Pyke vs Vayne
How to Beat Vayne as Pyke
based on 6,886 Pyke vs Vayne matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Pyke vs Vayne Matchup Summary
Best Pyke vs Vayne Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Vayne as Pyke
Tips for Playing as Pyke against Vayne
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 Vayne
Deny Vayne the opportunity to pin you against walls.
Vayne is fragile - turn the pressure up on her and she will be forced to play cautiously.
Pyke vs Vayne Counter Stats
How to Counter Vayne with Pyke in LoL
The stats shown here underscore some vital Pyke against Vayne matchup stats that can help us understand the distinctions between these two champions. As an example, Pyke’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vayne’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Pyke may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Vayne..
Pyke typically has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Vayne. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Pyke and Vayne
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Who is Better, Pyke or Vayne?
Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Pyke usually loses when playing against Vayne, with a 48.6% win rate. Thus, Pyke makes a poor counter for Vayne.
While Pyke does have a lower win rate than Vayne, when on opposite teams, Pyke also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult character to learn. You should be careful when picking Pyke into Vayneas his relative depth means that 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 Vayne. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Pyke vs Vayne matchups, Vayne is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Pyke is a somewhat poor counter to Vayne. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Pyke against Vayne.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Pyke to counter Vayne during both the early game 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 listen to the build and tips displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Pyke often racks up a lot less CS relative to Vayne. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Pyke versus Vayne build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Bloodsong, and Opportunity. When Pyke incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better countering Vayne than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Pyke had an average winrate of 48.6% when countering Vayne with these items in his kit.
To have the highest chance of annihilating Vayne as Pyke, Pyke players 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 runes that we analyzed for Pyke vs Vayne counter picks, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.6% win rate overall.
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