Nautilus vs Locke

Not enough games

Dive threatSustained DPSCountered by stasisHigh burst

Build vs Locke

The champion's reference build, for lack of enough games in this matchup

Starting items

x2—

Core build

1—

2—

3—

Standard

4vs Slow

5—

Summoner spells

68%

19%

Anti CC

4vs CC

Other options

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Resolve

Aftershock

Shield Bash

Bone Plating

Unflinching

Inspiration

Biscuit Delivery

Cosmic Insight

Strength by game phase

Passive, spells and ultimate

Silver Stake (P)

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

Cooldowns by spell rank

Level	Q	W	E	R
3	10s	18s	10s	–
6	8s	18s	10s	2m
9	6s	17s	10s	2m
11	6s	16s	10s	1m40
16	6s	14s	10s	1m20
18	6s	14s	10s	1m20

Tips to maximize your impact

Hook their carry
Aim Dredge Line (Q) at their carry: you and your target are pulled toward each other, and they're briefly stunned.
Auto right after your Dredge Line
After Dredge Line (Q), land an auto right away: Staggering Blow (passive) roots the target after the stun, giving your ADC time to arrive.
Switch targets to root
In teamfights, hit a new target whenever you can: your first auto on each target triggers Staggering Blow (passive) and briefly roots them.
Depth Charge on their backline carry
Cast Depth Charge (R) on their backline carry: every enemy the shockwave crosses along the way also takes a knock-up and a stun.

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

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.
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.
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.
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.
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