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Pyke vs Aatrox

How to Beat Aatrox as Pyke in LoLPyke is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Aatrox as Pyke

based on 6,483 Pyke vs Aatrox matchups
Win Rate
50.3 %
K/D/A
2.28
Pick Rate
5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Aatrox as Pyke resulted from an analysis of 6483 ranked games where both champs engaged one another. This particular pairing is fairly uncommon. Pyke fights Aatrox in only 5.0% of his games.

Pyke vs Aatrox Matchup Summary

Pyke does a average job of beating Aatrox. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.3% of the time the champs oppose one another in. In Pyke versus Aatrox games, Pyke’s team is 0.3% more probable to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Aatrox.

Best Pyke vs Aatrox Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Pyke Items

~22 Mins
Umbral GlaiveEdge of NightVoltaic Cyclosword

Optional Items

Axiom ArcOpportunityHubrisYoumuu's Ghostblade

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 WardRelentless Hunter
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Adaptive ForceAdaptive 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
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Aatrox as Pyke

Tips for Playing as Pyke against Aatrox

The Tap version of Bone Skewer is much faster and deals additional damage.

A lot of your agressive spells are also your escapes. Make sure you always have a plan to get out of the fight.

Hitting an enemy with the Hold version of Bone Skewer will always pull them the same distance. Use it in melee range to throw targets behind you.

Pyke is very fragile so don't be afraid to temporarily run from a fight. You can regenerate a significant amount of health from Gift of the Drowned Ones when enemies can't see you.

Advice to Win Against Aatrox

Aatrox's Infernal Chains are easier to exit when running towards the sides or at Aatrox.

Aatrox's attacks are very telegraphed, so use the time to dodge the hit zones.

Keep your distance when Aatrox uses his Ultimate to prevent him from reviving.

Pyke vs Aatrox Counter Stats

Pyke Image
Win Rate
50.3 %
VS
Win Rate
49.7 %
Aatrox Image
6.8
< Kills >
5.9
6.9
< Deaths >
6
8.9
< Assists >
5.6
1.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.35
38
< Minions Killed >
166
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.42
10,200
< Physical Damage >
18,589
66
< Magic Damage >
3,870
2,410
< True Damage >
402
12,677
< Damage Dealt >
22,861
21,738
< Damage Taken >
36,198
10,118
< Gold Earned >
11,365
1.15
< Towers >
2.1
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
4,912
< Total Healing >
14,045
10,434
< Experience >
14,611
69
< Vision Score >
16
31
< Wards Placed >
8
94
< Time Dealing CC >
239

How to Counter Aatrox with Pyke in LoL

The stats provided here feature several important Pyke vs. Aatrox matchup statistics that may help us understand the differences between this set of champions. As an example, Pyke’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Aatrox’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Pyke may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Aatrox..

Pyke normally has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. On average, he takes less damage than Aatrox. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Pyke and Aatrox

Damage Types Compared

Pyke
Aatrox
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Pyke
Aatrox

Who is Better, Pyke or Aatrox?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Pyke usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Aatrox, with a 50.3% win rate. As a result, Pyke makes an ok counter to Aatrox.

While Pyke does have a higher win rate compared to Aatrox, when facing one another, Pyke also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Pyke into Aatroxas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Pyke also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Aatrox. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Pyke vs Aatrox matchups, Pyke is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Pyke is a decent counter to Aatrox. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Pyke against Aatrox.

Other Champion Matchups Against Pyke

Pyke Loses Against

LilliaLillia44.6% winrateTeemoTeemo45.2% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune45.4% winrateRammusRammus45.4% winrate

Pyke Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.8% winrateHweiHwei53.9% winrateZeriZeri53.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee53.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

NilahNilah+ 53.7% 2303 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 54.3% 16229 GamesSennaSenna+ 54.5% 1908 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.5% 8579 Games

Additional Information for Pyke Players

How We Calculated Our Pyke vs Aatrox Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Aatrox as Pyke, we analyzed 6,483 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 Aatrox as Pyke 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Pyke to counter Aatrox during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Pyke most often accumulates a lot less CS relative to Aatrox. Champs who on average don't take much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Pyke versus Aatrox build include Umbral Glaive, Edge of Night, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Pyke incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better versus Aatrox than with many other common item sets. In fact, Pyke had an average winrate of 50.3% when countering Aatrox with this counter build.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Aatrox as Pyke, Pyke players should take the Hail of Blades, Cheap Shot, Zombie Ward, Relentless Hunter, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Domination and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Pyke vs Aatrox clashes, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.3% win rate overall.

If you need to see Pyke versus Aatrox tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a particular rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the stats and guides given are calculated using every round run with both champions.