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How to Win Pyke vs Volibear Counter MatchupPyke is in the a tier of champions

Pyke vs Volibear

How to Beat Volibear as Pyke in LoLPyke is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Volibear as Pyke

based on 2,705 Pyke vs Volibear matchups
Win Rate
51.5 %
K/D/A
2.28
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League of Legends games each week. Within our dataset, Pyke faced off against Volibear in 2705 matches. With so many games with Pyke vs Volibear gives us faith in our capacity to provide informative statistics and a recommended build to shatter Volibear. This champion pairing is somewhat rare. Pyke has to counter Volibear in only 2.1% of his games.

Pyke vs Volibear Matchup Summary

Pyke does a decent job of countering Volibear. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.5% of matches the champs face one another in. In Pyke vs Volibear games, Pyke’s team is 0.2% more probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood against Volibear.

Best Pyke vs Volibear Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsGlowing Mote

Core Pyke Items

~22 Mins
Umbral GlaiveSolstice SleighOpportunity

Optional Items

Axiom ArcEdge of NightVoltaic CycloswordHubris

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

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
PrecisionTriumphCoup de Grace
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Volibear as Pyke

Tips for Playing as Pyke against Volibear

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.

Pyke vs Volibear Counter Stats

Pyke Image
Win Rate
51.5 %
VS
Win Rate
48.5 %
Volibear Image
6.9
< Kills >
5.5
6.9
< Deaths >
6.8
8.8
< Assists >
5.6
1.6
< Killing Sprees >
1.27
38
< Minions Killed >
130
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.47
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.5
9,927
< Physical Damage >
10,750
65
< Magic Damage >
7,997
2,353
< True Damage >
634
12,345
< Damage Dealt >
19,381
21,501
< Damage Taken >
32,539
10,106
< Gold Earned >
11,464
1.18
< Towers >
2.5
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.1
4,762
< Total Healing >
7,883
10,562
< Experience >
14,073
64
< Vision Score >
17
29
< Wards Placed >
8
95
< Time Dealing CC >
533

How to Counter Volibear with Pyke in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several strategic Pyke against Volibear counter stats that may help us explain the distinctions between this set of champions. Pyke’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Volibear’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Pyke may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Volibear..

Pyke typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he receives less damage than Volibear. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Pyke and Volibear

Damage Types Compared

Pyke
Volibear
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Pyke
Volibear

Who is Better, Pyke or Volibear?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Pyke usually wins when trying to fight Volibear, with a 51.5% win rate. Therefore, Pyke makes a good counter to Volibear.

While Pyke does have a higher winrate than Volibear, when facing one another, Pyke also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Pyke into Volibearas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Pyke also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Volibear. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Pyke vs Volibear matchups, Pyke is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Pyke is a decent counter for Volibear. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Pyke against Volibear.

Additional Information for Pyke Players

How We Calculated Our Pyke vs Volibear Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Volibear as Pyke, we analyzed 2,705 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 Volibear 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Pyke in order to counter Volibear during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Pyke usually accumulates a lot less CS relative to Volibear. Champions who on average don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Pyke versus Volibear build include Umbral Glaive, Solstice Sleigh, and Opportunity. When Pyke included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better versus Volibear than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Pyke had an average winrate of 51.5% battling Volibear with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Volibear as Pyke, Pyke players should take the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Coup de Grace, and Triumph runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Pyke vs Volibear counter picks, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.5% winrate overall.

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