Jarvan IV with Pyke
How to Synergize Jarvan IV and Pyke
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Jarvan IV Pyke Synergy Summary
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Guide to Synergizing Jarvan IV and Pyke
Tips for Playing as Jarvan IV with Pyke
Use Demacian Standard as a scouting tool when worried about incoming enemies.
You can use the Dragon Strike / Demacian Standard combo to get out of your own Cataclysm arenas.
Split your basic attacks on different champions at the beginning of fights to maximize damage.
Advice to Understand How Pyke Will Play
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.
Jarvan IV Pyke Synergy Stats
How to Play with Pyke as Jarvan IV in LoL
The Jarvan IV Pyke synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Pyke, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Jarvan IV sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Pyke. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Pyke helps Jarvan IV perform worse in competitive League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Jarvan IV is an ally to Pyke, he sees a barely noticable drop in his total damage output. This change could signal that Pyke does not provide cover for him to deal more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Jarvan IV is played alongside Pyke on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Pyke.
Additionally, when Jarvan IV plays with Pyke on the same side, he usually takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could indicate that Pyke does a decent job of protecting Jarvan IV during team fights.
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Is Jarvan IV better when played alongside Pyke?
There is no universally accepted best ally for Jarvan IV that will no matter what be his top teammate. However, overall, Pyke is a very typical teammate for Jarvan IV. By locking into the same side as Jarvan IV, he lowers their win rate by -0.4% to 48.2%. This shows that there is a weak bond between Jarvan IV and Pyke that results in them performing not as well together than alone.
Pyke has a greater difficulty than Jarvan IV. That means Jarvan IV players must be cautious when finding Pyke teammates to fight alongside, as they will need a greater level of skill to do well with you.
When playing together, you should witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to dish out massive AD. When paired, these two can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.
In contrast, by grouping Jarvan IV and Pyke together, you will not be providing your other teammates enough AP. Make sure to have other champions on your team that neutralizes this disparity in their abilities.
Regardless of your Pyke ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to truly master Jarvan IV in order to work well with Pyke during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should keep reading to gather some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.
The top finished items to get in your Jarvan IV and Pyke synergy build consist of Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Jarvan IV bought at least these three finished items in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting alongside Pyke than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Jarvan IV had an average winrate of 48.2% when playing alongside Pyke with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest probability of vanquishing your oponents, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for this team composition, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.2% win rate overall.
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