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Champion sheet · Mid

Locke

Patches 16.19 to 16.21 · All regions
Tournament presence · pick + ban
23.4%#17 of 173 champions
Pick
7.0%picked in 1,966 of 28,233 games
Ban
16.4%3,736 bans over 22,828 games, against 38.9% in soloQ
Win rate as Mid49.8% between 47.8% and 51.8% over 1,733 gamesSoloQ 50.3%: no clear gap
Median length28.6 minsoloQ 26.8 min

Amateur: 29,650 games from amateur tournaments, last 60 days, KR 64% · EUW 26% · NA 10%. SoloQ Master+: 963,871 games on the same patches. An amateur figure in gold clearly differs from soloQ.

At a glance

Four answers, each one opens its chapter.
01 — What changes in tournaments

What changes in tournaments?

3 clear gaps between soloQ and amateur tournaments as Mid.

  • DraftPicked less often in amateur play
    Amateur
    3.1%
    SoloQ
    4.2%
    3.1% of the role's picks in amateur play, against 4.2% in soloQ.
  • DraftBanned less often in amateur play
    Amateur
    17.1%
    SoloQ
    38.9%
    17.1% ban rate in amateur play over 15,385 games, against 38.9% in soloQ over 431,272 games.
  • LengthLonger games in amateur play
    Amateur
    28.6 min
    SoloQ
    26.8 min
    Median of 28.6 min in amateur play, against 26.8 min in soloQ.
02 — How to play it

How to play it?

Electrocute, then Lich Bane, Shadowflame, and Zhonya's Hourglass: the most played build in soloQ.

SoloQ build, amateur differences under each block
RunesElectrocute87% · 72,065
Same in amateur play
SpellsFlash + Ignite85% · 69,935
Same in amateur play
SkillsQnot collected in soloQ
Amateur: 100% · 329 games
Core (3 legendaries)26% · 9,976
26%of soloQ games
  1. Lich Bane
  2. Shadowflame
  3. Zhonya's Hourglass
Same in amateur play

Not collected in soloQ: starting items, 4th item, and skill order.

03 — In a comp

What does it bring to a comp?

Map pressure first: more map pressure than 98% of mid laners.

  1. Map pressuretop2%5.4 · mid laners: 3.2
  2. Takes its kills in duelstop6%29% · mid laners: 23%
  3. Team damagetop17%24% · mid laners: 21%

Read on tournament games from 2026-04-15 to 2026-10-12 (44,638 games) · same reading as the draft review · compared with other mid laners

What marks it

  • Map pressure
  • Duelist
  • Damage
  • Split-push

Like other mid laners

  • Damage in mid game
  • Absorbs damage
  • Crowd control (CC)

What it is not

  • Few teamfights
  • Carries its own kills
  • No poke

Damage / min by phase · at equal gold

Rank 76 in lane, 26 in mid game and 20 in late game, out of 100 mid laners.

575+47 vs 528
850-49 vs 899
1,069-110 vs 1,179
Lane · 5–14 minMid game · 15–22Late · 23–30
Lockemid laners

Gold vs. direct opponent

At 20 min, ahead of 95% of mid laners against the direct opponent.

mid laners
5.4takedowns outside its lane before 15 min; mid laners: 3.2.

Where it stands among mid laners · every measure

0 ← less · median · more → 100
  • Damage in lane · rank 76 of 100 among mid laners575 · median 528
  • Damage in mid game · rank 26 of 100 among mid laners850 · median 899
  • Damage in late game · rank 20 of 100 among mid laners1,069 · median 1,179
  • Gold at 15 min · rank 97 of 100 among mid laners+544 · median +25
  • Gold at 20 min · rank 95 of 100 among mid laners+779 · median +71
  • Map pressure · rank 98 of 100 among mid laners5.4 · median 3.2
  • Absorbs damage · rank 58 of 100 among mid laners562 · median 489
  • Plays teamfights · rank 8 of 100 among mid laners49% · median 55%
  • Takes its kills in duels · rank 94 of 100 among mid laners29% · median 23%
  • Lets allies carry kills · rank 3 of 100 among mid lanersrank 3 of 100
  • Crowd control (CC) · rank 37 of 100 among mid laners0.5 · median 0.7
  • Team damage · rank 83 of 100 among mid laners24% · median 21%
04 — With / against

With whom, against whom?

Better than expected against Aurora in amateur play: +17.3 pts over 44 games, range above zero.

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Best results

Ranked by the gap to expected in amateur play, at the lower bound of its interval, at most 5 per role. The other source is a reference.

Against

Topgap to expected
Gnar62.5% · expected 51.2% · 56 g+11.3 ptSoloQ -1.0
K'Sante60.6% · expected 51.9% · 99 g+8.7 ptSoloQ +0.8
Renekton53.8% · expected 48.1% · 106 g+5.7 ptSoloQ +1.1
Dr. Mundo63.2% · expected 53.2% · 38 g+10.0 ptSoloQ -2.6
Camille53.6% · expected 47.1% · 69 g+6.5 ptSoloQ -0.2
Junglegap to expected
Jarvan IV61.5% · expected 51.3% · 148 g+10.2 ptSoloQ +3.1
Lillia55.3% · expected 46.2% · 47 g+9.1 ptSoloQ +0.8
Qiyana51.5% · expected 46.7% · 66 g+4.8 ptSoloQ -0.1
Pantheon61.8% · expected 53.4% · 34 g+8.4 ptSoloQ +2.9
Jayce57.1% · expected 51.5% · 49 g+5.6 ptSoloQ -0.5
Midgap to expected
Aurora68.2% · expected 50.9% · 44 g+17.3 ptSoloQ -1.4
Hwei60.0% · expected 48.5% · 45 g+11.5 ptSoloQ +1.6
Viktor54.0% · expected 49.1% · 174 g+4.9 ptSoloQ +4.0
Xerath60.0% · expected 50.3% · 40 g+9.7 ptSoloQ +5.5
Veigar62.9% · expected 53.9% · 35 g+9.0 ptSoloQ +5.5
ADCgap to expected
Kai'Sa55.7% · expected 50.2% · 149 g+5.5 ptSoloQ -0.9
Varus60.5% · expected 48.7% · 38 g+11.8 ptSoloQ +0.3
Jhin57.8% · expected 52.1% · 128 g+5.7 ptSoloQ +0.2
Caitlyn52.9% · expected 47.8% · 140 g+5.1 ptSoloQ +1.8
Tristana54.8% · expected 50.1% · 84 g+4.7 ptSoloQ -1.1
Supportgap to expected
Nami66.7% · expected 52.7% · 36 g+14.0 ptSoloQ +1.7
Karma61.4% · expected 52.1% · 88 g+9.2 ptSoloQ +1.5
Nautilus52.5% · expected 49.7% · 160 g+2.8 ptSoloQ -0.6
Seraphine53.6% · expected 48.9% · 84 g+4.6 ptSoloQ +0.5

With

Topgap to expected
Zaahen63.4% · expected 52.2% · 41 g+11.2 ptSoloQ +0.4
Ambessa56.4% · expected 50.3% · 94 g+6.0 ptSoloQ -0.5
Sion53.5% · expected 49.4% · 99 g+4.2 ptSoloQ +0.5
Malphite54.5% · expected 49.3% · 66 g+5.3 ptSoloQ +0.1
Ornn53.3% · expected 50.2% · 105 g+3.1 ptSoloQ 0.0
Junglegap to expected
Qiyana68.2% · expected 52.9% · 44 g+15.3 ptSoloQ +0.9
Graves63.2% · expected 49.7% · 38 g+13.4 ptSoloQ +1.7
Skarner60.0% · expected 48.0% · 40 g+12.0 ptSoloQ -1.0
Lee Sin52.3% · expected 49.6% · 153 g+2.7 ptSoloQ -0.7
Nocturne53.3% · expected 47.4% · 60 g+5.9 ptSoloQ +1.5
ADCgap to expected
Lucian57.6% · expected 49.0% · 85 g+8.6 ptSoloQ +0.4
Kalista64.9% · expected 52.3% · 37 g+12.5 ptSoloQ +0.9
Zeri61.5% · expected 53.1% · 52 g+8.5 ptSoloQ -0.9
Ezreal48.7% · expected 46.3% · 158 g+2.4 ptSoloQ +1.0
Yunara53.3% · expected 51.9% · 167 g+1.4 ptSoloQ +1.7
Supportgap to expected
Bard59.2% · expected 52.7% · 49 g+6.5 ptSoloQ -0.2
Nautilus50.9% · expected 49.9% · 169 g+1.0 ptSoloQ -0.8
Milio51.2% · expected 48.0% · 86 g+3.2 ptSoloQ +0.8
Karma50.0% · expected 47.5% · 84 g+2.5 ptSoloQ -1.1
Leona50.5% · expected 48.6% · 97 g+1.9 ptSoloQ +0.2

Matchups and allies

One group per role of the other champion, five cards first. The bar is the win rate range, the tick marks 50%; the colour of the gap gives our reading, it sorts nothing.

Sort by
Top24 champions
  • Renekton106 games
    53.8%gap +5.7 ptsSoloQ: 52.3% · 2,304 g
  • K'Sante99 games
    60.6%gap +8.7 ptsSoloQ: 53.1% · 2,313 g
  • Ornn90 games
    45.6%gap -3.8 ptsSoloQ: 49.9% · 1,670 g
  • Ambessa88 games
    47.7%gap -1.5 ptsSoloQ: 51.6% · 2,204 g
  • Sion76 games
    50.0%gap -0.2 ptsSoloQ: 50.8% · 1,335 g
Jungle23 champions
  • Wukong168 games
    47.6%gap 0.0 ptsSoloQ: 47.8% · 2,638 g
  • Lee Sin155 games
    49.0%gap -0.9 ptsSoloQ: 50.1% · 6,074 g
  • Jarvan IV148 games
    61.5%gap +10.2 ptsSoloQ: 54.4% · 3,022 g
  • Vi104 games
    45.2%gap -4.3 ptsSoloQ: 51.3% · 1,753 g
  • Xin Zhao92 games
    45.7%gap -4.1 ptsSoloQ: 52.4% · 1,223 g
Mid22 champions
  • Syndra232 games
    49.1%gap +0.3 ptsSoloQ: 53.3% · 3,897 g
  • Viktor174 games
    54.0%gap +4.9 ptsSoloQ: 55.4% · 3,764 g
  • Orianna130 games
    53.1%gap +1.3 ptsSoloQ: 55.8% · 1,754 g
  • Ahri100 games
    41.0%gap -7.0 ptsSoloQ: 50.5% · 3,190 g
  • Akali80 games
    43.8%gap -5.3 ptsSoloQ: 46.9% · 4,051 g
ADC17 champions
  • Yunara156 games
    38.5%gap -9.3 ptsSoloQ: 50.6% · 6,201 g
  • Kai'Sa149 games
    55.7%gap +5.5 ptsSoloQ: 49.8% · 6,950 g
  • Caitlyn140 games
    52.9%gap +5.1 ptsSoloQ: 53.4% · 4,330 g
  • Jhin128 games
    57.8%gap +5.7 ptsSoloQ: 50.9% · 8,116 g
  • Ezreal127 games
    45.7%gap -7.6 ptsSoloQ: 54.5% · 4,483 g
Support18 champions
  • Nautilus160 games
    52.5%gap +2.8 ptsSoloQ: 50.5% · 4,910 g
  • Lulu147 games
    47.6%gap -4.4 ptsSoloQ: 51.0% · 5,911 g
  • Milio109 games
    51.4%gap -0.2 ptsSoloQ: 53.6% · 2,064 g
  • Braum106 games
    47.2%gap -1.2 ptsSoloQ: 48.1% · 2,652 g
  • Leona97 games
    47.4%gap -3.5 ptsSoloQ: 49.7% · 3,217 g
05 — In draft

Ban it or pick it?

Priority pick: taken in G1, burned afterwards.

Pick rate as Mid

Amateur tournaments, compared with soloQ
  • SoloQ Master+4.2%81,332 picks of 1,927,732ban 38.9% · patches 16.19 to 16.21
  • Amateur tournaments3.1%1,257 picks of 40,028ban 17.1% · patches 16.19 to 16.21
  • Pro4.7%105 picks of 2,238bans not published · patches 16.17 to 16.20

Presence by patch

27.2% on 16.21
16.1216.21
Pick + ban, all regions, one point per patch; a patch without a measure leaves a gap.

Within the series

Fearless series only · as Mid
  • 6.4%G1463 games of 7,203
  • 5.9%G2427 games of 7,204
  • 4.5%G3+129 games of 2,872
Once picked, the series moves on toIn G2, over 463 series where it is played in G1 then replaced in the same role. Published from 30 series.
Amateur: amateur tournaments created with tournament codes; soloQ: Master+, same patches. An amateur figure in gold and each card of “What changes” flag a gap that the volumes of both sources settle. Build: shares only, no win rate, which mostly follows game length. Gap to expected (lolalytics' Delta 2): the pair's win rate minus the one the two champions' own strength predicts, their win rate in their role in the same source; it is coloured when its 90% interval excludes 0, teal favourable, orange unfavourable. Under 30 games: games only.