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Zac vs Locke

Jungle Matchup

Zac vs Locke JUNGLE matchup tips: scuttle control, predicted pathing, invade windows and common mistakes.

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Scuttle Contest

At level 3, you win the scuttle fight if you can land your full engage combo — your CC chain and tankiness let you absorb Locke's Q stacks and E burst without dying, and Locke has no reliable escape if you stick to them with your passive blobs.
However, if Locke pre-stacks Q on you before the fight and immediately follows with E-W all-in, the true damage from W combined with the burst can chunk you harder than expected, so don't fight in a narrow corridor where Locke's E dash hits you cleanly.
At level 6, you win a sustained 1v1 if you force the fight when Locke's Q stacks are not pre-loaded on you — your R into full engage combo deals massive AoE damage and your tankiness lets you outlast Locke's burst window, after which Locke has no meaningful damage output.
The sure win condition is engaging when Locke has recently used E, as without the blink-dash reset Locke cannot reposition or escape your lockdown, and your healing from passive blobs keeps you alive through the W true damage.

Locke will most likely run a standard full clear starting at a buff, prioritizing camps that let them stack Q passively on monsters before transitioning — expect them to path toward scuttle around level 3 with Q already partially stacked, looking to poke you before committing to a fight.
Watch for Locke taking the opposite-side scuttle first if they feel unsafe against you, as their kit rewards patience and they will avoid a direct fight unless they have full Q stacks and E available.

You should invade Locke's second buff at approximately 3:15–3:30 if you started opposite side, as Locke's early clear is not exceptionally fast and they are vulnerable between camps when Q stacks are not yet set up on a target.
The optimal location is their red or blue buff depending on their start — catching Locke in a tight jungle camp with no minions to reset E on is your best window, since without an E reset available Locke cannot disengage from your CC.

Do not walk into Locke's Q range repeatedly before engaging — letting Locke build up three Q stacks on you before you commit means their E-W combo will delete a significant portion of your health even through your tankiness, and the true damage from W ignores your resistances entirely.
Avoid prolonged skirmishes where you are taking W true damage without being able to finish Locke quickly, as the healing Locke gets from recasting W can undo your damage lead if you fail to execute them before they recast.

Created on 06/28/2026

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