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How to Win Xayah vs Pyke Counter MatchupXayah is in the b tier of champions

Xayah vs Pyke

How to Beat Pyke as Xayah in LoLXayah is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Pyke as Xayah

based on 2,060 Xayah vs Pyke matchups
Win Rate
51.5 %
K/D/A
2.07
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of rated League of Legends rounds that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Pyke as Xayah resulted from an analysis of 2060 ranked matches where both champions faced off against each other. This particular counter pairing is relatively rare. Xayah is forced to battle against Pyke in only 3.5% of her matches.

Xayah vs Pyke Matchup Summary

Xayah does a decent job of beating Pyke. Typically, she wins a acceptable 51.5% of the time the champions face one another in. In Xayah versus Pyke games, Xayah’s side is 0.2% less expected to gain first blood, indicating that she probably won't get first blood against Pyke.

Best Xayah vs Pyke Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Xayah Items

~22 Mins
Phantom DancerKraken SlayerNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

Rapid FirecannonBloodthirsterImmortal ShieldbowLord Dominik's Regards

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Xayah to level upe
>
Second ability for Xayah to level upw
>
Last skill for Xayah to max outq

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
DominationTaste of BloodUltimate Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Xayah's passive ability p
Xayah's q ability q
Xayah's w ability w
Xayah's e ability e
Xayah's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
W
9
E
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Pyke as Xayah

Tips for Playing as Xayah against Pyke

Xayah's attacks and abilities leave Feathers on the ground that she can later recall for massive area damage and control.

Xayah can use Featherstorm to dodge almost any ability while also creating a ton of Feathers. Try to utilize the offensive and defensive aspects of this ability.

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.

Xayah vs Pyke Counter Stats

Xayah Image
Win Rate
51.5 %
VS
Win Rate
48.5 %
Pyke Image
7
< Kills >
6.9
6.7
< Deaths >
7
6.9
< Assists >
8.7
1.67
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
179
< Minions Killed >
40
0.28
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.33
20,619
< Physical Damage >
10,004
420
< Magic Damage >
68
398
< True Damage >
2,377
21,437
< Damage Dealt >
12,450
20,369
< Damage Taken >
22,034
12,227
< Gold Earned >
10,214
2.5
< Towers >
1.14
0.1
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
4,535
< Total Healing >
4,980
12,844
< Experience >
10,675
18
< Vision Score >
68
9
< Wards Placed >
31
54
< Time Dealing CC >
99

How to Counter Pyke with Xayah in LoL

The stats shown here underscore several valuable Xayah vs. Pyke counter statistics that can help us realize the distinctions between these two champions. For instance, Xayah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Pyke’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Xayah may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Pyke..

Xayah often has a similar longest kill spree as her enemy does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Pyke. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Xayah and Pyke

Damage Types Compared

Xayah
Pyke
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Xayah
Pyke

Who is Better, Xayah or Pyke?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Xayah usually wins when facing off against Pyke, with a 51.5% win rate. Therefore, Xayah makes a good counter for Pyke.

While Xayah does have a higher winrate than Pyke, when facing one another, Xayah also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less time consuming character to learn. You should be careful when picking Xayah into Pyke.

Additionally, Xayah also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Pyke. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Xayah is a decent counter to Pyke. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Xayah against Pyke.

Other Champion Matchups Against Xayah

Xayah Loses Against

LilliaLillia41.5% winrateSwainSwain42.8% winrateTeemoTeemo43.4% winrateCassiopeiaCassiopeia43.6% winrate

Xayah Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55% winrateYuumiYuumi54% winrateSivirSivir53.6% winrateRek'SaiRek'Sai52.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Dr. MundoDr. Mundo+ 51.3% 1179 GamesZacZac+ 51.5% 1254 GamesSingedSinged+ 52.2% 1447 GamesLilliaLillia+ 52.4% 3635 Games

Additional Information for Xayah Players

How We Calculated Our Xayah vs Pyke Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Pyke as Xayah, we analyzed 2,060 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 Pyke as Xayah 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.

Other Useful Resources

Xayah Build Pyke Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Xayah to counter Pyke during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Xayah most often accumulates much more CS compared to Pyke. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. 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 need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Xayah versus Pyke build include Phantom Dancer, Kraken Slayer, and Navori Quickblades. When Xayah included at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better against Pyke than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Xayah had an average win rate of 51.5% when countering Pyke with this build.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Pyke as Xayah, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Xayah vs Pyke clashes, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.5% winrate overall.

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