Jayce vs Pyke
How to Beat Pyke as Jayce
based on 1,724 Jayce vs Pyke matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Jayce vs Pyke Matchup Summary
Best Jayce vs Pyke Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Pyke as Jayce
Tips for Playing as Jayce against Pyke
For increased range and damage, try casting Shock Blast through the Acceleration Gate.
If you find yourself taking lots of damage, try using Jayce's Hammer Stance, as it grants you additional defenses.
Be sure to switch stances often. It will enhance your attacks and grant you quick bursts of speed.
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.
Jayce vs Pyke Counter Stats
How to Counter Pyke with Jayce in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here clarify some important Jayce versus Pyke counter statistics that can help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. Jayce’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Pyke’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Jayce may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Pyke..
Jayce normally has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Pyke. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Jayce and Pyke
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Who is Better, Jayce or Pyke?
Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Jayce usually loses when trying to fight Pyke, with a 48.5% win rate. Therefore, Jayce makes a poor counter for Pyke.
While Jayce does have a lower win rate than Pyke, when they face off with one another, Jayce also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Jayce into Pykeas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Jayce 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 fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Jayce vs Pyke matchups, Pyke is the better champion with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Jayce is a somewhat poor counter for Pyke. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Jayce against Pyke.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Jayce to counter Pyke during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Jayce often gets much more CS as Pyke. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They 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, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Jayce versus Pyke build include Muramana, Serylda's Grudge, and Hubris. When Jayce used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when facing Pyke than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Jayce boasted an average winrate of 48.5% when countering Pyke with these items in his kit.
To have the highest chance of vanquishing Pyke as Jayce, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Jayce vs Pyke counterpicks, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.5% winrate overall.
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