MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions

Locke vs Garen

How often does Locke beat Garen in Top?

Locke into Garen in Top: 40% observed win rate across 101 ranked games.

Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.

By 15 minutes the median game has Locke behind by 131 gold.

Locke at 15:00

Typical gap to Garen, from 100 games that reached 15:00.

Does Locke counter Garen?

The count says no. Garen holds 60% of 101 ranked Top games here. The lane is still winnable. Locke wins it back from the spots below, so learn which ones swing it before you lock in Locke against Garen, and play for those first.

Beating Garen: the Locke game plan

A gold lead at 10:00 puts Locke at 51% across 55 games. Flip the lead and Locke falls to 26% across 46.

The spotWin rateGames
Ahead in gold at 10:0051%55
Behind in gold at 10:0026%46
First blood48%60
+kills at 10:0045%53
+CS at 10:0047%53

Someone usually dies here around 5:34 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:13. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.

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