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How to Win Lee Sin vs Pyke Counter MatchupLee Sin is in the b tier of champions

Lee Sin vs Pyke

How to Beat Pyke as Lee Sin in LoLLee Sin is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Pyke as Lee Sin

based on 4,002 Lee Sin vs Pyke matchups
Win Rate
47.1 %
K/D/A
2.36
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL matches that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Pyke as Lee Sin resulted from an examination of 4002 ranked rounds where both champions battled one another. This champ matchup is somewhat rare. Lee Sin encounters Pyke in only 3.5% of his games.

Lee Sin vs Pyke Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Lee Sin has done a dismal job of beating Pyke. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.1% of games the champs battle one another in. In Lee Sin vs Pyke games, Lee Sin’s team is 0.2% less likely to earn first blood. This implies that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Pyke.

Best Lee Sin vs Pyke Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
TunnelerCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Lee Sin Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelBlack CleaverSundered Sky

Optional Items

Sterak's GageDeath's DanceHubrisSpear of Shojin

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Lee Sin to level upq
>
Second ability for Lee Sin to level upw
>
Last skill for Lee Sin to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Lee Sin's passive ability p
Lee Sin's q ability q
Lee Sin's w ability w
Lee Sin's e ability e
Lee Sin's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Pyke as Lee Sin

Tips for Playing as Lee Sin against Pyke

Take advantage of Flurry by weaving in basic attacks between spell casts - this maximizes damage output and minimizes Energy loss.

Self-casting Safeguard and using Iron Will are powerful tools for killing neutral monsters (in the jungle).

Use Sonic Wave before Dragon's Rage so you can chase the target with Resonating Strike.

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.

Lee Sin vs Pyke Counter Stats

Lee Sin Image
Win Rate
47.1 %
VS
Win Rate
52.9 %
Pyke Image
7.4
< Kills >
6.8
6.6
< Deaths >
7.2
8.2
< Assists >
8.9
1.72
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
34
< Minions Killed >
39
1.41
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.35
13,686
< Physical Damage >
9,915
2,851
< Magic Damage >
67
948
< True Damage >
2,338
17,485
< Damage Dealt >
12,321
35,095
< Damage Taken >
21,896
11,807
< Gold Earned >
10,162
1.38
< Towers >
1.2
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
16,035
< Total Healing >
4,793
13,085
< Experience >
10,476
24
< Vision Score >
70
12
< Wards Placed >
32
427
< Time Dealing CC >
94

How to Counter Pyke with Lee Sin in LoL

The stats shown here underscore several valuable Lee Sin vs. Pyke matchup stats that may help you interpret the differences between these two champs. For instance, Lee Sin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Pyke’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Lee Sin may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Pyke..

Lee Sin usually has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Typically, he receives more damage than Pyke. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Lee Sin and Pyke

Damage Types Compared

Lee Sin
Pyke
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lee Sin
Pyke

Who is Better, Lee Sin or Pyke?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Lee Sin usually loses when facing off against Pyke, with a 47.1% win rate. Thus, Lee Sin makes a bad counter for Pyke.

While Lee Sin does have a lower win rate than Pyke, when on opposite teams, Lee Sin also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging character to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Lee Sin into Pyke.

Moreover, Lee Sin also has some 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 Lee Sin vs Pyke matchups, Pyke is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Lee Sin is a garbage counter to Pyke. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Lee Sin against Pyke.

Other Champion Matchups Against Lee Sin

Lee Sin Loses Against

LilliaLillia42.3% winrateIvernIvern43.1% winrateRellRell43.4% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune43.6% winrate

Lee Sin Wins Against

KarthusKarthus53.2% winrateHweiHwei52.2% winrateNidaleeNidalee52.1% winrateKai'SaKai'Sa51.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Miss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 50.5% 14111 GamesJarvan IVJarvan IV+ 51.5% 266 GamesZacZac+ 53.1% 1059 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.9% 925 Games

Additional Information for Lee Sin Players

How We Calculated Our Lee Sin vs Pyke Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Pyke as Lee Sin, we analyzed 4,002 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 Lee Sin 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Lee Sin to counter Pyke during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to 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.

Lee Sin usually gets a similar amount of CS as Pyke. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Lee Sin versus Pyke build consist of Guardian Angel, Black Cleaver, and Sundered Sky. When Lee Sin combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Pyke than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Lee Sin boasted an average winrate of 47.1% battling Pyke with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Pyke as Lee Sin, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Lee Sin vs Pyke fights, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.1% winrate overall.

If you need to view Lee Sin vs Pyke tips and counter builds for a an individual division rank, please choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and strategies shown are computed using all matches played with both champs.