Pyke vs Zoe
How to Beat Zoe as Pyke
based on 1,635 Pyke vs Zoe matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Pyke vs Zoe Matchup Summary
Best Pyke vs Zoe Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zoe as Pyke
Tips for Playing as Pyke against Zoe
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 Zoe
Zoe's Paddle Star deals more damage the further it has flown.
Sleepy Trouble Bubble travels further over walls. Stop Zoe from hiding in fog of war to prevent her from setting the spell up.
Zoe must return to her starting point after casting Portal Jump, making her vulnerable to a counterattack.
Pyke vs Zoe Counter Stats
How to Counter Zoe with Pyke in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here show some strategic Pyke against Zoe counter statistics that may help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Pyke’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zoe’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Pyke may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Zoe..
Pyke normally has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Typically, he takes more damage than Zoe. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Pyke and Zoe
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Who is Better, Pyke or Zoe?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Pyke usually fairs equally well when playing against Zoe, with a 49.5% win rate. As a result, Pyke makes an ok counter to Zoe.
While Pyke does have a lower winrate compared to Zoe, when facing one another, Pyke also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Pyke into Zoeas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Pyke also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zoe. This 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 Zoe matchups, Zoe is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Pyke is a somewhat poor counter for Zoe. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Pyke against Zoe.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Pyke to counter Zoe during both the laning 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 listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Pyke usually gets a lot less CS compared to Zoe. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.
The most important items to have in your Pyke versus Zoe build include Umbral Glaive, Edge of Night, and Celestial Opposition. When Pyke bought at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs Zoe than with many other common item sets. In fact, Pyke boasted an average win rate of 49.5% when countering Zoe with these items in his kit.
To have the best likelihood of annihilating Zoe as Pyke, Pyke players should equip the Hail of Blades, Cheap Shot, Zombie Ward, Ultimate Hunter, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Domination and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Pyke vs Zoe clashes, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.5% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Zoe as Pyke are presented for every ranked division. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to an individual player tier, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.