Zilean vs Pyke
How to Beat Pyke as Zilean
based on 1,424 Zilean vs Pyke matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Zilean vs Pyke Matchup Summary
Best Zilean vs Pyke Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Pyke as Zilean
Tips for Playing as Zilean against Pyke
Time Warp is an effective way to enable allies to finish off enemies, or escape from a losing battle.
Chronoshift is a powerful deterrent to attacking your carries, but casting Chronoshift too early in a fight can cause the enemy to switch targets too soon, making it less effective.
You can combine the use of Time Bomb and Rewind to place two Time Bombs on a target quickly. Placing the second bomb will detonate the first and stun all nearby enemies.
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.
Zilean vs Pyke Counter Stats
How to Counter Pyke with Zilean in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some critical Zilean against Pyke matchup statistics that can help you appreciate the distinctions between this pair of champions. Zilean’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Pyke’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Zilean may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Pyke. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.
Zilean often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Pyke. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Zilean and Pyke
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Who is Better, Zilean or Pyke?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zilean usually loses when trying to fight Pyke, with a 48.1% win rate. Therefore, Zilean makes a bad counter for Pyke.
While Zilean does have a lower win rate than Pyke, when they face off with one another, Zilean also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Zilean into Pyke.
Furthermore, Zilean has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Pyke. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, 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 Zilean vs Pyke matchups, Pyke is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Zilean is a somewhat poor counter to Pyke. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zilean against Pyke.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Zilean in order to counter Pyke during both the early game 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 pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Zilean most often gets a similar amount of CS compared to Pyke. Champions who typically don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Zilean versus Pyke build consist of Shurelya's Battlesong, Morellonomicon, and Solstice Sleigh. When Zilean combined at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better versus Pyke than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Zilean had an average winrate of 48.1% when playing against Pyke with this counter build.
To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Pyke as Zilean, Zilean players should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Zilean vs Pyke counter picks, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.1% win rate overall.
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