Earlier today, Riot Games officially unveiled Locke, the newest character to be added to the ever-expanding roster of Champions in League of Legends.
The nail-slinging exorcist will join the LoL roster as the game’s newest Mid-lane AP Assassin champion.
While some previous leaks had already suggested the arrival of Locke to LoL in the near future, the full list of his abilities remained shrouded in mystery up until today.
In this article, we’ll go through everything you need to know about Locke in LoL, including his abilities, release date, and more.
LoL Locke Release Date
Locke will officially release on the live LoL servers on June 24, 2026, alongside the Patch 26.13 update.
Fans who are interested in checking out the new LoL champ early will be able to do so by tuning into the PBE servers starting June 9, 2026.
Note that Locke’s abilities might see minor tweaks by the time he is released on the live servers.
LoL Locke Abilities
Below, we have listed all the abilities of Locke in LoL, as confirmed by Riot:
Passive – Silver Stake
- Locke pins enemies’ souls with his attacks, dealing bonus magic damage On-Hit, increased based on the enemy’s missing Health.
Q – Ritual Nails
- Locke readies a set of Soul Nails to throw forward, dealing magic damage and marking enemies hit. The nails apply a slow based on stacks. Attacking the enemy consumes the Soul Nails, dealing magic damage per stack. Restores a portion of cooldown and mana for unspent Nails.
W – Soul Ignition
- Locke releases his own seals, gaining Move Speed decaying over time. While this effect is active, he suffers % health true damage per second but heals back a portion of damage taken plus an additional amount based on missing health and time passed. The seals remain unbound for a few seconds and can be Recast to end early.
E – Ashen Pursuit
- Locke blinks to a location, dealing magic damage around him. Afterward, his next attack dashes to his target, dealing magic damage to all enemies in his path. Each of these hits consumes Soul Nails. Cooldown resets on takedown.
R – Purgatory
- Locke kicks a binding artifact to a location that opens on arrival, shooting chained Soul Nails at enemies in the area, dealing magic damage and slowing. Marked Champions that are brought below a threshold are pulled inside and killed. If a Champion is executed, the duration of the binding is reset on other affected Champions. After a few seconds, the artifact seals itself and is left on the ground if a Champion was sealed. If Locke picks up the artifact, he permanently increases the execution threshold and refunds a portion of his current cooldown for each Champion sealed.
We have a separate article explaining all the abilities with videos. Click here to check it.
LoL Locke Lore
According to Locke’s lore, he comes from a line of Demacian occultists and is well-versed in forbidden rituals. His full name is Corvin Locke.
“Born into lies and hypocrisy, he learned young that demons aren’t the cause of humanity’s darkness, but the consequence. Now, Locke tears through every soul, exposing its darkness, intent on making the world a more honest place… one exorcism at a time.”
