Elise vs Locke JUNGLE Matchup Guide

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Elise into Lockemedium

Overview

Use Elise's very high early gank threat to punish Locke's medium early agency before he scales.
Prioritize early three-camp clears into ganks or invades to leverage Elise's strong dueling and snowball potential.
Exploit Locke's need for mark setup and low-health targets by forcing skirmishes that deny his execute window.

Path to gank lanes with priority early and invade Locke's jungle camps before his first recall.
Use cocoon to punish Locke's medium mobility and interrupt his mark setup.
Focus on securing early dragon and Rift Herald after creating lane leads through dives or counter-jungling.

Avoid fighting Locke when his nails are stacked, as his slow and mark setup increases kill threat.
Beware of Locke's execute range; do not stay low health or isolated near objectives.
Be cautious during low-health clears or forced smite fights where Locke can reset his for chase.

Start with a three-camp clear and look to invade Locke before his first reset when lanes can collapse.
Contest first Scuttle only if nearby lanes have priority to avoid risky isolated river fights.
Avoid full clears into Locke to prevent losing tempo and give priority to early dives or counter-jungling.

Level 3 unlocks Elise's full gank combo with and stun; use this to force early kills.
Early kills enable stronger objective control; capitalize on this window to secure dragons or Rift Herald.
Locke's level 6 execute mark is a threat; deny him low-health targets to reduce his kill potential.

Convert early ganks and invades into lane leads that snowball into dragon and Rift Herald control.
Use Elise's strong dueling to deny Locke jungle camps, delaying his item spikes and execute pressure.
Maintain river vision and coordinate with lanes to punish Locke's mark setup and limit his skirmish windows.

Tactical tip

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