Pyke vs LeBlanc
How to Beat LeBlanc as Pyke
based on 2,142 Pyke vs LeBlanc matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Pyke vs LeBlanc Matchup Summary
Best Pyke vs LeBlanc Counter Build
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Guide to Countering LeBlanc as Pyke
Tips for Playing as Pyke against LeBlanc
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 LeBlanc
LeBlanc's ultimate can create fake LeBlancs during her spellcast or, rarely, at a distant position.
The fake LeBlanc created at a distance will always run at the nearest Champion, cast a harmless spell, then immediately disappear.
Attacking LeBlanc first avoids most of her tricks, especially if she's recently used her dash, Distortion.
Stunning or silencing LeBlanc will prevent her from activating the return part of Distortion.
Pyke vs LeBlanc Counter Stats
How to Counter LeBlanc with Pyke in LoL
The stats shown on this page show some vital Pyke versus LeBlanc counter stats that may help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Pyke’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than LeBlanc’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Pyke may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than LeBlanc..
Pyke usually has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to LeBlanc. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Pyke and LeBlanc
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Who is Better, Pyke or LeBlanc?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Pyke usually fairs equally well when facing off against LeBlanc, with a 49.3% win rate. As a result, Pyke makes an ok counter to LeBlanc.
While Pyke does have a lower winrate compared to LeBlanc, when facing one another, Pyke also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Pyke into LeBlancas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Pyke also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to LeBlanc. 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Pyke vs LeBlanc matchups, LeBlanc is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Pyke is a somewhat poor counter to LeBlanc. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Pyke against LeBlanc.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Pyke to counter LeBlanc during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Pyke on average accumulates a lot less CS compared to LeBlanc. Champs who on average don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The best items to have in your Pyke versus LeBlanc build include Edge of Night, Bloodsong, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Pyke used at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when facing LeBlanc than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Pyke boasted an average winrate of 49.3% battling LeBlanc with this build.
To have the greatest chance of defeating LeBlanc as Pyke, Pyke players should use the Hail of Blades, Cheap Shot, Zombie Ward, Ultimate Hunter, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Domination and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Pyke vs LeBlanc clashes, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.3% win rate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat LeBlanc as Pyke are given for all ranked divisions. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to an individual skill level, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.