Ezreal vs Locke

Ezreal
vs
Not enough games
Locke
Dive threatSustained DPSCountered by stasisHigh burst

Build vs Locke

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Ezreal: Tear of the Goddess, Trinity Force, Muramana, Ionian Boots of Lucidity, Spear of Shojin, Serylda's Grudge, Endless Hunger, Maw of Malmortius.

Starting items

Doran's Bow
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Tear of the Goddess
1
Trinity Force
2
Muramana
3

Standard

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
4CDR
Spear of Shojin
5

Summoner spells

FlashBarrier76%
ExhaustFlash19%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Spear of Shojin
Serylda's Grudge
Endless Hunger
Maw of Malmortius
Frozen Heart
Manamune
Essence Reaver
Mortal Reminder
Guardian Angel
48.0% WR25 games
PrecisionPrecision
Lethal TempoLethal Tempo
Presence of MindPresence of Mind
Legend: BloodlineLegend: Bloodline
Coup de GraceCoup de Grace
InspirationInspiration
Magical FootwearMagical Footwear
Biscuit DeliveryBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Locke's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Silver Stake (P)

Locke's attacks deal additional magic damage On-Hit, increased based on enemy missing Health.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
310s18s10s–
68s18s10s2m
96s17s10s2m
116s16s10s1m40
166s14s10s1m20
186s14s10s1m20

Playing as Ezreal

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Land as many Qs as you can

    Land Mystic Shot (Q) as often as you can: each hit lowers all your cooldowns and adds a Rising Spell Force (passive) stack.

  2. Detonate the orb with a spell

    Detonate Essence Flux (W) with a spell rather than an auto: the orb deals its damage either way, but a spell refunds its mana cost plus a bonus.

  3. Save your E to escape

    Save Arcane Shift (E) to escape unless the kill is certain: it's your only way to reposition, on a 26 to 14 second cooldown.

  4. Finish across the map

    Cast Trueshot Barrage (R) across the map to finish a fleeing target: it hits everything in its line, but deals less to minions and non-epic monsters.

Playing against Locke

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Back instead of staying low

    Back instead of staying in lane at low health: Silver Stake (passive) adds damage to his autos that grows with your missing health.

  2. Trade after his E

    Trade after Ashen Pursuit (E): it's his only instant movement, and its 10-second cooldown only resets if he gets a takedown.

  3. During his W, only hit to kill

    During Soul Ignition (W), only hit him if you can kill him: at the end, he heals back part of the last damage taken, yours included.

  4. Stay above his threshold

    Marked by Purgatory (R), stay above its threshold: if you have a heal or a shield, use it, because he seals marked enemies who drop below it.

  5. Contest his artifact

    If the Purgatory (R) artifact lands, hold the area where it fell: by picking it up, Locke raises his execute threshold for each sealed champion, for the rest of the game.

Patch 16.21.1