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Locke

the Ashen Exorcist
AssassinRanged Assassin

A nail-slinging exorcist from a family of occultists. Marks a target, bursts them and snowballs off kills. Low health and no escape except his reset blink.

A ranged assassin who marks, bursts and resets. Low health and only one escape, so every move matters.

Locke

Abilities

P

Silver Stake PASSIVE

Your first basic attack after casting an ability deals spirit damage plus 6% of the target's missing health.

Q

Ritual Nails

Throw a nail that damages, slows by 25% for 1s and pins a Soul Nail for 8s (max 3). Your attacks on a nailed hero rip all the nails out for bonus damage.

Damage 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 + 0.6× spirit power
Each point +17% damage, +8% bonus damage when nails are consumed (max rank 4)
Cooldown 7sSlow 25%Slow time 1sRange 55
E

Soul Ignition

For 6s: +30% attack speed and +20% move speed, at the cost of 10% max HP. Damage from enemy heroes is stored as grey health (up to 15% max HP) and comes back when it ends.

Each point +7% attack speed, +0.83s duration (max rank 4)
Cooldown 16sDuration 6s
R

Ashen Pursuit

Blink to a spot and damage nearby enemies on arrival. Taking down an enemy hero resets its cooldown.

Damage 70 / 82 / 93 / 105 + 0.7× spirit power
Each point +17% damage, -1.67s cooldown (max rank 4)
Cooldown 12sRadius 8Range 30
F

Purgatory ULTIMATE

Throw a binding artifact: damages enemies, marks heroes and executes heroes below 15% HP. Executed souls stay in a totem: walk over it to cut this cooldown and gain a permanent Sealed Champion stack (+2% spirit power, up to 10).

Damage 150 / 177 / 204 + 1× spirit power
Each point +18% damage, +3% execute threshold (max rank 3)
Unlocks at level 8 · ranks up at 11 and 14
Cooldown 70sRadius 10Range 45

How to play Locke

Best laneMid
Ability pointsQ > R > E · F at 8 / 11 / 14

Combo

Q Ritual Nails (up to 3 nails) → basic attack to rip them out → R Ashen Pursuit in to finish (a takedown resets it) → F Purgatory to execute anyone below 15%.

Tips

  • Silver Stake: your first basic attack after an ability deals extra spirit damage based on missing health. Weave an attack between every ability.
  • Ashen Pursuit resets on a hero takedown. Kill one, blink to the next, and keep R for your escape if the fight goes bad.
  • Purgatory souls leave a totem: walk over it for a permanent +2% spirit power stack. Collect them every time.

Watch out for

  • Very low HP and only one escape
  • Hard crowd control (stuns, roots) is a death sentence
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