Pyke vs Karthus
How to Beat Karthus as Pyke
based on 1,603 Pyke vs Karthus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Pyke vs Karthus Matchup Summary
Best Pyke vs Karthus Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Karthus as Pyke
Tips for Playing as Pyke against Karthus
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 Karthus
Karthus can cast spells for a short duration after he is killed. Move away from his corpse to be safe.
Make sure you always have enough health to survive Requiem, even if you have to go back to the base more frequently to heal.
Pyke vs Karthus Counter Stats
How to Counter Karthus with Pyke in LoL
The stats shown on this page highlight some vital Pyke against Karthus counter stats that may help you figure out the differences between the two. As an example, Pyke’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Karthus’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Pyke may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Karthus..
Pyke typically has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Karthus. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Pyke and Karthus
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Who is Better, Pyke or Karthus?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Pyke usually fairs equally well when facing off against Karthus, with a 49.7% win rate. Therefore, Pyke makes an ok counter to Karthus.
While Pyke does have a lower winrate than Karthus, when they face off with one another, Pyke also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Pyke into Karthusas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Pyke also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Karthus. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Pyke vs Karthus matchups, Karthus is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Pyke is a somewhat poor counter to Karthus. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Pyke against Karthus.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Pyke in order to counter Karthus during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Pyke most often accumulates less CS compared to Karthus. Champs who typically don't acquire 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 well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Pyke versus Karthus build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Umbral Glaive, and Bloodsong. When Pyke combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Karthus than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Pyke boasted an average winrate of 49.7% when playing against Karthus with these items in his kit.
To have the highest chance of defeating Karthus 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 builds that we analyzed for Pyke vs Karthus counters, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.7% win rate overall.
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