Shaco vs Locke

Shaco
vs
52.5%

over 181 games

Locke

Skill matchup

Dive threatSustained DPSCountered by stasisHigh burst

Build vs Locke

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Shaco: Blackfire Torch, Liandry's Torment, Imperial Mandate, Berserker's Greaves, Voltaic Cyclosword, The Collector, Youmuu's Ghostblade, Infinity Edge.

Starting items

Gustwalker Hatchling
Health Potion

Core build

Blackfire Torch
1
Liandry's Torment
2
Imperial Mandate
3

Standard

Berserker's Greaves
4AS
Voltaic Cyclosword
5

Summoner spells

SmiteDot90%
FlashSmite9%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Voltaic Cyclosword
The Collector
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Infinity Edge
Lord Dominik's Regards
Umbral Glaive
Dark Seal
B. F. Sword
Serrated Dirk
Profane Hydra
Shadowflame
Edge of Night
Cryptbloom
Rabadon's Deathcap
Oblivion Orb
Hubris
Guardian Angel
Bastionbreaker
Serpent's Fang
Zhonya's Hourglass
Mortal Reminder
Immortal Shieldbow
Executioner's Calling
Mejai's Soulstealer
Maw of Malmortius
Essence Reaver
Morellonomicon
Phantom Dancer
46.7% WR15 games
DominationDomination
Hail of BladesHail of Blades
Sudden ImpactSudden Impact
Grisly MementosGrisly Mementos
Relentless HunterRelentless Hunter
PrecisionPrecision
Coup de GraceCoup de Grace
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
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 Shaco

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Gank from behind

    Gank with Deceive (Q) and come in behind your target: Backstab (passive) empowers hits from behind, and your first invisible auto becomes a critical strike.

  2. Finish with Two-Shiv Poison

    Save Two-Shiv Poison (E) to finish: the shiv deals much more damage to a target below 30% health.

  3. Trick them with your clone

    Cast Hallucinate (R) to bait their spells: you briefly disappear and reappear with a clone, which explodes on death into three boxes that fear.

  4. Trap their escape routes

    Place Jack In The Box (W) on their escape routes or at a camp entrance: invisible after a delay, it fears champions who come near, then shoots them.

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