Pyke vs Jarvan IV
How to Beat Jarvan IV as Pyke
based on 1,817 Pyke vs Jarvan IV matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Pyke vs Jarvan IV Matchup Summary
Best Pyke vs Jarvan IV Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Jarvan IV as Pyke
Tips for Playing as Pyke against Jarvan IV
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 Jarvan IV
Cataclysm's terrain is a frightening force to fight against, but movement abilities can go through it.
Keep out of the path between Jarvan IV and his Demacian Standard to avoid being knocked up in the air.
Pyke vs Jarvan IV Counter Stats
How to Counter Jarvan IV with Pyke in LoL
The stats provided here feature several valuable Pyke vs. Jarvan IV counter stats that can help us realize the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Pyke’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Jarvan IV’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Pyke may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Jarvan IV..
Pyke usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Jarvan IV. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Pyke and Jarvan IV
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Who is Better, Pyke or Jarvan IV?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Pyke usually wins when taking on Jarvan IV, with a 51.8% win rate. Thus, Pyke makes a good counter to Jarvan IV.
While Pyke does have a higher winrate than Jarvan IV, when on opposite teams, Pyke also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Pyke into Jarvan IVas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Pyke has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Jarvan IV. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Pyke vs Jarvan IV matchups, Pyke is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Pyke is a decent counter for Jarvan IV. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Pyke against Jarvan IV.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Pyke in order to counter Jarvan IV during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Pyke typically accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Jarvan IV. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.
The most important items to have in your Pyke versus Jarvan IV build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Umbral Glaive, and Bloodsong. When Pyke used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Jarvan IV than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Pyke had an average win rate of 51.8% battling Jarvan IV with these items in his kit.
To have the best chance of annihilating Jarvan IV 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 sets we have analyed for Pyke vs Jarvan IV counters, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.8% win rate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Jarvan IV as Pyke are presented for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a distinct rank, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.