Riot Games has officially revealed the full kit of Locke, the Ashen Exorcist — League of Legends' 173rd champion. Arriving in patch 26.13 on June 24, 2026, Locke launches the start of Season 2, Act 2: Pandemonium. He is the only new champion released by Riot this year, making his reveal one of the most anticipated moments in recent LoL history.
A Demacian Exorcist Walking a Razor's Edge
Corvin Locke is a nail-slinging exorcist born into a Demacian family of occultists who raised him on lies and hypocrisy. Where most of Demacia blames demons for humanity's suffering, Locke believes they are merely a reflection of the darkness humans carry within themselves. Armed with forbidden rites and a ruthless worldview, he tears through every soul he encounters, exposing what is hidden — one exorcism at a time. His champion reveal cinematic ties him directly to Vayne's narrative, teasing a demonic-possession themed event on the horizon.
Full Kit Breakdown: Ritual Nails and an Execution Ultimate
Passive — Silver Stake: Empowers basic attacks with bonus magic damage, scaling stronger against low-health enemies. Q — Ritual Nails: Fires a burst of Soul Nails that damage, mark, and slow enemies; can be recast twice more, with attacks against marked targets consuming marks for amplified damage. W — Soul Ignition: Grants decaying movement speed while dealing percentage health true damage per second; Locke heals back a portion of damage taken plus a bonus tied to missing health and time elapsed. E — Ashen Pursuit: Blinks to a target location, dealing magic damage on arrival; resets on takedowns for chained assassinations. R — Purgatory: AoE execution ultimate that traps marked enemies inside a cursed artifact when they fall below a health threshold.
High Noon Locke and Meta Outlook
Locke launches with the High Noon Locke skin — a supernatural western aesthetic that suits his ruthless exorcist persona perfectly. His combination of mark-stacking burst, E reset on takedowns, and an execute ultimate positions him as a high-ceiling AP assassin with serious snowball potential. Both solo queue players and professional teams will be watching closely when he hits live servers on June 24.
With a fully revealed kit, a Vayne crossover in the works, and the Pandemonium act kicking off, Locke's arrival on June 24 is shaping up to be one of the biggest LoL moments of 2026.