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

Pyke vs Karma

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

based on 3,500 Pyke vs Karma matchups
Win Rate
52.9 %
K/D/A
2.28
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League matches each and every week. In our data, Pyke battled Karma in 3500 rounds. With so many matchups for Pyke versus Karma provides us faith in our ability to provide actionable data and a pro build to annihilate Karma. This pairing is fairly rare. Pyke encounters Karma in only 2.7% of his games.

Pyke vs Karma Matchup Summary

Pyke has done a good job of beating Karma. On average, he wins a terrific 52.9% of the time the champions clash against one another in. In Pyke vs Karma rounds, Pyke’s team is 0.2% more probable to obtain first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood against Karma.

Best Pyke vs Karma Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordMobility Boots

Core Pyke Items

~22 Mins
BloodsongAxiom ArcOpportunity

Optional Items

HubrisVoltaic CycloswordEdge of NightYoumuu's Ghostblade

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
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
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 Karma as Pyke

Tips for Playing as Pyke against Karma

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 Karma

Focused Resolve is a strong disengage tool. Create distance to avoid being rooted and seek to engage afterwards.

Karma's Soulflare erupts for bonus damage in the area in which it's placed. React quickly and escape the circle to avoid taking heavy damage.

Karma's passive lowers her Mantra cooldown when she hits enemy champions with abilities and basic attacks. Deny her from getting free hits on you.

Pyke vs Karma Counter Stats

Pyke Image
Win Rate
52.9 %
VS
Win Rate
47.1 %
Karma Image
6.8
< Kills >
3.1
6.8
< Deaths >
6.4
8.7
< Assists >
12.1
1.58
< Killing Sprees >
0.65
39
< Minions Killed >
66
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.47
9,695
< Physical Damage >
1,046
56
< Magic Damage >
13,444
2,348
< True Damage >
732
12,099
< Damage Dealt >
15,223
21,805
< Damage Taken >
18,908
10,140
< Gold Earned >
9,216
1.2
< Towers >
1.9
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
5,054
< Total Healing >
2,428
10,514
< Experience >
11,302
70
< Vision Score >
48
32
< Wards Placed >
22
94
< Time Dealing CC >
223

How to Counter Karma with Pyke in LoL

The stats provided here highlight several critical Pyke versus Karma counter stats that may help you explain the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Pyke’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Karma’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Pyke may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Karma. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Pyke typically has a much larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Karma. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Pyke and Karma

Damage Types Compared

Pyke
Karma
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Pyke
Karma

Who is Better, Pyke or Karma?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Pyke usually wins when facing off against Karma, with a 52.9% win rate. As a result, Pyke makes a good counter for Karma.

While Pyke does have a higher winrate than Karma, when facing one another, Pyke also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Pyke into Karmaas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Pyke vs Karma matchups, Pyke is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Pyke is a good counter for Karma. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Pyke against Karma.

Additional Information for Pyke Players

How We Calculated Our Pyke vs Karma Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Karma as Pyke, we analyzed 3,500 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 Karma 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

To truly master Pyke in order to counter Karma during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Pyke on average racks up less CS compared to Karma. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Pyke versus Karma build consist of Bloodsong, Axiom Arc, and Opportunity. When Pyke included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting Karma than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Pyke had an average win rate of 52.9% when playing against Karma with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Karma as Pyke, Pyke players should take 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 players picked for Pyke vs Karma counterpicks, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.9% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Karma as Pyke are presented for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.