Locke - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
43.8%
Pick Rate
18.0%

Lockevs Akshan

FAssassinMage
Patch26.13
Matches177,854
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 27, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Locke vs Akshan is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.13. Locke wins with a 50.0% win rate (+0.0%) over Akshan based on 66 games. Locke wins the early laning phase while Akshan scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Locke build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Locke vs Akshan matchup.

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Locke Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Locke performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.

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Locke - 50.0% win rate in this matchup
Locke
50.0% WR
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Akshan vs Locke matchup - 50.0% win rate
Akshan
50.0% WR

Who Wins the Locke vs Akshan Matchup?

Locke wins the Locke vs Akshan matchup
Winner
Locke
Matches: 66
50.0%
Win Rate
50.0%
5.6
CS / min
5.7
868
DMG / min
956
12,454
Gold / game
12,759
355
Heal / min
149
699
DMG Mitigated / min
532
0.4
CC / min
0.1
72.0%
Early Game WR
28.0%
36.6%
Late Game WR
63.4%

Locke vs Akshan Matchup Summary

The Locke vs Akshan matchup is essentially a coin-flip matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 66 recent matches analyzed, Locke wins with a 50.0% win rate compared to Akshan's 50.0%, giving Locke a 0.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Locke controls the early laning stage, but Akshan outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Locke needs to press advantages before Akshan reaches their power spikes, while Akshan should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Locke leads by 0.4s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Locke has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Akshan's strengths is important. Trade when cooldowns are favorable, track the enemy jungler, and build toward your strongest item spikes to convert the slight advantage into a decisive lead. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Locke vs Akshan Laning Phase Breakdown

Akshan wins the laning phase against Locke in League of Legends

Akshan is favored during the laning phase against Locke, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Akshan holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
5.6Locke
5.7Akshan
Locke and Akshan farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.2 CS/min difference. Neither champion holds a meaningful farming advantage, so lane dominance will come from trading and jungle interaction rather than CS leads.
Damage
868Locke
956Akshan
Akshan heavily out-damages Locke by 89 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Locke should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Akshan's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
12,454Locke
12,759Akshan
Akshan earns 304 more gold per game than Locke, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Akshan slightly faster item completions.
Utility
0.4Locke
0.1Akshan
Locke provides 0.4 seconds more crowd control per minute than Akshan, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Locke coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
1,054Locke
681Akshan
Locke vastly out-sustains Akshan, healing and mitigating 374 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Locke can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Akshan is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Akshan, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Locke Build Against Akshan

Armored Advance is the optimal boots choice against Akshan, providing the mobility and stats Locke needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Locke against Akshan are Stormsurge, Shadowflame and Zhonya's Hourglass. This combination gives Locke an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 66.7% win rate across 3 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Akshan. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Locke vs Akshan matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Locke
72.0%
+44.0% advantage
Locke early game win rateLocke72.0%
Akshan early game win rateAkshan28.0%
Late Game
Akshan
63.4%
+26.8% advantage
Locke late game win rateLocke36.6%
Akshan late game win rateAkshan63.4%

Locke dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 72.0% win rate — a 44.0 percentage point lead over Akshan. This lopsided early game means Locke can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Akshan is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 63.4% win rate — 26.8 points above Locke. Extended games heavily favor Akshan, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Locke must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Akshan reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Akshan survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.

Best Locke Runes Against Akshan

Domination rune tree - Locke primary runes vs AkshanDomination
Electrocute - best Locke rune vs AkshanSudden Impact - best Locke rune vs AkshanSixth Sense - best Locke rune vs AkshanUltimate Hunter - best Locke rune vs Akshan
Resolve rune tree - Locke secondary runes vs AkshanResolve
Bone Plating - best Locke rune vs AkshanRevitalize - best Locke rune vs Akshan
55.6% WR

The Domination primary with Resolve secondary combination helps Locke maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Akshan.


Locke matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.13. The table below shows Locke's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Locke build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Locke matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.13
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
41.24%1944.687211,48334.6%48.4%
45.79%1905.382111,51347.1%44.8%
41.90%1795.684511,97648.3%35.6%
50.28%1775.384811,45253.9%47.5%
51.46%1715.496011,71356.6%47.4%
41.10%1464.083112,39531.8%48.2%
45.32%1395.583912,60743.4%46.5%
36.57%1344.876911,90738.5%35.4%
51.13%1335.387012,09357.9%46.0%
45.97%1245.493212,57547.1%45.2%
36.89%1224.982412,18846.1%32.5%
38.66%1195.378711,98046.9%32.9%
44.44%1085.785312,08139.5%47.7%
43.69%1034.679611,62144.2%43.1%
46.53%1015.284911,84060.5%36.2%
41.24%974.686311,93044.4%38.5%
43.30%971.273112,85547.4%40.7%
39.36%945.676611,91235.9%41.8%
47.25%915.481311,66342.5%51.0%
36.05%865.585111,20142.3%26.5%
51.76%854.988112,69342.9%58.0%
34.12%851.265712,61534.3%34.0%
51.25%805.682112,06954.0%48.8%
48.05%775.688212,84345.2%50.0%
44.29%705.497411,74347.1%41.7%
50.00%665.686812,45472.0%36.6%
50.77%655.282111,79648.5%53.1%
34.38%641.267411,75633.3%35.1%
32.81%645.593312,20531.3%34.4%
51.67%603.690013,90847.4%53.7%
41.67%600.963712,83442.3%41.2%
51.72%585.582611,78466.7%41.2%
51.79%565.585212,26365.6%33.3%
38.18%551.268413,31435.7%39.0%
26.42%531.162713,00328.6%25.6%
37.74%531.262511,07335.7%40.0%
41.51%535.482112,04640.9%41.9%
44.23%524.487412,44963.2%33.3%
38.46%525.889012,58533.3%41.9%
56.86%513.979812,07854.5%58.6%
35.29%512.669111,98724.1%50.0%
40.82%491.468812,78540.0%41.7%
37.50%481.167912,95627.8%43.3%
45.65%465.689611,96470.8%18.2%
42.22%451.974312,99355.6%33.3%
46.67%451.168511,60756.5%36.4%
38.10%425.47969,85840.9%35.0%
34.15%412.179413,39533.3%34.6%
53.66%415.089212,27652.4%55.0%
40.00%405.072411,80444.4%36.4%
33.33%391.457110,71743.5%18.8%
60.53%384.283611,87066.7%55.0%
42.11%384.684712,09833.3%52.9%
56.76%374.893712,34160.0%54.5%
47.22%365.383210,32647.6%46.7%
51.43%354.382211,17633.3%65.0%
41.18%345.891312,68775.0%30.8%
50.00%345.988911,39950.0%50.0%
34.38%321.062310,28526.1%55.6%
31.25%325.886712,80750.0%22.7%
43.75%325.268110,85852.9%33.3%
31.03%295.086613,14725.0%33.3%
48.28%295.295512,16261.5%37.5%
42.86%284.877711,20354.5%35.3%
37.04%273.683312,44350.0%29.4%
40.74%271.173612,46940.0%41.7%
44.44%271.166612,58944.4%44.4%
48.15%274.175010,94653.9%42.9%
48.00%251.670612,72025.0%58.8%
48.00%255.293112,20572.7%28.6%
64.00%255.190914,41071.4%61.1%
50.00%245.680812,33840.0%57.1%
41.67%244.384212,92777.8%20.0%
29.17%240.962911,71740.0%21.4%
39.13%234.972911,46755.6%28.6%
43.48%232.769612,73212.5%60.0%
43.48%235.279712,37125.0%63.6%
26.09%234.71,07812,58650.0%17.6%
47.83%235.895712,77150.0%45.5%
43.48%236.095412,67875.0%26.7%
21.74%231.266413,7960.0%35.7%
36.36%220.872213,60112.5%50.0%
33.33%215.11,06412,79737.5%30.8%
38.10%211.468810,86430.8%50.0%
57.14%214.990212,48457.1%57.1%
47.62%214.082214,04425.0%52.9%
42.86%211.686512,37057.1%35.7%
60.00%205.079911,75644.4%72.7%
15.00%201.460411,69014.3%15.4%
45.00%204.688912,92644.4%45.5%
57.89%191.573412,61775.0%45.5%
38.89%181.066312,01733.3%44.4%
61.11%186.293512,52263.6%57.1%
50.00%181.071312,55540.0%62.5%
41.18%172.870510,70337.5%44.4%
47.06%175.077111,22240.0%57.1%
37.50%164.874412,00728.6%44.4%
37.50%165.089711,02562.5%12.5%
31.25%163.976712,13020.0%36.4%
46.67%151.782712,64042.9%50.0%
60.00%153.175011,51150.0%80.0%
46.67%154.683210,47244.4%50.0%
57.14%146.074611,27260.0%55.6%
21.43%144.359310,22616.7%25.0%
78.57%145.692613,77966.7%87.5%
42.86%145.575313,81033.3%50.0%
35.71%143.068912,23025.0%40.0%
50.00%144.278711,62842.9%57.1%
50.00%145.370610,00755.6%40.0%
53.85%133.876610,66550.0%57.1%
38.46%131.966612,87633.3%40.0%
38.46%132.76348,58050.0%0.0%
46.15%132.083710,76544.4%50.0%
50.00%122.457012,10540.0%57.1%
16.67%124.990112,86220.0%14.3%
25.00%122.35708,65228.6%20.0%
41.67%125.41,03414,56825.0%50.0%
27.27%115.973310,55840.0%16.7%
45.45%112.871811,86720.0%66.7%
27.27%115.38879,78637.5%0.0%
27.27%115.05539,36120.0%33.3%
18.18%111.476012,79533.3%12.5%
27.27%110.659910,11337.5%0.0%
60.00%105.597315,04580.0%40.0%
10.00%105.477912,0390.0%25.0%
20.00%105.470510,02616.7%25.0%
70.00%105.675512,01180.0%60.0%
11.11%95.38429,61516.7%0.0%
55.56%95.294812,91340.0%75.0%
66.67%94.478612,01466.7%66.7%
50.00%85.669911,03325.0%75.0%
50.00%84.071413,097100.0%42.9%
25.00%85.069110,25425.0%25.0%
50.00%82.079713,9120.0%66.7%
42.86%75.96838,51350.0%0.0%
14.29%75.184411,5600.0%20.0%
28.57%74.784510,78420.0%50.0%
57.14%74.874212,19650.0%66.7%
33.33%61.874612,6120.0%50.0%
66.67%62.478512,86466.7%66.7%
16.67%65.068810,63450.0%0.0%
20.00%55.17289,5760.0%50.0%
40.00%51.697716,2800.0%40.0%
0.00%53.083213,3360.0%0.0%
40.00%55.899510,76150.0%33.3%
40.00%55.292812,9500.0%50.0%
60.00%51.151311,816100.0%33.3%
20.00%56.11,05714,5310.0%33.3%
60.00%51.059410,06466.7%50.0%
20.00%54.676610,67650.0%0.0%

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Locke vs Akshan - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Locke do against Akshan in League of Legends?

Locke wins the Locke vs Akshan matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to Akshan's 50.0%, a 0.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 66 recent ranked games in patch 26.13.

How does Locke do against Akshan in the early game?

In the early game, Locke has the advantage against Akshan with a 72.0% win rate versus 28.0%. Locke players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Locke do against Akshan in the late game?

In the late game, Akshan takes over the Locke vs Akshan matchup with a 63.4% win rate compared to 36.6%. Akshan scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Locke vs Akshan matchup?

Locke wins the matchup against Akshan with a 50.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.13. The 0.0 percentage point advantage means Locke is slightly favored in this lane matchup based on 66 games analyzed.

What is the best Locke build against Akshan?

The best Locke build against Akshan includes Stormsurge, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass with Armored Advance. This build achieves a 66.7% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Locke runes against Akshan?

The best Locke runes against Akshan use the Domination primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 55.6% win rate in the Locke vs Akshan matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Locke counter Akshan?

Yes, Locke has a favorable matchup against Akshan with a 50.0% win rate. Locke slightly edges out Akshan in lane based on current patch 26.13 data.

How do I play Locke against Akshan?

When playing Locke against Akshan, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.