Caitlyn vs Pyke
How to Beat Pyke as Caitlyn
based on 12,502 Caitlyn vs Pyke matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Caitlyn vs Pyke Matchup Summary
Best Caitlyn vs Pyke Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Pyke as Caitlyn
Tips for Playing as Caitlyn against Pyke
Fire 90 Caliber Net away from the opponent to close the gap or hop over walls.
Avoid using Ace in the Hole in large team melees as it might be blocked by the wrong target.
Make use of her Yordle Snap Traps by placing them pre-emptively to ensure that you'll have one off of cooldown during combat.
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.
Caitlyn vs Pyke Counter Stats
How to Counter Pyke with Caitlyn in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some strategic Caitlyn vs. Pyke matchup statistics that may help us realize the differences and similarities between the two. Caitlyn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Pyke’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Caitlyn may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Pyke..
Caitlyn typically has a similar longest killing spree as her opponent does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Pyke. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Caitlyn and Pyke
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Who is Better, Caitlyn or Pyke?
Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Caitlyn usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Pyke, with a 50.4% win rate. Therefore, Caitlyn makes an ok counter for Pyke.
While Caitlyn does have a higher win rate compared to Pyke, when facing one another, Caitlyn also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Caitlyn into Pyke.
Moreover, Caitlyn has almost no 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 isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Caitlyn vs Pyke matchups, Caitlyn is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Caitlyn is a decent counter for Pyke. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Caitlyn against Pyke.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Caitlyn to counter Pyke during both the lane 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 mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Caitlyn on average racks up much more CS compared to Pyke. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Caitlyn versus Pyke build consist of Youmuu's Ghostblade, The Collector, and Hubris. When Caitlyn used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better countering Pyke than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Caitlyn boasted an average winrate of 50.4% when playing against Pyke with this counter build.
To have the highest probability of beating Pyke as Caitlyn, you should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Minion Dematerializer, Cosmic Insight, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Caitlyn vs Pyke clashes, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.4% winrate overall.
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