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How to Win Gragas vs Pyke Counter MatchupGragas is in the a tier of champions

Gragas vs Pyke

How to Beat Pyke as Gragas in LoLGragas is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Pyke as Gragas

based on 2,245 Gragas vs Pyke matchups
Win Rate
49.3 %
K/D/A
2.18
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League rounds each week. In our data, Gragas faced Pyke 2245 times. With so many games with Gragas vs Pyke gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to provide informative stats and a pro build to shatter your opposition. This champion matchup is fairly rare. Gragas is forced to battle against Pyke in only 3.4% of his rounds.

Gragas vs Pyke Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gragas does a poor job of beating Pyke. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.3% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Gragas against Pyke rounds, Gragas’s side is 0.3% less expected to get first blood, implying that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Pyke.

Best Gragas vs Pyke Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Gragas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Lich BaneCosmic DriveZhonya's HourglassVoid Staff

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceGathering Storm
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Gragas's passive ability p
Gragas's q ability q
Gragas's w ability w
Gragas's e ability e
Gragas's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Pyke as Gragas

Tips for Playing as Gragas against Pyke

Try to knock enemies back into your towers with Explosive Cask.

Try to combo Body Slam with Explosive Cask to set up kills for your team.

The damage reduction from Drunken Rage is applied when you start drinking, try to use it when you see damage coming your way.

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.

Gragas vs Pyke Counter Stats

Gragas Image
Win Rate
49.3 %
VS
Win Rate
50.7 %
Pyke Image
6.3
< Kills >
6.9
6.2
< Deaths >
7.2
7.2
< Assists >
8.8
1.43
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
107
< Minions Killed >
38
0.6
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.35
1,474
< Physical Damage >
9,872
18,695
< Magic Damage >
58
644
< True Damage >
2,413
20,813
< Damage Dealt >
12,344
29,568
< Damage Taken >
22,223
11,408
< Gold Earned >
10,255
1.5
< Towers >
1.14
0.14
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
11,935
< Total Healing >
4,928
14,004
< Experience >
10,606
20
< Vision Score >
72
8
< Wards Placed >
33
411
< Time Dealing CC >
97

How to Counter Pyke with Gragas in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several significant Gragas versus Pyke counter statistics that can help us interpret the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Gragas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Pyke’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Gragas may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Pyke..

Gragas often has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Typically, he takes more damage than Pyke. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Gragas and Pyke

Damage Types Compared

Gragas
Pyke
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gragas
Pyke

Who is Better, Gragas or Pyke?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Gragas usually fairs equally well when playing against Pyke, with a 49.3% win rate. Therefore, Gragas makes an ok counter for Pyke.

While Gragas does have a lower winrate than Pyke, when they face off with one another, Gragas also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Gragas into Pyke.

Moreover, Gragas has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Pyke. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Gragas vs Pyke matchups, Pyke is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Gragas is a somewhat poor counter to Pyke. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Gragas against Pyke.

Other Champion Matchups Against Gragas

Gragas Loses Against

SingedSinged43.2% winrateLeonaLeona43.5% winrateNilahNilah43.8% winrateTahm KenchTahm Kench43.9% winrate

Gragas Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee53.5% winrateYuumiYuumi53.3% winrateAkshanAkshan52.6% winrateKarthusKarthus52.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Master YiMaster Yi+ 52.2% 2152 GamesDr. MundoDr. Mundo+ 52.4% 787 GamesTaricTaric+ 52.5% 602 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.7% 2056 Games

Additional Information for Gragas Players

How We Calculated Our Gragas vs Pyke Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Pyke as Gragas, we analyzed 2,245 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Pyke as Gragas comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Gragas Build Pyke Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Gragas to counter Pyke during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gragas most often racks up more CS relative to Pyke. Champs who typically don't take much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Gragas versus Pyke build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Gragas bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when facing Pyke than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Gragas had an average winrate of 49.3% when countering Pyke with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of defeating Pyke as Gragas, you should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Gathering Storm, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Gragas vs Pyke LoL games, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.3% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Pyke as Gragas are shown for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to a distinct skill level, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.