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Playing Against Pyke
SupportPatch 16.2.1
What They Do
High-mobility assassin support who focuses on picking off targets and snowballing his team with extra gold. He uses to pull, to stun, and to execute low-health enemies for shared gold. He cannot gain max health, making him permanently squishy but very slippery.
Abilities (What to Watch For)
| Ability | What You'll See | What It Means For You |
|---|---|---|
| Grey health bar appears on Pyke after taking damage | When out of vision, regenerates a portion of damage taken. He also converts all bonus health into AD, meaning he never gets tankier, only stronger. | |
| A charging sound/animation followed by a harpoon throw | Charging pulls enemies a fixed distance toward him. Tapping it is a short-range stab that slows. Stand behind minions to block the pull. | |
| Sharks circling the feet of nearby enemies and a watery screen overlay | Pyke enters Camouflage and gains decaying movement speed. If you see the sharks, he is nearby. He uses to engage or to trigger healing. | |
| Pyke dashes forward, leaving a phantom behind him | After a delay, the phantom returns to Pyke, stunning anyone it passes through. Watch the phantom's path, not just Pyke's current position. | |
| A glowing red 'X' on the ground | An execute that ignores shields. If kills a champion, he can recast it and grants an 'Your Cut' gold item to the assisting ally. If you are below the threshold, your health bar glows. |
Respect
- !Level 2 All-in→Pyke will almost always take and first. A single hook-into-stun combo at level 2 results in a kill or forced Summoner Spells.
- !Brush Control→He uses brushes to charge out of vision and to trigger his healing. An unwarded brush against Pyke is a death zone.
- !Execute Threshold→ ignores shields. If you are under the threshold, Lifeline items or champion shields will NOT save you from the execute.
- !Roam Frequency→Because of and , he can roam to Mid lane and back to Bot faster than any other support. Respect his missing pings.
Punish
- +is on cooldown (15-11s)→This is his only escape and main CC follow-up. When is down, he is extremely vulnerable to being focused and killed.
- +Missed Charge→The cooldown for is roughly 10-8s early. If he misses, he loses his ability to pull you. Step up and punish him for the next 8 seconds.
- +Wave is pushing toward you→Pyke struggles to engage when you are under your own turret. Keep the wave on your side to make his dash-stuns too risky to perform.
- +He is visible and CC'd→Because prevents him from building health, he is the squishiest champion in the game. Chain CC him once and he will die instantly.
Laning Tips
- •Stand behind your minions. cannot pull through units, making them your primary shield.
- •Ward the lane brushes constantly. If he can't hide, he can't use to heal your poke damage.
- •If he starts charging , walk horizontally or toward a minion rather than running straight back.
- •Save your displacement CC (like Flay or Headbutt) to cancel his dash before the phantom can stun you.
- •Bait his by walking toward him, then immediately side-stepping. Without the stun, he has no way to win a trade.
- •Pick champions with targeted CC or reliable disengage. He hates playing against Janna, Lulu, or Alistar.
Teamfight Warning
- ⚠Do not group in tight clusters. A single followed by Flash can stun your entire backline.
- ⚠Save a burst heal or Zhonya's for the animation. If he misses the execute, he gets no reset and is usually stuck in a bad spot.
- ⚠Focus him first if he overextends. He cannot survive focused fire due to his lack of bonus HP.
- ⚠Use Sweeper (Lens) to track him during . He will try to flank and hook your carries from the side.
- ⚠If an ally is low, stay away from them. Pyke's is an AOE; standing near a low-HP teammate might get you killed too.
AI-generated counterplay guide • Patch 16.2.1 • Cached