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How to Win Katarina vs Pyke Counter MatchupKatarina is in the a tier of champions

Katarina vs Pyke

How to Beat Pyke as Katarina in LoLKatarina is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Pyke as Katarina

based on 4,602 Katarina vs Pyke matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
2.19
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds every week. Within our database, Katarina fought Pyke in 4602 rounds. Having so many matchups for Katarina vs Pyke gives us confidence in our ability to provide useful statistics and a recommended build to obliterate Pyke. This particular champion matchup is somewhat rare. Katarina encounters Pyke in only 3.4% of her rounds.

Katarina vs Pyke Matchup Summary

Katarina does a decent job of beating Pyke. Typically, she wins a acceptable 51.3% of the time the champions clash against one another in. In Katarina against Pyke games, Katarina’s team is 0.3% less expected to get first blood, indicating that she most likely won't get first blood versus Pyke.

Best Katarina vs Pyke Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Dark SealHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Katarina Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneStormsurge

Optional Items

Void StaffRiftmakerShadowflameZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
DominationSudden ImpactRelentless Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Katarina's passive ability p
Katarina's q ability q
Katarina's w ability w
Katarina's e ability e
Katarina's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Pyke as Katarina

Tips for Playing as Katarina against Pyke

Picking up Daggers will significantly reduce Shunpo's cooldown.

Try waiting until the other team is distracted with fighting your team, and use Shunpo to teleport into the fray and unleash a devastating Death Lotus.

Using Shunpo on an allied Champion, Dagger, or minion can be a great escape tactic.

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.

Katarina vs Pyke Counter Stats

Katarina Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Pyke Image
10.3
< Kills >
6.7
7.3
< Deaths >
7.4
5.7
< Assists >
8.7
2.31
< Killing Sprees >
1.55
156
< Minions Killed >
40
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.35
2,042
< Physical Damage >
9,735
22,140
< Magic Damage >
64
993
< True Damage >
2,293
25,175
< Damage Dealt >
12,094
25,018
< Damage Taken >
21,963
12,526
< Gold Earned >
10,115
1.51
< Towers >
1.12
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,200
< Total Healing >
4,642
14,257
< Experience >
10,565
16
< Vision Score >
67
8
< Wards Placed >
30
34
< Time Dealing CC >
92

How to Counter Pyke with Katarina in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show some valuable Katarina versus Pyke counter stats that may help you interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. Katarina’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Pyke’s ratio of NaN, showing that Katarina may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Pyke. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Katarina usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her enemy does. On average, she receives more damage than Pyke. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Katarina and Pyke

Damage Types Compared

Katarina
Pyke
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Katarina
Pyke

Who is Better, Katarina or Pyke?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Katarina usually wins when trying to fight Pyke, with a 51.3% win rate. As a result, Katarina makes a good counter to Pyke.

While Katarina does have a higher win rate compared to Pyke, when facing one another, Katarina also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more complex champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Katarina into Pykeas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Katarina has almost no 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 is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Katarina vs Pyke matchups, Katarina is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Katarina is a decent counter for Pyke. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Katarina against Pyke.

Other Champion Matchups Against Katarina

Katarina Loses Against

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Katarina Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee57.7% winrateYuumiYuumi54.3% winrateSyndraSyndra54% winrateHweiHwei53.9% winrate

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Additional Information for Katarina Players

How We Calculated Our Katarina vs Pyke Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Pyke as Katarina, we analyzed 4,602 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 Katarina 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

Katarina Build Pyke Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Katarina 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 mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Katarina on average accumulates much more CS as Pyke. Champions who on average don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Katarina versus Pyke build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Stormsurge. When Katarina used at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better when fighting Pyke than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Katarina had an average win rate of 51.3% when countering Pyke with this build.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Pyke as Katarina, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Sudden Impact, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Katarina vs Pyke counterpicks, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.3% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Pyke as Katarina are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a distinct rank, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.