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

Pyke vs Gwen

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

based on 2,590 Pyke vs Gwen matchups
Win Rate
52.2 %
K/D/A
2.34
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each and every week. Within our database, Pyke did battle with Gwen in 2590 rounds. With so many games with Pyke versus Gwen provides us confidence in our ability to prepare enlightening stats and a solid build to crush Gwen. This particular champion pairing is fairly rare. Pyke has to counter Gwen in only 2.0% of his games.

Pyke vs Gwen Matchup Summary

Pyke does a good job of countering Gwen. On average, he wins a fantastic 52.2% of matches the champions oppose each other in. In Pyke versus Gwen rounds, Pyke’s side is 0.3% more likely to get first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Gwen.

Best Pyke vs Gwen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Pyke Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightBloodsongVoltaic Cyclosword

Optional Items

Axiom ArcCelestial OppositionHubrisOpportunity

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

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
PrecisionTriumphCoup de Grace
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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Guide to Countering Gwen as Pyke

Tips for Playing as Pyke against Gwen

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 Gwen

Gwen must hit something to recast her Ultimate, try to evade her between casts.

Gwen needs to attack a few times to set up her damage, so try to get the jump on her.

Gwen's Hallowed Mist shroud will only follow her once, after that it will dissipate when she leaves.

Pyke vs Gwen Counter Stats

Pyke Image
Win Rate
52.2 %
VS
Win Rate
47.8 %
Gwen Image
6.9
< Kills >
6
6.7
< Deaths >
6.4
8.8
< Assists >
4.7
1.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.37
38
< Minions Killed >
158
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.26
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.57
9,728
< Physical Damage >
2,994
64
< Magic Damage >
15,074
2,349
< True Damage >
3,720
12,142
< Damage Dealt >
21,789
21,369
< Damage Taken >
29,761
10,148
< Gold Earned >
11,973
1.25
< Towers >
2.66
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
4,854
< Total Healing >
7,358
10,567
< Experience >
14,727
67
< Vision Score >
16
31
< Wards Placed >
8
94
< Time Dealing CC >
143

How to Counter Gwen with Pyke in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some valuable Pyke versus Gwen matchup statistics that may help you realize the distinctions between the two. As an example, Pyke’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gwen’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Pyke may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Gwen. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Pyke normally has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Typically, he receives less damage than Gwen. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Pyke and Gwen

Damage Types Compared

Pyke
Gwen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Pyke
Gwen

Who is Better, Pyke or Gwen?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Pyke usually wins when trying to fight Gwen, with a 52.2% win rate. Thus, Pyke makes a good counter to Gwen.

While Pyke does have a higher winrate than Gwen, when facing one another, Pyke also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Pyke into Gwenas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

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

Pyke is a good counter for Gwen. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Pyke against Gwen.

Additional Information for Pyke Players

How We Calculated Our Pyke vs Gwen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gwen as Pyke, we analyzed 2,590 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 Gwen 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 truly master Pyke in order to counter Gwen during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Pyke on average accumulates a lot less CS compared to Gwen. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Pyke versus Gwen build include Edge of Night, Bloodsong, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Pyke combined at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs. Gwen than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Pyke boasted an average win rate of 52.2% battling Gwen with this build.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Gwen as Pyke, Pyke players should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Coup de Grace, and Triumph runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Pyke vs Gwen LoL games, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 52.2% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Gwen as Pyke are presented for all skill levels combined. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a specific skill level, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.