Riot Games, Inc. released the new champion, Locke, the Ashen Exorcist, in the popular PC online game, League of Legends, on Thursday, June 25, 2026. Along with the release, the company also revealed his unique skills and other details.
New Champion, Locke, the Ashen Exorcist, Released in League of Legends!
Riot Games, Inc. released the new champion Locke, the Ashen Exorcist in the popular PC online game, League of Legends, on Thursday, June 25, 2026! Along with the release, the company also unveiled a new trailer.
Locke, the Ashen Exorcist Who Wields Nails as Weapons!
They’re way past forgiveness. The Ashen Exorcist will be their end ⚰️ pic.twitter.com/Z305jDBGDm
— League of Legends (@LeagueOfLegends) June 24, 2026
Locke is a new champion who uses forbidden rites to wield nails as weapons.
A nail-slinging exorcist versed in forbidden rites, Corvin Locke is the progeny of Demacian occultists. Born into lies and hypocrisy, he learned young that demons aren't the cause of humanity's darkness, but the consequence. Now, Locke tears through every soul, exposing its darkness, intent on making the world a more honest place… one exorcism at a time.
League of Legends Official Champion Page: Locke
Introducing Locke's Skills!
Passive - Silver Stake
Basic attacks impale the enemy's soul, dealing bonus magic damage that increases based on the enemy's missing health.
Q - Ritual Nails
Throws a series of Soul Nails forward, dealing magic damage and marking enemies hit. This applies a slow effect based on the number of nail stacks. Attacking that enemy consumes the Soul Nails, dealing magic damage based on the number of stacks, and partially refunds the cooldown and mana based on the number of remaining nails.
W - Soul Ignition
Locke releases his seal, gaining increased movement speed. However, this decays over a certain duration, and while active, he takes true damage equal to a percentage of his own health every second. When the effect ends, he restores the damage taken and missing health over time. The seal remains undone for a few seconds, during which re-activating the skill allows him to end the duration early.
E - Ashen Pursuit
Blinks to a designated location, dealing magic damage around the landing area, and then dashes to the target with his next basic attack, dealing magic damage to all enemies in his path. Each hit consumes Soul Nails, and a kill or assist resets the cooldown.
R - Purgatory
Locke kicks a binding totem to a designated location. The totem unfolds at its destination, launching chain-linked Soul Nails at enemies within the area to deal magic damage and apply a slow effect. When a marked champion's health falls below a certain threshold, Locke drags that enemy in and kills them. Executing a champion resets the binding duration on other affected champions. After a few seconds, if the totem has sealed at least one champion, it closes and remains on the field. When Locke picks up the totem, it permanently increases the execute health threshold and partially reduces his current cooldown based on the number of sealed champions.
For more details, please check the official X account (@LeagueOfLegends).