Across 1,577 ranked games on patch 16.21 in Master and above, Locke mains win 52.8% of their games in the mid lane.
Their most common build appears in 69.6% of those games and wins 54.0% of its 1,098 games.
It starts
Doran's Ring and
two Health Potions, completes
Lich Bane,
Shadowflame,
Zhonya's Hourglass,
Rabadon's Deathcap and
Void Staff in that order, and takes
Sorcerer's Shoes.
Three other builds are played often enough in the mid lane to be measured on their own.
In the mid lane, Locke mains fare best against
Syndra (won 66.7% of 39 games),
Zed (won 67.6% of 34 games) and
Ryze (won 64.5% of 31 games).
Their hardest matchups, the champions that counter Locke, are
Taliyah (won 23.1% of 13 games),
Sylas (won 38.2% of 55 games) and
Galio (won 44.4% of 63 games).