Caitlyn vs Pyke
How to Beat Pyke as Caitlyn
based on 5,838 Caitlyn vs Pyke matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Caitlyn vs Pyke Matchup Summary
Best Caitlyn vs Pyke Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Pyke as Caitlyn
Tips for Playing as Caitlyn against Pyke
Fire 90 Caliber Net away from the opponent to close the gap or hop over walls.
Avoid using Ace in the Hole in large team melees as it might be blocked by the wrong target.
Make use of her Yordle Snap Traps by placing them pre-emptively to ensure that you'll have one off of cooldown during combat.
Advice to Win Against Pyke
Pyke regenerates a significant amount of damage he has taken from enemy champions, but only when you can't see him!
When Pyke is hidden nearby in his Ghostwater Dive, sharks will circle underneath your feet.
Try not to stand near low health allies. If Pyke executes them using Death From Below, you might be next on the list.
Caitlyn vs Pyke Counter Stats
How to Counter Pyke with Caitlyn in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some vital Caitlyn against Pyke counter statistics that can help you grasp the distinctions between these two champs. Caitlyn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Pyke’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Caitlyn may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Pyke..
Caitlyn normally has a similar longest killing spree as her matchup does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Pyke. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Caitlyn and Pyke
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Who is Better, Caitlyn or Pyke?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Caitlyn usually fairs equally well when playing against Pyke, with a 49.3% win rate. Thus, Caitlyn makes an ok counter to Pyke.
While Caitlyn does have a lower win rate than Pyke, when facing one another, Caitlyn also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less difficult character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Caitlyn into Pyke.
Additionally, Caitlyn also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Pyke. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Caitlyn vs Pyke matchups, Pyke is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Caitlyn is a somewhat poor counter to Pyke. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Caitlyn against Pyke.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Caitlyn to counter Pyke during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Caitlyn often picks up much more CS compared to Pyke. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.
The ideal items to have in your Caitlyn versus Pyke build include Kraken Slayer, Infinity Edge, and Phantom Dancer. When Caitlyn included at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better when fighting Pyke than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Caitlyn had an average winrate of 49.3% when playing against Pyke with these items in her kit.
To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Pyke as Caitlyn, Caitlyn players should use the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Caitlyn vs Pyke fights, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.3% winrate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Pyke as Caitlyn are presented for all skill levels combined. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.