Pyke vs Gnar
How to Beat Gnar as Pyke
based on 1,399 Pyke vs Gnar matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Pyke vs Gnar Matchup Summary
Best Pyke vs Gnar Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Gnar as Pyke
Tips for Playing as Pyke against Gnar
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 Gnar
Gnar's ultimate stuns if he hits you into a wall. Be careful when fighting him near one.
Gnar's animations and resource bar change as he gets closer to transforming.
Gnar can't gain Rage for 15 seconds after he turns from big to little. Use this chance to engage on his team.
Pyke vs Gnar Counter Stats
How to Counter Gnar with Pyke in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here highlight some vital Pyke against Gnar matchup stats that can help you explain the differences and similarities between these two champions. For instance, Pyke’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gnar’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Pyke may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Gnar..
Pyke usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he takes less damage than Gnar. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Pyke and Gnar
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Who is Better, Pyke or Gnar?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Pyke usually fairs equally well when playing against Gnar, with a 50.5% win rate. As a result, Pyke makes an ok counter to Gnar.
While Pyke does have a higher win rate than Gnar, when on opposite teams, Pyke also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Pyke into Gnaras his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Pyke also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gnar. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Pyke vs Gnar matchups, Pyke is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Pyke is a decent counter to Gnar. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Pyke against Gnar.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Pyke to counter Gnar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Pyke usually accumulates a lot less CS relative to Gnar. Champions who on average don't take much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Pyke versus Gnar build consist of Bloodsong, Hubris, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Pyke used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when facing Gnar than with many other typical builds. In fact, Pyke boasted an average winrate of 50.5% when playing against Gnar with this counter build.
To have the best probability of coming out on top against Gnar as Pyke, you should equip 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 players used for Pyke vs Gnar counter picks, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.5% win rate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Gnar as Pyke are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular player tier, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.