Karthus vs Locke JUNGLE Matchup Guide

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Karthus into Lockemedium

Overview

Prioritize full clears to leverage your superior clear speed and avoid early skirmishes.
Use vision to track Locke's movements and avoid his level 3 skirmish power spike.
Scale into mid and late game where your global damage with can impact fights without direct presence.

Focus on efficient camp cycling and avoid early duels since Locke excels in level 3 skirmishes.
Contest Scuttle only when your lanes can assist or Locke is spotted elsewhere.
Use your fast clear tempo to reach first item spikes and pressure objectives before Locke can respond.

Respect Locke's level 3 power spike when he has , , and ready for skirmishes.
Avoid isolated river fights where Locke can use resets and execute low-health targets.
Be cautious during low-health clears or forced smite fights where Locke's execute and mobility threaten you.

Start full clear on your strong side to reach level 6 faster and avoid early invades.
Avoid river fights unless your nearby lanes have priority to contest Scuttle or objectives.
Use wards to secure safe pathing and back off if Locke shows early aggression or invades.

At level 6, grants global pressure to finish low-health enemies after fights.
First completed AP item boosts your clear speed and objective damage, enabling earlier map control.
Maintain full clears to maximize your scaling and convert tempo into objective setups.

Convert your full clear tempo into early vision control and secure dragons before Locke can contest.
Use to assist skirmishes and punish overextended or low-health enemies post-fight.
Deny Locke's resets by forcing fights where he cannot safely use or execute with .

Tactical tip

For Karthus vs Locke, read overview, trading pattern, and danger windows first for a fast Jungle lane check.