Locke vs Aurelion Sol MID Matchup Guide

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Locke into Aurelion Solmedium

Overview

Exploit Aurelion Sol's weak early game by forcing quick skirmishes before he scales.
Use marks to set up short trades and avoid prolonged poke from his stars.
Prioritize punishing his cooldowns and low mobility to deny safe farming windows.

Start trades by landing multiple nails to slow and mark Aurelion Sol for follow-up.
Use to commit only when multiple marks connect and you can stay on target.
Save to close distance after marks or to reset after takedowns, avoiding premature use.

Respect Aurelion Sol's and poke before level 3, as they can zone you from trades.
Avoid all-ins if is spent without a takedown, as you lose chase and reset potential.
Beware of his roaming after wave pushes; ward river and track his movement to avoid ganks.

Trade aggressively at level 3 when , , and are available to maximize mark and chase potential.
Avoid extended fights before level 3 to prevent losing health to his poke and waveclear.
Reset wave after pushing to deny him safe farm and roam opportunities.

Level 3 unlocks full combo; use it to punish Aurelion Sol's limited early kit and low mobility.
Level 6 enables execute pressure; chip him with and passive before committing.
First assassin or AP item completion increases kill threat; hunt marked targets and reset chains.

Snowball early kills by punishing his weak early game and low mobility.
Use execute to finish low-health targets and chain kills with resets.
Deny him scaling by forcing fights and denying safe farm before he completes key items.

Tactical tip

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