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Pyke

SupportAssassin
Pyke is a supportRolesupport
DifficultyAverage
Power SpikeEarly-Game
Gift of the Drowned Ones abilityp
Bone Skewer abilityq
Ghostwater Dive abilityw
Phantom Undertow abilitye
Death From Below abilityr
StatsBuildCounters
Runes
Synergies
support

Pyke Build

based on 121,352 matches
Win Rate
49.6 %
Pick Rate
7.3 %
Ban Rate
14.4 %

How We Come Up with Our Pyke Builds

We process over 1 Million League of Legends games every day to bring you the most accurate Pyke build so you can destroy your enemies and improve you win rate. We've broken down our Pyke builds by rank, position, and enemy team type, so you can find the most accurate set of Pyke core items and runes for any situation.

Pyke Build Summary

Pyke is a a decent utility lane champ in League of Legends. His best rune sets are Domination Precision. Incorporating the specific runes shown below in your Pyke build will give you the bonus stats to help him play well through the laning phase of the match and into the late game. Pyke players should start by leveling up his q ability first.

Best vsAll Build for Pyke

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Control WardSteel Shoulderguards

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Pyke Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeUmbral GlaiveAxiom ArcIonian Boots of Lucidity

Optional Items

Vigilant WardstoneGuardian AngelSilvermere DawnDead Man's Plate

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Pyke to level upq
>
Second ability for Pyke to level upe
>
Last skill for Pyke to max outw

Runes

DominationHail of BladesCheap ShotZombie WardTreasure Hunter
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Pyke's passive ability p
Pyke's q ability q
Pyke's w ability w
Pyke's e ability e
Pyke's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
11
R
12
E
13
E
14
W
15
W
16
R

Pyke Matchups Overview

Pyke is Weak Against

MaokaiMaokai45.9% winrateShacoShaco46.6% winrateSwainSwain46.7% winrateRakanRakan47.1% winrate

Pyke is Strong Against

YuumiYuumi56.4% winrateGalioGalio54.7% winrateTaricTaric53.9% winrateKarmaKarma52.8% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Cho'Gathtop+ 52.1% 2260 GamesLilliajungle+ 53.3% 4736 GamesKarthusbottom+ 53.5% 669 GamesRyzemiddle+ 53.9% 1117 Games

More Gameplay Tips for Pyke Players

Additional Pyke Build Insights

League of Legends Pyke players will find him to be a complex character to build out properly. You'll find that his build varies when he is up against either diversified or homogenous team compositions, indicating you shouldn't take the same Pyke build every game of League of Legends

The most essential items to use in your champion's build include: Youmuu's Ghostblade, Umbral Glaive, and Axiom Arc. Players who included these pieces in their kits had a better win rate than players who used other builds for Pyke. Moreover, if you are playing a varied enemy team comp, you should really consider grabbing Pyke the Domination, and Precision runes. In recent matches, he won the greatest percentage of his games when built with these runes.

We calculated our Pyke build recommendations by analyzing 121,352 recently ranked League matches with him in them. We only advise the best winrate Pyke builds that have been used by ranked LoL players enough times for us to reccomend them. With so many games in our data, we are very confident in our recommended builds.