Pyke vs Twitch
How to Beat Twitch as Pyke
based on 4,850 Pyke vs Twitch matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Pyke vs Twitch Matchup Summary
Best Pyke vs Twitch Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Twitch as Pyke
Tips for Playing as Pyke against Twitch
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 Twitch
Spell Shields won't block the damage from Deadly Venom, but they will block the effects Twitch can trigger with it.
If you suspect Twitch has left the lane, let your teammates know that Twitch is ''MIA.''
Twitch is fragile. Work with teammates to focus on him when you're able to catch him out of Camouflage.
Pyke vs Twitch Counter Stats
How to Counter Twitch with Pyke in LoL
The stats shown on this page emphasize some critical Pyke vs. Twitch counter stats that may help us explain the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Pyke’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Twitch’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Pyke may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Twitch..
Pyke often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Twitch. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Pyke and Twitch
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Who is Better, Pyke or Twitch?
Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Pyke usually fairs equally well when taking on Twitch, with a 50.6% win rate. Thus, Pyke makes an ok counter to Twitch.
While Pyke does have a higher winrate than Twitch, when they face off with one another, Pyke also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Pyke into Twitchas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Pyke also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Twitch. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Pyke vs Twitch matchups, Pyke is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Pyke is a decent counter for Twitch. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Pyke against Twitch.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Pyke in order to counter Twitch during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Pyke usually racks up a lot less CS relative to Twitch. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities 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 situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.
The top items to have in your Pyke versus Twitch build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Bloodsong, and Opportunity. When Pyke bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better against Twitch than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Pyke boasted an average winrate of 50.6% when playing against Twitch with this build.
To have the highest chance of annihilating Twitch as Pyke, you should equip the Hail of Blades, Cheap Shot, Zombie Ward, Relentless Hunter, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Domination and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Pyke vs Twitch counters, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.6% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Twitch as Pyke are displayed for all skill levels combined. To filter the stats and builds to a particular skill level, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.