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How to Win Illaoi vs Pyke Counter MatchupIllaoi is in the a tier of champions

Illaoi vs Pyke

How to Beat Pyke as Illaoi in LoLIllaoi is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Pyke as Illaoi

based on 2,344 Illaoi vs Pyke matchups
Win Rate
51.2 %
K/D/A
1.45
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League games each week. Within our database, Illaoi faced Pyke in 2344 rounds. With so many games with Illaoi vs Pyke provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to produce enlightening statistics and a supported build to destroy Pyke. This matchup is somewhat rare. Illaoi fights Pyke in only 3.3% of her rounds.

Illaoi vs Pyke Matchup Summary

Illaoi has done a decent job of beating Pyke. Normally, she wins a acceptable 51.2% of the time the champs face one another in. In Illaoi versus Pyke matches, Illaoi’s team is 0.3% less probable to get first blood, indicating that she most likely won't get first blood versus Pyke.

Best Illaoi vs Pyke Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSheen

Core Illaoi Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSpirit VisageIceborn Gauntlet

Optional Items

Death's DanceSpear of ShojinBlack CleaverHullbreaker

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishBone PlatingOvergrowth
PrecisionPresence of MindLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Illaoi's passive ability p
Illaoi's q ability q
Illaoi's w ability w
Illaoi's e ability e
Illaoi's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Pyke as Illaoi

Tips for Playing as Illaoi against Pyke

Vessel

Tentacles are an immense source of power. Don't fight without them.

Spirits inherit their target's current health. If making a

is your goal, try whittling your opponent's health down a bit first to make killing the spirit easier.

Leap of Faith is best used to follow-up a strong engage or when being engaged upon. Be careful about being the first one into a fight.

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.

Illaoi vs Pyke Counter Stats

Illaoi Image
Win Rate
51.2 %
VS
Win Rate
48.8 %
Pyke Image
5.4
< Kills >
6.9
6.9
< Deaths >
7
4.6
< Assists >
8.8
1.23
< Killing Sprees >
1.59
187
< Minions Killed >
38
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.33
24,597
< Physical Damage >
10,286
828
< Magic Damage >
66
372
< True Damage >
2,450
25,799
< Damage Dealt >
12,803
35,293
< Damage Taken >
22,607
12,024
< Gold Earned >
10,226
2.88
< Towers >
1.1
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
8,349
< Total Healing >
5,158
15,230
< Experience >
10,881
16
< Vision Score >
62
8
< Wards Placed >
28
407
< Time Dealing CC >
98

How to Counter Pyke with Illaoi in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several strategic Illaoi vs. Pyke matchup statistics that may help you figure out the differences and similarities between the two. Illaoi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Pyke’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Illaoi may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Pyke..

Illaoi typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her foe does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Pyke. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Illaoi and Pyke

Damage Types Compared

Illaoi
Pyke
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Illaoi
Pyke

Who is Better, Illaoi or Pyke?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Illaoi usually wins when trying to fight Pyke, with a 51.2% win rate. Therefore, Illaoi makes a good counter to Pyke.

While Illaoi does have a higher win rate than Pyke, when on opposite teams, Illaoi also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less difficult champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Illaoi into Pyke.

Additionally, Illaoi also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Pyke. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Illaoi vs Pyke matchups, Illaoi is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Illaoi is a decent counter to Pyke. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Illaoi against Pyke.

Other Champion Matchups Against Illaoi

Illaoi Loses Against

MordekaiserMordekaiser42.8% winrateZyraZyra43.9% winrateYorickYorick44.1% winrateKayleKayle44.3% winrate

Illaoi Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.3% winrateK'SanteK'Sante57.1% winrateRenektonRenekton56.1% winrateSkarnerSkarner56.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ZyraZyra+ 53.7% 3076 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.4% 4331 GamesTeemoTeemo+ 56% 2582 GamesCamilleCamille+ 56.6% 143 Games

Additional Information for Illaoi Players

How We Calculated Our Illaoi vs Pyke Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Pyke as Illaoi, we analyzed 2,344 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 Illaoi 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.

Other Useful Resources

Illaoi Build Pyke Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Illaoi in order to counter Pyke during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Illaoi often gets much more CS compared to Pyke. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills often 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 skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Illaoi versus Pyke build include Sterak's Gage, Spirit Visage, and Iceborn Gauntlet. When Illaoi included at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better countering Pyke than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Illaoi boasted an average winrate of 51.2% when countering Pyke with this build.

To have the highest probability of crushing Pyke as Illaoi, you should take the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Last Stand, and Presence of Mind runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Illaoi vs Pyke counters, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.2% winrate overall.

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