at least one champion was sealed, the artifact lands on the ground. Locke can pick up the artifact to permanently gain a Sealed Champion stack which increases its execution threshold by 0.5% per stack, and refund 20% of his current cooldown, for each champion sealed.
