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How to Win Pyke vs Ezreal Counter MatchupPyke is in the a tier of champions

Pyke vs Ezreal

How to Beat Ezreal as Pyke in LoLPyke is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ezreal as Pyke

based on 7,962 Pyke vs Ezreal matchups
Win Rate
52.6 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
6.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked LoL games each week. In our dataset, Pyke did battle with Ezreal in 7962 matches. Using so many games with Pyke versus Ezreal gives us faith in our capacity to produce informative statistics and a recommended build to suppress your opposition. This pairing is relatively uncommon. Pyke is forced to battle against Ezreal in only 6.2% of his matches.

Pyke vs Ezreal Matchup Summary

Pyke does a good job of countering Ezreal. Typically, he wins a whopping 52.6% of games the champs face each other in. In Pyke against Ezreal matches, Pyke’s side is 0.2% more expected to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood versus Ezreal.

Best Pyke vs Ezreal Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Pyke Items

~22 Mins
Solstice SleighVoltaic CycloswordOpportunity

Optional Items

Axiom ArcMaw of MalmortiusEdge of NightHubris

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationHail of BladesCheap ShotZombie WardUltimate Hunter
ResolveSecond WindUnflinching
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceTenacity and Slow Resist
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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Guide to Countering Ezreal as Pyke

Tips for Playing as Pyke against Ezreal

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 Ezreal

Ezreal is a very fragile champion so take the fight to him.

Ezreal is completely skill shot based, so make sure to keep minions in between you.

Mystic Shot applies on-hit effects including the Crest of Cinders.

Pyke vs Ezreal Counter Stats

Pyke Image
Win Rate
52.6 %
VS
Win Rate
47.4 %
Ezreal Image
6.7
< Kills >
7.1
7.1
< Deaths >
6.4
8.7
< Assists >
7.1
1.57
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
39
< Minions Killed >
169
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.49
9,785
< Physical Damage >
16,340
63
< Magic Damage >
7,233
2,337
< True Damage >
574
12,186
< Damage Dealt >
24,147
22,675
< Damage Taken >
20,431
10,127
< Gold Earned >
11,935
1.15
< Towers >
2.29
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
5,269
< Total Healing >
5,102
10,601
< Experience >
12,661
68
< Vision Score >
16
31
< Wards Placed >
9
94
< Time Dealing CC >
93

How to Counter Ezreal with Pyke in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several significant Pyke versus Ezreal counter stats that can help us figure out the differences and similarities between the two. Pyke’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ezreal’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Pyke may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Ezreal..

Pyke usually has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Ezreal. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Pyke and Ezreal

Damage Types Compared

Pyke
Ezreal
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Pyke
Ezreal

Who is Better, Pyke or Ezreal?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Pyke usually wins when facing off against Ezreal, with a 52.6% win rate. Therefore, Pyke makes a good counter to Ezreal.

While Pyke does have a higher win rate compared to Ezreal, when on opposite teams, Pyke also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Pyke into Ezrealas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Pyke has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ezreal. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Pyke is a good counter to Ezreal. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Pyke against Ezreal.

Additional Information for Pyke Players

How We Calculated Our Pyke vs Ezreal Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ezreal as Pyke, we analyzed 7,962 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 Ezreal 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Pyke to counter Ezreal during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Pyke on average gets a lot less CS as Ezreal. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Pyke versus Ezreal build include Solstice Sleigh, Voltaic Cyclosword, and Opportunity. When Pyke used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when facing Ezreal than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Pyke had an average winrate of 52.6% when playing against Ezreal with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against Ezreal as Pyke, you should equip the Hail of Blades, Cheap Shot, Zombie Ward, Ultimate Hunter, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Domination and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Pyke vs Ezreal matchups, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 52.6% win rate overall.

If you need to see Pyke vs Ezreal tips and counter stats for a a distinct rank, please select one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and build suggestions shown are calculated using all games with data with these champions.