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Pyke vs Braum

How to Beat Braum as Pyke in LoLPyke is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Braum as Pyke

based on 1,610 Pyke vs Braum matchups
Win Rate
49.1 %
K/D/A
2.29
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League rounds that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Braum as Pyke resulted from an evaluation of 1610 ranked rounds where both champs engaged each other. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Pyke has to counter Braum in only 1.2% of his matches.

Pyke vs Braum Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Pyke does a below average job of beating Braum. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.1% of the time the champions oppose each other in. In Pyke vs Braum matches, Pyke’s team is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood versus Braum.

Best Pyke vs Braum Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordMobility Boots

Core Pyke Items

~22 Mins
BloodsongAxiom ArcVoltaic Cyclosword

Optional Items

HubrisCelestial OppositionOpportunityUmbral Glaive

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationHail of BladesCheap ShotZombie WardUltimate Hunter
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Pyke's passive ability p
Pyke's q ability q
Pyke's w ability w
Pyke's e ability e
Pyke's ultimate ability r
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Braum as Pyke

Tips for Playing as Pyke against Braum

The Tap version of Bone Skewer is much faster and deals additional damage.

A lot of your agressive spells are also your escapes. Make sure you always have a plan to get out of the fight.

Hitting an enemy with the Hold version of Bone Skewer will always pull them the same distance. Use it in melee range to throw targets behind you.

Pyke is very fragile so don't be afraid to temporarily run from a fight. You can regenerate a significant amount of health from Gift of the Drowned Ones when enemies can't see you.

Advice to Win Against Braum

Unbreakable gives Braum extremely strong directional defense, either wait until it is down or outposition the ability.

Braum must land Winter's Bite or a basic attack to start Concussive Blows. If you get marked, exit combat range before getting hit 3 more times to avoid the stun.

Braum's ultimate has a long cast time, use that extra time to dodge. Walking over the frozen ground left behind will slow you, position so that you don't need to cross it.

Pyke vs Braum Counter Stats

Pyke Image
Win Rate
49.1 %
VS
Win Rate
50.9 %
Braum Image
7.1
< Kills >
1.8
6.9
< Deaths >
6.2
8.7
< Assists >
15.3
1.68
< Killing Sprees >
0.3
39
< Minions Killed >
29
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.54
9,554
< Physical Damage >
1,584
69
< Magic Damage >
6,688
2,604
< True Damage >
719
12,228
< Damage Dealt >
8,991
21,496
< Damage Taken >
22,795
10,211
< Gold Earned >
8,575
1.19
< Towers >
1.97
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
4,845
< Total Healing >
2,978
10,439
< Experience >
10,610
68
< Vision Score >
54
31
< Wards Placed >
25
103
< Time Dealing CC >
300

How to Counter Braum with Pyke in LoL

The stats shown on this page show some critical Pyke against Braum counter stats that may help us grasp the differences between the pair. For instance, Pyke’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Braum’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Pyke may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Braum. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.

Pyke normally has a much larger longest kill spree than his counter does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Braum. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Pyke and Braum

Damage Types Compared

Pyke
Braum
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Pyke
Braum

Who is Better, Pyke or Braum?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Pyke usually fairs equally well when facing off against Braum, with a 49.1% win rate. Thus, Pyke makes an ok counter to Braum.

While Pyke does have a lower winrate compared to Braum, when on opposite teams, Pyke also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Pyke into Braumas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Pyke also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Braum. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Pyke vs Braum matchups, Braum is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Pyke is a somewhat poor counter to Braum. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Pyke against Braum.

Additional Information for Pyke Players

How We Calculated Our Pyke vs Braum Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Braum as Pyke, we analyzed 1,610 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 Braum as Pyke 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 Pyke to counter Braum during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Pyke often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Braum. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Pyke versus Braum build include Bloodsong, Axiom Arc, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Pyke combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better versus Braum than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Pyke boasted an average winrate of 49.1% battling Braum with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Braum as Pyke, you should use the Hail of Blades, Cheap Shot, Zombie Ward, Ultimate Hunter, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Domination and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Pyke vs Braum counterpicks, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.1% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Braum as Pyke are given for every ranked division. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to a particular rank, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.