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How to Synergize Ziggs with Pyke on the Same TeamZiggs is in the b tier of champions

Ziggs with Pyke

How to Win With Ziggs and Pyke Paired TogetherZiggs is in the a tier of champions
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How to Synergize Ziggs and Pyke

based on 1,781 Ziggs with Pyke pairs
Win Rate
48.3 %
K/D/A
2.47
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in data from from millions of League matches directly from Riot Games each and every week. Ziggs has fought alongside Pyke in 1781 recent, competitive games. By amassing so much complete data straight from the makers of League of Legends, we are confident that we can give you high-quality, accurate builds to help Ziggs synergize with Pyke. It is relatively rare for Ziggs to play alongside Pyke on the same side. This has only taken place in about 3.2% of matches with Ziggs.

Ziggs Pyke Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Ziggs does a dismal job of teaming up with Pyke. Normally, he wins a dismal 48.3% of games the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to win more matches as Ziggs when fighting on the same team as Pyke by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Ziggs vs Pyke Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeTear of the Goddess

Core Ziggs Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentMalignanceShadowflameSeraph's Embrace

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ziggs to level upq
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Second ability for Ziggs to level upe
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Last skill for Ziggs to max outw

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Ziggs's passive ability p
Ziggs's q ability q
Ziggs's w ability w
Ziggs's e ability e
Ziggs's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Ziggs and Pyke

Tips for Playing as Ziggs with Pyke

Even if you're far from a fight you can still help from afar with Mega Inferno Bomb.

Slowing your enemies with Hexplosive Minefield makes it easier to land other abilities.

Knocking yourself over walls with Satchel Charge can be great when chasing after or escaping from enemies.

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.

Ziggs Pyke Synergy Stats

Ziggs Image
Win Rate
48.3 %
VS
Win Rate
51.7 %
Pyke Image
5.3
< Kills >
5.1
5.8
< Deaths >
5.8
9
< Assists >
7.9
1.23
< Killing Sprees >
1.18
181
< Minions Killed >
168
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.55
908
< Physical Damage >
798
25,620
< Magic Damage >
23,900
350
< True Damage >
363
26,878
< Damage Dealt >
25,063
17,614
< Damage Taken >
17,689
12,142
< Gold Earned >
11,503
2.99
< Towers >
2.86
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
1,662
< Total Healing >
1,554
14,108
< Experience >
13,572
18
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
10
265
< Time Dealing CC >
253

How to Play with Pyke as Ziggs in LoL

The Ziggs 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, Ziggs 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 decrease shows that Pyke helps Ziggs perform poorer in competitive LoL matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Ziggs tries to synergize with Pyke, he sees a noticable increase in his total damage output. This could demonstrate that Pyke supports by providing cover for him to deal more damage or that his allyship also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Ziggs is played alongside Pyke on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Pyke. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Pyke.

Moreover, when Ziggs plays with Pyke on the same team, he on average receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may mean that Pyke does a decent job of protecting Ziggs in team fights.

Synergies between Ziggs and Pyke

Damage Types Compared

Ziggs
Pyke
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Ziggs
Pyke

Is Ziggs better when played alongside Pyke?

There is no top champion pairing for Ziggs that will always be his top ally. However, Pyke is a very typical companion for Ziggs. By locking into the same side as Ziggs, he raises their win rate by 0.2% to 48.3%. This proves that there is only a small synergy between Ziggs and Pyke that results in them performing at the top of their game together than without each other.

Pyke has a greater difficulty than Ziggs. That means you need to be cautious when lining up Pyke allies to play with, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to do well with you.

Working together, you should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to destroy wih physical damage. Combined, these champs can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Conversely, by bringing Ziggs and Pyke together, you will not be granting your team very much cover. Make sure to bring other champs on your team that offsets this hole in this pairing's playstyle.

Regardless of your Pyke ally's skill level, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Ziggs Players

How We Calculated Our Ziggs Pyke Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Ziggs and Pyke, we analyzed 1,781 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Ziggs with Pyke comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Ziggs to work well with Pyke during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should continue reading to learn some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly.

The best items to build first in your Ziggs and Pyke synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Ziggs included at least these three items in his build, he did much better when fighting alongside Pyke than with most other common item sets. In fact, Ziggs had an average win rate of 48.3% when playing alongside Pyke with this build.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against your oponents, Ziggs players should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Ziggs and Pyke pairings, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.3% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to pair Pyke with Ziggs are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to a distinct division, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.