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How to Win Ezreal vs Pyke Counter MatchupEzreal is in the b tier of champions

Ezreal vs Pyke

How to Beat Pyke as Ezreal in LoLEzreal is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Pyke as Ezreal

based on 7,962 Ezreal vs Pyke matchups
Win Rate
47.4 %
K/D/A
2.22
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of rated League of Legends games that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Pyke as Ezreal came out of an analysis of 7962 ranked rounds where both champions faced one another. This particular champion matchup is fairly rare. Ezreal has to counter Pyke in only 3.5% of his rounds.

Ezreal vs Pyke Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ezreal has done a dismal job of beating Pyke. On average, he wins a lowly 47.4% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Ezreal against Pyke games, Ezreal’s team is 0.2% less expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Pyke.

Best Ezreal vs Pyke Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
SheenTear of the Goddess

Core Ezreal Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaTrinity ForceThe Collector

Optional Items

Guardian AngelSpear of ShojinFrozen HeartBloodthirster

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth
Ezreal's passive ability p
Ezreal's q ability q
Ezreal's w ability w
Ezreal's e ability e
Ezreal's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Q
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E
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E
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Pyke as Ezreal

Tips for Playing as Ezreal against Pyke

Use Arcane Shift to help line up your other skill shots.

You can line up Trueshot Barrage to hit multiple minion waves or even Monsters.

You can play Ezreal either as a Attack Damage carry or Ability Power carry depending on how you build him.

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.

Ezreal vs Pyke Counter Stats

Ezreal Image
Win Rate
47.4 %
VS
Win Rate
52.6 %
Pyke Image
7.1
< Kills >
6.7
6.4
< Deaths >
7.1
7.1
< Assists >
8.7
1.66
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
169
< Minions Killed >
39
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.36
16,340
< Physical Damage >
9,785
7,233
< Magic Damage >
63
574
< True Damage >
2,337
24,147
< Damage Dealt >
12,186
20,431
< Damage Taken >
22,675
11,935
< Gold Earned >
10,127
2.29
< Towers >
1.15
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
5,102
< Total Healing >
5,269
12,661
< Experience >
10,601
16
< Vision Score >
68
9
< Wards Placed >
31
93
< Time Dealing CC >
94

How to Counter Pyke with Ezreal in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some strategic Ezreal versus Pyke counter statistics that may help us figure out the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Ezreal’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Pyke’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Ezreal may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Pyke..

Ezreal typically has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Pyke. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ezreal and Pyke

Damage Types Compared

Ezreal
Pyke
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ezreal
Pyke

Who is Better, Ezreal or Pyke?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Ezreal usually loses when facing off against Pyke, with a 47.4% win rate. As a result, Ezreal makes a poor counter to Pyke.

While Ezreal does have a lower winrate than Pyke, when they face off with one another, Ezreal also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex character to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Ezreal into Pykeas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Ezreal has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Pyke. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Ezreal vs Pyke matchups, Pyke is the better champ with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Ezreal is a terribly counter to Pyke. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Ezreal against Pyke.

Additional Information for Ezreal Players

How We Calculated Our Ezreal vs Pyke Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Pyke as Ezreal, we analyzed 7,962 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Pyke as Ezreal comes from real 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 the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Ezreal in order to counter Pyke during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ezreal often picks up much more CS relative to Pyke. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Ezreal versus Pyke build consist of Muramana, Trinity Force, and The Collector. When Ezreal combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Pyke than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Ezreal had an average win rate of 47.4% when playing against Pyke with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Pyke as Ezreal, Ezreal players should equip the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Ezreal vs Pyke counter picks, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.4% winrate overall.

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