Vex vs Pyke
How to Beat Pyke as Vex
based on 2,515 Vex vs Pyke matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Vex vs Pyke Matchup Summary
Best Vex vs Pyke Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Pyke as Vex
Advice to Win Against Pyke
Pyke regenerates a significant amount of damage he has taken from enemy champions, but only when you can't see him!
When Pyke is hidden nearby in his Ghostwater Dive, sharks will circle underneath your feet.
Try not to stand near low health allies. If Pyke executes them using Death From Below, you might be next on the list.
Vex vs Pyke Counter Stats
How to Counter Pyke with Vex in LoL
The stats shown on this page clarify several strategic Vex against Pyke counter statistics that can help us appreciate the differences between the pair. For instance, Vex’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Pyke’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Vex may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Pyke..
Vex typically has a similar longest kill spree as their counter does. Typically, they takes less damage than Pyke. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Vex and Pyke
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Who is Better, Vex or Pyke?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Vex usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Pyke, with a 49.0% win rate. Therefore, Vex makes an ok counter to Pyke.
While Vex does have a lower win rate compared to Pyke, when facing one another, Vex also has a much lower learning curve that makes them a less complex champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Vex into Pyke.
Additionally, Vex has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Pyke. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Vex vs Pyke matchups, Pyke is the better champion 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.
Vex is a somewhat poor counter to Pyke. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Vex against Pyke.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Vex to counter Pyke during both the lane 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Vex typically gets much more CS as Pyke. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Vex versus Pyke build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Luden's Companion. When Vex combined at least these three items in their build, they did significantly better vs Pyke than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Vex boasted an average winrate of 49.0% battling Pyke with this counter build.
To have the highest chance of crushing Pyke as Vex, Vex players should take the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Vex vs Pyke matchups, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.0% winrate overall.
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