Pyke vs Kassadin
How to Beat Kassadin as Pyke
based on 1,755 Pyke vs Kassadin matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Pyke vs Kassadin Matchup Summary
Best Pyke vs Kassadin Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kassadin as Pyke
Tips for Playing as Pyke against Kassadin
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 Kassadin
It takes 6 spell casts for Kassadin's slow, Force Pulse, to become castable. If he levels up that ability, judiciously use your own skills while laning against him.
Kassadin deals mostly magic damage. If he's doing well consider buying magic resist items like Mercury's Treads and Banshee's Veil.
Each time Kassadin consecutively uses Riftwalk, he pays more and more mana. Keep this in mind as you chase him.
Pyke vs Kassadin Counter Stats
How to Counter Kassadin with Pyke in LoL
The stats shown on this page emphasize some significant Pyke versus Kassadin matchup stats that may help us distinguish the differences between the pair. As an example, Pyke’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kassadin’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Pyke may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Kassadin..
Pyke usually has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Typically, he takes less damage than Kassadin. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Pyke and Kassadin
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Who is Better, Pyke or Kassadin?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Pyke usually fairs equally well when facing off against Kassadin, with a 49.7% win rate. Thus, Pyke makes an ok counter for Kassadin.
While Pyke does have a lower winrate than Kassadin, when on opposite teams, Pyke also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Pyke into Kassadinas his relative depth means 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 Kassadin. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Pyke vs Kassadin matchups, Kassadin is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Pyke is a somewhat poor counter for Kassadin. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Pyke against Kassadin.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Pyke in order to counter Kassadin during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Pyke typically gets a lot less CS as Kassadin. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The best items to use in your Pyke versus Kassadin build consist of Bloodsong, Axiom Arc, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Pyke used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Kassadin than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Pyke had an average win rate of 49.7% when playing against Kassadin with this build.
To have the best chance of coming out on top against Kassadin as Pyke, Pyke players should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Coup de Grace, and Triumph runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Pyke vs Kassadin matchups, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.7% winrate overall.
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