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How to Win Morgana vs Pyke Counter MatchupMorgana is in the b tier of champions

Morgana vs Pyke

How to Beat Pyke as Morgana in LoLMorgana is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Pyke as Morgana

based on 6,046 Morgana vs Pyke matchups
Win Rate
52.9 %
K/D/A
2.54
Pick Rate
3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of ranked League games that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Pyke as Morgana came out of an analysis of 6046 ranked games where both champs battled one another. This champ matchup is somewhat rare. Morgana is forced to battle against Pyke in only 3.0% of her matches.

Morgana vs Pyke Matchup Summary

Morgana does a good job of countering Pyke. Typically, she wins a fantastic 52.9% of matches the champions battle each other in. In Morgana versus Pyke rounds, Morgana’s team is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood, implying that she most likely won't be able to get first blood against Pyke.

Best Morgana vs Pyke Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBlasting Wand

Core Morgana Items

~22 Mins
CryptbloomZhonya's HourglassZaz'Zak's Realmspike

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapRylai's Crystal ScepterImperial MandateMalignance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Morgana to level upq
>
Second ability for Morgana to level upw
>
Last skill for Morgana to max oute

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationTriple TonicBiscuit Delivery
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
Morgana's passive ability p
Morgana's q ability q
Morgana's w ability w
Morgana's e ability e
Morgana's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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4
Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Pyke as Morgana

Tips for Playing as Morgana against Pyke

Tormented Shadow is an excellent farming tool if you're by yourself in a lane.

Shrewd use of Black Shield can determine the outcome of team fights.

Items that provide survivability allow Morgana to become extremely difficult to kill in conjunction with Black Shield and Soul Shackles.

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.

Morgana vs Pyke Counter Stats

Morgana Image
Win Rate
52.9 %
VS
Win Rate
47.1 %
Pyke Image
4
< Kills >
6.6
6.5
< Deaths >
7.6
12.5
< Assists >
8.3
0.86
< Killing Sprees >
1.54
54
< Minions Killed >
40
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.33
972
< Physical Damage >
10,164
15,538
< Magic Damage >
67
984
< True Damage >
2,310
17,495
< Damage Dealt >
12,541
21,317
< Damage Taken >
22,893
9,860
< Gold Earned >
10,198
1.75
< Towers >
1.07
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
4,331
< Total Healing >
4,905
11,763
< Experience >
10,860
50
< Vision Score >
65
23
< Wards Placed >
29
134
< Time Dealing CC >
91

How to Counter Pyke with Morgana in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature some vital Morgana versus Pyke counter statistics that may help us grasp the differences between the pair. As an example, Morgana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Pyke’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Morgana may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Pyke. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Morgana often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her opponent does. Commonly, she receives a similar amount of damage to Pyke. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Morgana and Pyke

Damage Types Compared

Morgana
Pyke
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Morgana
Pyke

Who is Better, Morgana or Pyke?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Morgana usually wins when taking on Pyke, with a 52.9% win rate. Therefore, Morgana makes a good counter to Pyke.

While Morgana does have a higher win rate than Pyke, when on opposite teams, Morgana also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes her a less difficult champion to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Morgana into Pyke.

Furthermore, Morgana has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Pyke. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Morgana vs Pyke matchups, Morgana is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Morgana is an above average counter to Pyke. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Morgana against Pyke.

Additional Information for Morgana Players

How We Calculated Our Morgana vs Pyke Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Pyke as Morgana, we analyzed 6,046 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 Morgana 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Morgana in order to counter Pyke during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Morgana often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Pyke. Champs who typically don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Morgana versus Pyke build include Cryptbloom, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Zaz'Zak's Realmspike. When Morgana combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better countering Pyke than with most other common item sets. In fact, Morgana had an average win rate of 52.9% when playing against Pyke with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Pyke as Morgana, Morgana players should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Triple Tonic, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Morgana vs Pyke fights, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 52.9% win rate overall.

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