Pyke vs Mordekaiser
How to Beat Mordekaiser as Pyke
based on 8,722 Pyke vs Mordekaiser matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Pyke vs Mordekaiser Matchup Summary
Best Pyke vs Mordekaiser Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Mordekaiser as Pyke
Tips for Playing as Pyke against Mordekaiser
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 Mordekaiser
Mordekaiser builds up a powerful damage aura when fighting champions, so keep your distance.
Realm of Death will cut you off from your teammates completely. Try to save mobility spells to escape Mordekaiser once inside
Damage he deals can be converted into a large shield, and consumed for health
Pyke vs Mordekaiser Counter Stats
How to Counter Mordekaiser with Pyke in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some influential Pyke against Mordekaiser counter statistics that can help us realize the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Pyke’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Mordekaiser’s ratio of NaN, showing that Pyke may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Mordekaiser..
Pyke often has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Typically, he takes less damage than Mordekaiser. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Pyke and Mordekaiser
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Who is Better, Pyke or Mordekaiser?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Pyke usually loses when facing off against Mordekaiser, with a 47.4% win rate. Therefore, Pyke makes a poor counter to Mordekaiser.
While Pyke does have a lower winrate than Mordekaiser, when they face off with one another, Pyke also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champion to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Pyke into Mordekaiseras his relative depth means that 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 Mordekaiser. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Pyke vs Mordekaiser matchups, Mordekaiser is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Pyke is a bad counter to Mordekaiser. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Pyke against Mordekaiser.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Pyke to counter Mordekaiser 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 pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Pyke on average racks up a lot less CS compared to Mordekaiser. Champions who typically don't earn much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.
The top items to use in your Pyke versus Mordekaiser build consist of Bloodsong, Axiom Arc, and Hubris. When Pyke incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better versus Mordekaiser than with many other typical builds. In fact, Pyke had an average win rate of 47.4% when countering Mordekaiser with these items in his kit.
To have the best likelihood of defeating Mordekaiser as Pyke, you should equip the Hail of Blades, Cheap Shot, Zombie Ward, Ultimate Hunter, Unflinching, and Bone Plating runes from the Domination and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Pyke vs Mordekaiser counters, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.4% win rate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Mordekaiser as Pyke are shown for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.