Pyke with Galio
How to Synergize Pyke and Galio
based on 3,029 Pyke with Galio pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Pyke Galio Synergy Summary
Best Pyke vs Galio Counter Build
Items
Starter Items
Early Items
Core Pyke Items
Optional Items
Summoner Spells
Skill Order
Runes
Guide to Synergizing Pyke and Galio
Tips for Playing as Pyke with Galio
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 Understand How Galio Will Play
You can release Shield of Durand even while crowd controlled.
You can use the minimap ally icons to cast Hero's Entrance.
You can use the step back from Justice Punch to dodge enemy spells.
Pyke Galio Synergy Stats
How to Play with Galio as Pyke in LoL
The Pyke Galio synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Galio, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Pyke sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Galio. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Galio helps Pyke perform not as well in competitive League rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Pyke tries to synergize with Galio, he observes a marginal improvement in his complete damage output. This difference could indicate that Galio helps provide cover for him to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Pyke is played together with Galio on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Galio.
Moreover, when Pyke plays with Galio on the same side, he often receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Taking not as much damage could mean that Galio does a decent job of protecting Pyke in teamfights.
Synergies between Pyke and Galio
Damage Types Compared
Champion Playstyles Contrasted
Is Pyke better when played alongside Galio?
There is no ideal companion for Pyke that will no matter what be his #1 synergy. However, overall, Galio is a decent ally for Pyke. By locking into the same team as Pyke, he increases their win rate by 2.7% to 51.8%. This signals that there is a potentially meaningful synergy between Pyke and Galio that results in them performing stronger together than alone.
Galio has a lower difficulty than Pyke. That means you don't need to be careful when arranging Galio teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to play well with you.
Working alongside, Pyke players will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to tank a lot of damage. Together, these two will be a great protective duo.
In contrast, by bringing Pyke and Galio together, you will not be providing your side a great deal of magical damage output. Plan to bring other champs on your team that nullifies this disparity in this pairing's kit.
Regardless of your Galio ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.
Other Champion Matchups Against Pyke
Other Top Synergies by Role
Additional Information for Pyke Players
How We Calculated Our Pyke Galio Synergy Build and Stats
Other Useful Resources
Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Pyke to work well with Galio during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should continue reading to master a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly.
The most crucial items to get in your Pyke and Galio synergy build consist of Umbral Glaive, Edge of Night, and Opportunity. When Pyke included at least these three finished items in his build, he did much better when fighting alongside Galio than with most other common item sets. In fact, Pyke boasted an average winrate of 51.8% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Galio with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against your oponents, Pyke players should take the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Zombie Ward, Ingenious Hunter, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Pyke and Galio pairings, this combo of runes resulted in the top win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.8% winrate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to synergize Galio with Pyke are given for all skill levels combined. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to an individual player tier, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.