Pyke with Neeko
How to Synergize Pyke and Neeko
based on 2,250 Pyke with Neeko pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Pyke Neeko Synergy Summary
Best Pyke vs Neeko Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Pyke and Neeko
Tips for Playing as Pyke with Neeko
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 Neeko Will Play
You can set her passive to use hotkeys in the options menu. The default is Shift+F1~F5
Try to use Inherent Glamour sparingly, ineffective uses will put enemies on the alert.
Pyke Neeko Synergy Stats
How to Play with Neeko as Pyke in LoL
The Pyke Neeko synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Neeko, 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 very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Neeko. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Neeko helps Pyke perform worse in ranked League games. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.
When Pyke tries to synergize with Neeko, he gets a marginal improvement in his full damage dealt. This may indicate that Neeko helps provide cover for him to dish out more damage or that her presence also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Pyke is played with Neeko on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Neeko.
Moreover, when Pyke plays with Neeko on the same side, he on average takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt more damage could mean that Neeko does a poor job of covering Pyke in team fights.
Synergies between Pyke and Neeko
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Is Pyke better when played alongside Neeko?
There is no top synergy for Pyke that will always be his best teammate. However, Neeko is a very typical companion for Pyke. By playing on the same side as Pyke, she decreases their win rate by -0.3% to 48.8%. This shows that there is only a small strategic relationship between Pyke and Neeko that results in them performing not as well together than alone.
Neeko has a lower difficulty than Pyke. That means you don't need to be cautious when finding Neeko comrades to play with, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to cooperate well with you.
Fighting cooperatively, Pyke players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these champs can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.
In contrast, by pairing Pyke and Neeko together, you may not be giving your team a great deal of engage potential. We recommend you have other champs on your team that neutralizes this gap in this pairing's kit.
Regardless of your Neeko ally's skill level, you should focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To learn all of the intricacies of Pyke to pair well with Neeko during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League games, you should continue reading to master additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly.
The ideal finished items to prioritize in your Pyke and Neeko synergy build include Umbral Glaive, Edge of Night, and Opportunity. When Pyke combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better as an ally of Neeko than with many other typical builds. In fact, Pyke boasted an average win rate of 48.8% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Neeko with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest chance of defeating your oponents, Pyke players should equip the Hail of Blades, Cheap Shot, Zombie Ward, Ultimate Hunter, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Domination and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for this champion pairing, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.8% winrate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to pair Neeko with Pyke are presented for all ranked divisions. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to a specific division, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.