Locke Patch History

Locke continues to climb the mastery curve, so we’re continuing nerfs to keep him in line. Particularly, we observe his early game to be clearly over, even for a snowball reliant assassin, and we also want to avoid W 2nd max as optimal as it gives him too much safety for the risks he should need to take.

Base Stats

HealthNerf

655620

QRitual Nails

Base Damage - NailNerf

50 / 58 / 66 / 74 / 82 (+20% Ability Power)40 / 48 / 56 / 64 / 72 (+20% Ability Power)

Three Nails DamageNerf

150 / 174 / 198 / 222 / 246 (+60% Ability Power)120 / 144 / 168 / 192 / 216 (+60% Ability Power)

WSoul Ignition

Move SpeedNerf

40 / 45 / 50 / 55 / 60% (+2% per 100 Ability Power)40% (+2% per 100 Ability Power)

Grey Health Base ValueNerf

40 / 70 / 100 / 130 / 160 (+120% Ability Power)40 / 60 / 80 / 100 / 120 (+100% Ability Power)

Locke's release has gone relatively smoothly, and we are now tuning him down a bit as players have had time to pick him up. We want to open up more counterplay by reducing how long he can pressure with his Q. And we're bumping down the healing on his W because he's not an enchanter, after all.

QRitual Nails

Nail Recast Hold TimeNerf

5 seconds4 seconds

Nail DamageNerf

50 / 60 / 70 / 80 / 9050 / 58 / 66 / 74 / 82

Mark Base Bonus DamageNerf

20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 6018 / 26 / 34 / 42 / 50

WSoul Ignition

Damage Taken Grey Health CapNerf

40 / 80 / 120 / 160 / 20040 / 70 / 100 / 130 / 160