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Pyke vs Kayle

How to Beat Kayle as Pyke in LoLPyke is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Kayle as Pyke

based on 3,958 Pyke vs Kayle matchups
Win Rate
47.1 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Kayle as Pyke resulted from an examination of 3958 ranked rounds where both champions engaged each other. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Pyke has to counter Kayle in only 3.1% of his matches.

Pyke vs Kayle Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Pyke has done a poor job of beating Kayle. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.1% of matches the champions battle one another in. In Pyke vs Kayle matches, Pyke’s team is 0.3% more probable to get first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood against Kayle.

Best Pyke vs Kayle Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSerrated Dirk

Core Pyke Items

~22 Mins
BloodsongHubrisVoltaic Cyclosword

Optional Items

Youmuu's GhostbladeAxiom ArcOpportunityEdge of Night

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 BladesSudden ImpactZombie WardIngenious Hunter
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kayle as Pyke

Tips for Playing as Pyke against Kayle

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 Kayle

Kayle starts the game as a weaker melee champion. Try to put her behind before she ascends to her ranged form.

Kayle is usually a fragile target. If you see her ultimate cast on an ally, switch to attacking her.

Divine Judgment only grants Kayle or her allies immunity to damage. Slows and stuns can still be applied, so trap them if they're being overzealous.

Pyke vs Kayle Counter Stats

Pyke Image
Win Rate
47.1 %
VS
Win Rate
52.9 %
Kayle Image
6.6
< Kills >
5.6
6.9
< Deaths >
6.1
8.4
< Assists >
5.8
1.53
< Killing Sprees >
1.3
39
< Minions Killed >
190
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.56
9,542
< Physical Damage >
6,830
65
< Magic Damage >
13,265
2,193
< True Damage >
468
11,801
< Damage Dealt >
20,564
21,482
< Damage Taken >
22,577
10,012
< Gold Earned >
12,286
1.23
< Towers >
2.7
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
4,807
< Total Healing >
6,713
10,474
< Experience >
15,291
65
< Vision Score >
16
29
< Wards Placed >
8
95
< Time Dealing CC >
232

How to Counter Kayle with Pyke in LoL

The stats provided here underscore several critical Pyke versus Kayle matchup stats that may help you explain the distinctions between the two. Pyke’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kayle’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Pyke may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Kayle..

Pyke normally has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Kayle. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Pyke and Kayle

Damage Types Compared

Pyke
Kayle
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Pyke
Kayle

Who is Better, Pyke or Kayle?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Pyke usually loses when trying to fight Kayle, with a 47.1% win rate. Thus, Pyke makes a poor counter for Kayle.

While Pyke does have a lower win rate compared to Kayle, when facing one another, Pyke also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming character to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Pyke into Kayleas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Pyke vs Kayle matchups, Kayle is the better champion with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Pyke is a bad counter for Kayle. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Pyke against Kayle.

Additional Information for Pyke Players

How We Calculated Our Pyke vs Kayle Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kayle as Pyke, we analyzed 3,958 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 Kayle 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 Kayle during both the early game 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 pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Pyke on average accumulates a lot less CS compared to Kayle. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Pyke versus Kayle build include Bloodsong, Hubris, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Pyke combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better against Kayle than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Pyke had an average winrate of 47.1% when playing against Kayle with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Kayle as Pyke, you should use the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Zombie Ward, Ingenious Hunter, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Pyke vs Kayle counterpicks, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 47.1% winrate overall.

If you would like to get Pyke x Kayle tips and builds for a a specific skill level, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. By default, the stats and build suggestions shown are calculated using all rounds completed with both champs.