Pyke vs Shaco
How to Beat Shaco as Pyke
based on 4,719 Pyke vs Shaco matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Pyke vs Shaco Matchup Summary
Best Pyke vs Shaco Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Shaco as Pyke
Tips for Playing as Pyke against Shaco
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 Shaco
If Shaco is doing well early-game, it is worth the investment to place Stealth Wards near his Jungle camps.
If Shaco uses Deceive to enter a fight he won't be able to quickly use it again to get away. Work with your team to quickly focus him down.
Pyke vs Shaco Counter Stats
How to Counter Shaco with Pyke in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here underscore several strategic Pyke versus Shaco matchup statistics that may help us realize the differences and similarities between the pair. Pyke’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Shaco’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Pyke may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Shaco..
Pyke normally has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Shaco. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Pyke and Shaco
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Who is Better, Pyke or Shaco?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Pyke usually fairs equally well when playing against Shaco, with a 50.2% win rate. Therefore, Pyke makes an ok counter for Shaco.
While Pyke does have a higher win rate than Shaco, when on opposite teams, Pyke also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Pyke into Shacoas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Pyke has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Shaco. 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 in League of Legends, in Pyke vs Shaco matchups, Pyke 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 late stage team fights.
Pyke is a decent counter to Shaco. Focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Pyke against Shaco.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Pyke in order to counter Shaco during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Pyke usually gets a similar amount of CS relative to Shaco. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Pyke versus Shaco build consist of Umbral Glaive, Axiom Arc, and Opportunity. When Pyke used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better versus Shaco than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Pyke had an average winrate of 50.2% battling Shaco with this counter build.
To have the greatest probability of defeating Shaco as Pyke, you should equip 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 combinations players picked for Pyke vs Shaco matchups, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.2% win rate overall.
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