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Pyke vs Gragas

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

based on 2,245 Pyke vs Gragas matchups
Win Rate
50.7 %
K/D/A
2.18
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League rounds that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Gragas as Pyke resulted from an examination of 2245 ranked games where both champs clashed against one another. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Pyke fights Gragas in only 1.7% of his matches.

Pyke vs Gragas Matchup Summary

Pyke has done a average job of beating Gragas. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.7% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Pyke against Gragas games, Pyke’s side is 0.3% more likely to get first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Gragas.

Best Pyke vs Gragas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordGlowing Mote

Core Pyke Items

~22 Mins
Umbral GlaiveEdge of NightVoltaic Cyclosword

Optional Items

OpportunityAxiom ArcHubrisBloodsong

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 Gragas as Pyke

Tips for Playing as Pyke against Gragas

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 Gragas

Body Slam is on a very low cooldown, making it difficult to pursue Gragas. Don't overextend yourself chasing him.

Gragas can knock everybody away with his ultimate. Be careful that you don't get knocked into him or, worse, an enemy tower.

Pyke vs Gragas Counter Stats

Pyke Image
Win Rate
50.7 %
VS
Win Rate
49.3 %
Gragas Image
6.9
< Kills >
6.3
7.2
< Deaths >
6.2
8.8
< Assists >
7.2
1.61
< Killing Sprees >
1.43
38
< Minions Killed >
107
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.6
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.41
9,872
< Physical Damage >
1,474
58
< Magic Damage >
18,695
2,413
< True Damage >
644
12,344
< Damage Dealt >
20,813
22,223
< Damage Taken >
29,568
10,255
< Gold Earned >
11,408
1.14
< Towers >
1.5
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.14
4,928
< Total Healing >
11,935
10,606
< Experience >
14,004
72
< Vision Score >
20
33
< Wards Placed >
8
97
< Time Dealing CC >
411

How to Counter Gragas with Pyke in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some strategic Pyke versus Gragas counter statistics that may help us grasp the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. As an example, Pyke’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gragas’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Pyke may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Gragas..

Pyke often has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. On average, he takes less damage than Gragas. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Pyke and Gragas

Damage Types Compared

Pyke
Gragas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Pyke
Gragas

Who is Better, Pyke or Gragas?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Pyke usually fairs equally well when facing off against Gragas, with a 50.7% win rate. Thus, Pyke makes an ok counter to Gragas.

While Pyke does have a higher winrate than Gragas, when they face off with one another, Pyke also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Pyke into Gragasas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Pyke also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gragas. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Pyke vs Gragas matchups, Pyke is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Pyke is a decent counter for Gragas. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Pyke against Gragas.

Additional Information for Pyke Players

How We Calculated Our Pyke vs Gragas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gragas as Pyke, we analyzed 2,245 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 Gragas 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 Gragas during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Pyke usually racks up less CS compared to Gragas. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Pyke versus Gragas build consist of Umbral Glaive, Edge of Night, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Pyke included at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs Gragas than with many other typical builds. In fact, Pyke boasted an average win rate of 50.7% when countering Gragas with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Gragas as Pyke, Pyke players 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 builds players used for Pyke vs Gragas counter picks, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.7% win rate overall.

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