Locke vs Taliyah Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Locke is a assassin/mage hybrid, Taliyah a mage/support hybrid, and they meet in the Mid lane. The sample behind this page is 703 games from patch 16.13.1, and Locke wins 53.1% of them. That is 3.1 points above even, so Taliyah is one of the matchups Locke can lean on.
The exchange usually opens with Ashen Pursuit (E) or Threaded Volley (Q). Whoever spends Purgatory or Weaver’s Wall first hands the other a window.
Damage types split — physical from Locke, magic from Taliyah — making that first resistance a real decision. Locke opens on 655 health and 32 armour, Taliyah on 550 and 18. Locke starts 14 armour ahead, which is felt before either buys anything. At full build levels the gap widens to 2508 HP versus 2318, favouring Locke. That 340-versus-330 difference matters most when either leaves the lane.
Taliyah holds a 400-unit range advantage (525 to 125), and that shapes how the lane is traded out. Until Locke closes that 125-to-525 gap, Taliyah dictates the pace.
The page tracks Locke against Taliyah continuously rather than freezing on one patch.
FAQ
Yes — Locke holds the statistical advantage in this matchup. Locke wins 53.1% of the recorded games.
53.1% from Locke's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
703 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Locke build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Locke build page.