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Pyke vs Hecarim

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

based on 3,257 Pyke vs Hecarim matchups
Win Rate
50 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked LoL rounds each and every week. Within our data, Pyke faced off against Hecarim 3257 times. Having so many games with Pyke vs Hecarim provides us confidence in our capability to provide actionable statistics and a supported build to wreck your enemy. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Pyke has to counter Hecarim in only 2.5% of his rounds.

Pyke vs Hecarim Matchup Summary

Pyke does a ok job of beating Hecarim. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.0% of the time the champs face each other in. In Pyke versus Hecarim games, Pyke’s team is 0.3% more probable to obtain first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood against Hecarim.

Best Pyke vs Hecarim Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Pyke Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightBloodsongVoltaic Cyclosword

Optional Items

HubrisOpportunityAxiom ArcUmbral 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 BladesSudden ImpactZombie WardIngenious Hunter
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
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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Guide to Countering Hecarim as Pyke

Tips for Playing as Pyke against Hecarim

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 Hecarim

Hecarim's ultimate causes opponents to flee in terror. Spread out to reduce his power in fights.

Hecarim gains life from nearby enemies with Spirit of Dread but lacks durability, use burst damage.

Pyke vs Hecarim Counter Stats

Pyke Image
Win Rate
50 %
VS
Win Rate
50 %
Hecarim Image
6.7
< Kills >
7.1
7.1
< Deaths >
6.5
8.7
< Assists >
8.3
1.55
< Killing Sprees >
1.62
38
< Minions Killed >
35
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
1.49
0.32
< Inhibitors >
0.37
9,811
< Physical Damage >
14,491
66
< Magic Damage >
2,764
2,361
< True Damage >
765
12,239
< Damage Dealt >
18,020
21,754
< Damage Taken >
40,587
10,052
< Gold Earned >
12,212
1.15
< Towers >
1.2
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
4,751
< Total Healing >
20,541
10,454
< Experience >
14,011
66
< Vision Score >
19
30
< Wards Placed >
5
94
< Time Dealing CC >
228

How to Counter Hecarim with Pyke in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show some important Pyke against Hecarim counter stats that can help you realize the differences between the two. As an example, Pyke’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Hecarim’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Pyke may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Hecarim..

Pyke typically has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Typically, he takes less damage than Hecarim. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Pyke and Hecarim

Damage Types Compared

Pyke
Hecarim
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Pyke
Hecarim

Who is Better, Pyke or Hecarim?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Pyke usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Hecarim, with a 50.0% win rate. As a result, Pyke makes an ok counter to Hecarim.

While Pyke does have a higher winrate compared to Hecarim, when they face off with one another, Pyke also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Pyke into Hecarimas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Pyke vs Hecarim matchups, Hecarim is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Pyke is a decent counter for Hecarim. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Pyke against Hecarim.

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

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Additional Information for Pyke Players

How We Calculated Our Pyke vs Hecarim Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hecarim as Pyke, we analyzed 3,257 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 Hecarim 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 in order to counter Hecarim during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Pyke usually accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Hecarim. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, 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 case, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Pyke versus Hecarim build consist of Edge of Night, Bloodsong, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Pyke combined at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs. Hecarim than with most other common item sets. In fact, Pyke had an average win rate of 50.0% battling Hecarim with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against Hecarim as Pyke, Pyke players should take the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Zombie Ward, Ingenious Hunter, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Pyke vs Hecarim counterpicks, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.0% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Hecarim as Pyke are shown for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to a distinct skill level, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.