Ahri vs Pyke
How to Beat Pyke as Ahri
based on 3,721 Ahri vs Pyke matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ahri vs Pyke Matchup Summary
Best Ahri vs Pyke Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Pyke as Ahri
Tips for Playing as Ahri against Pyke
Initiate team fights using Charm, and chase down stragglers with Spirit Rush.
Spirit Rush enables Ahri's abilities, it opens up paths for Charm, helps double hitting with Orb of Deception, and closes to make use of Fox-Fire.
Use Charm to set up your combos, it will make landing Orb of Deception and Fox-Fire dramatically easier.
Advice to Win Against Pyke
Pyke regenerates a significant amount of damage he has taken from enemy champions, but only when you can't see him!
When Pyke is hidden nearby in his Ghostwater Dive, sharks will circle underneath your feet.
Try not to stand near low health allies. If Pyke executes them using Death From Below, you might be next on the list.
Ahri vs Pyke Counter Stats
How to Counter Pyke with Ahri in LoL
The stats shown here clarify some significant Ahri versus Pyke matchup stats that can help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Ahri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Pyke’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Ahri may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Pyke..
Ahri normally has a similar longest kill spree as her counter does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Pyke. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Ahri and Pyke
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Who is Better, Ahri or Pyke?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ahri usually fairs equally well when playing against Pyke, with a 50.6% win rate. Therefore, Ahri makes an ok counter for Pyke.
While Ahri does have a higher winrate than Pyke, when on opposite teams, Ahri also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less challenging champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Ahri into Pyke.
Moreover, Ahri also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Pyke. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Ahri vs Pyke matchups, Ahri is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Ahri is a decent counter to Pyke. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ahri against Pyke.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Ahri to counter Pyke during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ahri usually accumulates much more CS as Pyke. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The best items to have in your Ahri versus Pyke build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Luden's Companion. When Ahri incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed much better against Pyke than with most other common builds. In fact, Ahri had an average winrate of 50.6% battling Pyke with this build.
To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Pyke as Ahri, you should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Ahri vs Pyke clashes, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.6% winrate overall.
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