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

Pyke vs Malphite

How to Beat Malphite as Pyke in LoLPyke is in the a tier of champions
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TankFighter

How to Beat Malphite as Pyke

based on 5,376 Pyke vs Malphite matchups
Win Rate
46.8 %
K/D/A
2.11
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends games that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Malphite as Pyke came out of an analysis of 5376 ranked games where both champs clashed against each other. This counter pairing is fairly uncommon. Pyke has to counter Malphite in only 4.2% of his rounds.

Pyke vs Malphite Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Pyke has done a terrible job of countering Malphite. Typically, he wins a lowly 46.8% of matches the champions fight each other in. In Pyke versus Malphite matches, Pyke’s team is 0.3% more likely to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Malphite.

Best Pyke vs Malphite Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Pyke Items

~22 Mins
Umbral GlaiveAxiom ArcOpportunity

Optional Items

Edge of NightHubrisYoumuu's GhostbladeVoltaic Cyclosword

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
>
Last skill for Pyke to max outw

Runes

DominationHail of BladesCheap ShotZombie WardRelentless Hunter
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic 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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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Malphite as Pyke

Tips for Playing as Pyke against Malphite

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 Malphite

If you're a physical damage character stay behind your allies when fighting Malphite. Ground Slam can significantly reduce your damage output.

Malphite is one of a couple tanks who are capable of jungling. Watch out if he gets Smite.

Pyke vs Malphite Counter Stats

Pyke Image
Win Rate
46.8 %
VS
Win Rate
53.2 %
Malphite Image
6.9
< Kills >
5.3
7.4
< Deaths >
5.3
8.7
< Assists >
8.4
1.61
< Killing Sprees >
1.23
38
< Minions Killed >
143
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.33
< Inhibitors >
0.48
9,423
< Physical Damage >
5,053
68
< Magic Damage >
15,013
2,422
< True Damage >
624
11,914
< Damage Dealt >
20,690
22,512
< Damage Taken >
24,482
10,252
< Gold Earned >
10,910
1.13
< Towers >
2.04
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
4,923
< Total Healing >
3,018
10,601
< Experience >
14,345
67
< Vision Score >
20
31
< Wards Placed >
10
100
< Time Dealing CC >
676

How to Counter Malphite with Pyke in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several valuable Pyke against Malphite counter statistics that can help you distinguish the differences between the two. For instance, Pyke’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Malphite’s ratio of NaN, showing that Pyke may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Malphite. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in deaths.

Pyke often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Malphite. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Pyke and Malphite

Damage Types Compared

Pyke
Malphite
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Pyke
Malphite

Who is Better, Pyke or Malphite?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Pyke usually loses when trying to fight Malphite, with a 46.8% win rate. Thus, Pyke makes a bad counter to Malphite.

While Pyke does have a lower winrate compared to Malphite, when they face off with one another, Pyke also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champ to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Pyke into Malphiteas 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 CC and other utility, a similar amount to Malphite. 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 Malphite matchups, Malphite is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Pyke is a terribly counter for Malphite. Focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Pyke against Malphite.

Additional Information for Pyke Players

How We Calculated Our Pyke vs Malphite Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Malphite as Pyke, we analyzed 5,376 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 Malphite 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 to counter Malphite during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Pyke often picks up a lot less CS compared to Malphite. Champs who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Pyke versus Malphite build include Umbral Glaive, Axiom Arc, and Opportunity. When Pyke used at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better against Malphite than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Pyke boasted an average win rate of 46.8% battling Malphite with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Malphite as Pyke, Pyke players should take the Hail of Blades, Cheap Shot, Zombie Ward, Relentless Hunter, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Domination and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Pyke vs Malphite matchups, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 46.8% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Malphite as Pyke are given for all ranked divisions. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to a specific division, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.