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How to Win Pyke vs Ahri Counter MatchupPyke is in the a tier of champions

Pyke vs Ahri

How to Beat Ahri as Pyke in LoLPyke is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ahri as Pyke

based on 3,721 Pyke vs Ahri matchups
Win Rate
49.4 %
K/D/A
2.07
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL matches that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Ahri as Pyke resulted from an evaluation of 3721 ranked rounds where both champions faced one another. This particular counter matchup is somewhat rare. Pyke is forced to battle against Ahri in only 2.9% of his games.

Pyke vs Ahri Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Pyke does a dismal job of beating Ahri. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.4% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Pyke versus Ahri rounds, Pyke’s team is 0.3% more likely to get first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Ahri.

Best Pyke vs Ahri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsGlowing Mote

Core Pyke Items

~22 Mins
BloodsongAxiom ArcOpportunity

Optional Items

Edge of NightYoumuu's GhostbladeVoltaic CycloswordUmbral Glaive

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 WardUltimate Hunter
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Ahri as Pyke

Tips for Playing as Pyke against Ahri

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 Ahri

Stay behind minions to make Charm difficult to land, this will reduce Ahri's damage potential significantly.

Ahri's survivability is dramatically reduced when her Ultimate, Spirit Rush, is down.

Pyke vs Ahri Counter Stats

Pyke Image
Win Rate
49.4 %
VS
Win Rate
50.6 %
Ahri Image
6.7
< Kills >
6.6
7.3
< Deaths >
6
8.4
< Assists >
7.8
1.54
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
39
< Minions Killed >
162
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.48
9,585
< Physical Damage >
1,481
65
< Magic Damage >
15,244
2,322
< True Damage >
5,025
11,973
< Damage Dealt >
21,751
22,328
< Damage Taken >
20,190
10,151
< Gold Earned >
11,336
1.15
< Towers >
1.98
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
4,949
< Total Healing >
4,630
10,631
< Experience >
14,221
66
< Vision Score >
20
30
< Wards Placed >
10
94
< Time Dealing CC >
70

How to Counter Ahri with Pyke in LoL

The stats shown here clarify several influential Pyke vs. Ahri counter stats that can help you explain the differences between the two. Pyke’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ahri’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Pyke may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Ahri..

Pyke usually has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Ahri. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Pyke and Ahri

Damage Types Compared

Pyke
Ahri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Pyke
Ahri

Who is Better, Pyke or Ahri?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Pyke usually fairs equally well when facing off against Ahri, with a 49.4% win rate. As a result, Pyke makes an ok counter for Ahri.

While Pyke does have a lower winrate compared to Ahri, when they face off with one another, Pyke also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Pyke into Ahrias his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Pyke also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ahri. 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 overall in League of Legends, in Pyke vs Ahri matchups, Ahri is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Pyke is a somewhat poor counter for Ahri. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Pyke against Ahri.

Other Champion Matchups Against Pyke

Pyke Loses Against

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Pyke Wins Against

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

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Pyke Players

How We Calculated Our Pyke vs Ahri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ahri as Pyke, we analyzed 3,721 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 Ahri 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

If you would like to truly master Pyke in order to counter Ahri during both the laning 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 listen to the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Pyke typically racks up a lot less CS as Ahri. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Pyke versus Ahri build consist of Bloodsong, Axiom Arc, and Opportunity. When Pyke included at least these three items in his build, he did much better countering Ahri than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Pyke boasted an average winrate of 49.4% when playing against Ahri with this build.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Ahri as Pyke, Pyke players should equip the Hail of Blades, Cheap Shot, Zombie Ward, Ultimate Hunter, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Domination and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Pyke vs Ahri clashes, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.4% win rate overall.

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