Pyke vs Akshan
How to Beat Akshan as Pyke
based on 2,453 Pyke vs Akshan matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Pyke vs Akshan Matchup Summary
Best Pyke vs Akshan Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Akshan as Pyke
Tips for Playing as Pyke against Akshan
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.
Pyke vs Akshan Counter Stats
How to Counter Akshan with Pyke in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several valuable Pyke versus Akshan counter stats that can help you explain the differences between this set of champs. Pyke’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Akshan’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Pyke may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Akshan..
Pyke typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Akshan. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Pyke and Akshan
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Who is Better, Pyke or Akshan?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Pyke usually fairs equally well when facing off against Akshan, with a 49.1% win rate. Thus, Pyke makes an ok counter for Akshan.
While Pyke does have a lower winrate compared to Akshan, when on opposite teams, Pyke also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Pyke into Akshanas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Pyke has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Akshan. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Pyke vs Akshan matchups, Akshan is the better champion 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 Akshan. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Pyke against Akshan.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Pyke to counter Akshan during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Pyke often picks up a lot less CS as Akshan. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions 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, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.
The best items to use in your Pyke versus Akshan build include Edge of Night, Bloodsong, and Opportunity. When Pyke included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when facing Akshan than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Pyke boasted an average win rate of 49.1% battling Akshan with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Akshan as Pyke, you should use 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 combinations players used for Pyke vs Akshan LoL games, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.1% win rate overall.
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