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How to Win Pyke vs Kog'Maw Counter MatchupPyke is in the a tier of champions

Pyke vs Kog'Maw

How to Beat Kog'Maw as Pyke in LoLPyke is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kog'Maw as Pyke

based on 980 Pyke vs Kog'Maw matchups
Win Rate
50.3 %
K/D/A
2.26
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked LoL matches each week. In our database, Pyke faced Kog'Maw in 980 games. With so many matchups for Pyke versus Kog'Maw provides us faith in our capacity to prepare informative stats and a recommended build to defeat Kog'Maw. This particular champion pairing is fairly rare. Pyke has to counter Kog'Maw in only 0.8% of his games.

Pyke vs Kog'Maw Matchup Summary

Pyke does a average job of countering Kog'Maw. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.3% of games the champs battle each other in. In Pyke vs Kog'Maw games, Pyke’s side is 0.2% more likely to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood against Kog'Maw.

Best Pyke vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordGlowing Mote

Core Pyke Items

~22 Mins
Umbral GlaiveVoltaic CycloswordOpportunity

Optional Items

Edge of NightSolstice SleighAxiom ArcBloodsong

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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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 Kog'Maw as Pyke

Tips for Playing as Pyke against Kog'Maw

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 Kog'Maw

The range on Living Artillery increases each rank.

Run away from Kog'Maw after he dies!!!!

Kog'Maw doesn't have a good escape ability, so he is especially prone to ganks.

Bio-Arcane Barrage allows Kog'Maw to kill Baron Nashor extremely early. It can be valuable to ward Nashor when Kog'Maw completes his Blade of the Ruined King.

Pyke vs Kog'Maw Counter Stats

Pyke Image
Win Rate
50.3 %
VS
Win Rate
49.7 %
Kog'Maw Image
7.3
< Kills >
7.7
7.2
< Deaths >
8
9
< Assists >
7.3
1.68
< Killing Sprees >
1.82
39
< Minions Killed >
161
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.33
< Inhibitors >
0.45
10,358
< Physical Damage >
10,010
71
< Magic Damage >
12,911
2,454
< True Damage >
3,120
12,885
< Damage Dealt >
26,042
22,887
< Damage Taken >
22,039
10,458
< Gold Earned >
12,329
1.12
< Towers >
2.15
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
5,252
< Total Healing >
4,647
10,924
< Experience >
13,067
68
< Vision Score >
17
31
< Wards Placed >
9
97
< Time Dealing CC >
273

How to Counter Kog'Maw with Pyke in LoL

The stats provided here feature some influential Pyke vs. Kog'Maw matchup stats that may help us understand the distinctions between this set of champs. Pyke’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Pyke may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Kog'Maw..

Pyke usually has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Kog'Maw. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Pyke and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Pyke
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Pyke
Kog'Maw

Who is Better, Pyke or Kog'Maw?

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

While Pyke does have a higher winrate compared to Kog'Maw, when facing one another, Pyke also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Pyke into Kog'Mawas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Pyke also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kog'Maw. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Pyke vs Kog'Maw matchups, Pyke is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Pyke is a decent counter to Kog'Maw. Focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Pyke against Kog'Maw.

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 Kog'Maw Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kog'Maw as Pyke, we analyzed 980 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 Kog'Maw 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

Pyke Build Kog'Maw Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Pyke to counter Kog'Maw during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Pyke often gets a lot less CS compared to Kog'Maw. Champions who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Pyke versus Kog'Maw build include Umbral Glaive, Voltaic Cyclosword, and Opportunity. When Pyke bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Kog'Maw than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Pyke had an average winrate of 50.3% battling Kog'Maw with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Kog'Maw as Pyke, you 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. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Pyke vs Kog'Maw counters, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.3% win rate overall.

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