Everything for Locke Top on patch 16.17, pulled from real Emerald+ ranked games — the build path, rune pages, the counters worth banning, the strongest teammates, and Locke's win conditions.
Locke is a flexible pick in the top, and on patch 16.17 they grade out as a situational pick — a 47.5% win rate, 0.4% pick rate, 4,397 ranked games sampled.
The most-played core build is Lich Bane, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, which holds a 50.0% win rate across 326 games this patch. Item order and defensive swaps update against whichever enemy comp you select.
The matchup to respect is Tristana, where Locke sits at just 42.3%, the lane swings the other way into Ezreal (54.1%), and on the team side, Locke gains the most from a Janna (+8.8% pair win rate).
The build Locke Top players run most on patch 16.17, shown with its live win rate. Choose the enemy team up top to tailor it to the comp you are facing.
The picks Locke Top struggles into most this patch, sorted by your in-matchup win rate. These are your priority bans.
Champions whose presence raises Locke's win rate most as Top, by pair WR delta over Locke's solo performance.
Locke is also played in these other roles this patch.
Take Locke into the Team Builder to plan around every pick, or check the Tier List to see exactly where Locke ranks this patch.