{"id":815,"date":"2026-06-17T13:02:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T11:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goranked.gg\/en\/news\/uncategorized\/league-of-legends-locke-assassin-release-june-24-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T14:15:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T12:15:33","slug":"league-of-legends-locke-assassin-release-june-24-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goranked.gg\/en\/news\/league-of-legends-locke-assassin-release-june-24-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"League of Legends to release assassin Locke on June 24"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Riot confirmed Locke will launch on June 24, 2026. The developer identified him as champion 173 and said no other new champions are scheduled for 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Riot described Locke as an AP midlane assassin with high mobility and a kit built for quick kills and flashy plays. The studio called him &#8220;cool, stylistic,&#8221; adding that he can &#8220;relate really well to his target audience.&#8221; Previews drew visual and thematic comparisons to action-game characters such as Dante and Vergil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Riot&#8217;s presentation shows Locke&#8217;s ultimate involves an artifact that traps souls and that using it imposes a cost on the character. The kit emphasizes mobility and burst damage, with tools intended for fast engagements instead of slow scaling or broad utility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Locke Champion Spotlight | Gameplay - League of Legends\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ynG4T9yLKFs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Locke&#8217;s full name is Corvin Locke and his title is the Ashen Exorcist. His official biography places him among Demacia&#8217;s occultists and frames his mission as purging human sin through violent means when necessary. The cinematic &#8220;Back from the Brink&#8221; depicts Locke fighting a demon-possessed Vayne and using his artifact-driven powers; the cinematic suggests those powers are consuming him over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In-game dialogue and the cinematic indicate prior connections with other champions. After the fight with Vayne, she tells Locke, &#8220;this doesn&#8217;t mean we&#8217;re even.&#8221; A biography scene shows Locke confronting Evelynn, who refers to having a &#8220;huntress&#8221; on her tail and names Vayne. Additional voice lines reference a strained relationship with his mother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Riot attributed the reduced champion schedule to a shift of development focus toward League Next, a major update scheduled for reveal at MSI in July. Locke will appear on live servers on June 24, 2026, after which players can test his matchups and competitive viability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>League of Legends will release Locke, an AP midlane assassin, on June 24, 2026. 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