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

Pyke vs Nilah

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

based on 2,114 Pyke vs Nilah matchups
Win Rate
47.2 %
K/D/A
2.38
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends games that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Nilah as Pyke came out of an evaluation of 2114 ranked matches where both champs opposed one another. This pairing is relatively rare. Pyke fights Nilah in only 1.6% of his games.

Pyke vs Nilah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Pyke does a poor job of beating Nilah. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.2% of games the champions face one another in. In Pyke against Nilah games, Pyke’s side is 0.3% more probable to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Nilah.

Best Pyke vs Nilah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSerrated Dirk

Core Pyke Items

~22 Mins
BloodsongAxiom ArcVoltaic Cyclosword

Optional Items

OpportunityUmbral GlaiveEdge of NightHubris

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 BladesCheap ShotZombie WardUltimate Hunter
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
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
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Nilah as Pyke

Tips for Playing as Pyke against Nilah

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.

Pyke vs Nilah Counter Stats

Pyke Image
Win Rate
47.2 %
VS
Win Rate
52.8 %
Nilah Image
7.2
< Kills >
8.1
6.9
< Deaths >
7.5
9.2
< Assists >
6.4
1.66
< Killing Sprees >
1.84
40
< Minions Killed >
169
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.56
10,491
< Physical Damage >
19,110
74
< Magic Damage >
179
2,469
< True Damage >
403
13,034
< Damage Dealt >
19,693
21,487
< Damage Taken >
24,582
10,284
< Gold Earned >
12,864
1.21
< Towers >
2.66
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
4,776
< Total Healing >
8,525
10,804
< Experience >
13,346
65
< Vision Score >
16
29
< Wards Placed >
9
103
< Time Dealing CC >
84

How to Counter Nilah with Pyke in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several important Pyke versus Nilah matchup statistics that can help us grasp the differences and similarities between these two champs. As an example, Pyke’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nilah’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Pyke may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Nilah..

Pyke typically has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Nilah. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Pyke and Nilah

Damage Types Compared

Pyke
Nilah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Pyke
Nilah

Who is Better, Pyke or Nilah?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Pyke usually loses when facing off against Nilah, with a 47.2% win rate. Therefore, Pyke makes a poor counter for Nilah.

While Pyke does have a lower winrate compared to Nilah, when on opposite teams, Pyke also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Pyke into Nilahas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Pyke also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nilah. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Pyke vs Nilah matchups, Nilah is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Pyke is a terribly counter to Nilah. Focus your play on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Pyke against Nilah.

Other Champion Matchups Against Pyke

Pyke Loses Against

LilliaLillia44.6% winrateTeemoTeemo45.2% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune45.4% winrateRammusRammus45.4% winrate

Pyke Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.8% winrateHweiHwei53.9% winrateZeriZeri53.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee53.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

NilahNilah+ 53.7% 2303 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 54.3% 16229 GamesSennaSenna+ 54.5% 1908 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.5% 8579 Games

Additional Information for Pyke Players

How We Calculated Our Pyke vs Nilah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nilah as Pyke, we analyzed 2,114 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 Nilah 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.

Other Useful Resources

Pyke Build Nilah Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Pyke to counter Nilah during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Pyke usually accumulates a lot less CS compared to Nilah. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Pyke versus Nilah build include Bloodsong, Axiom Arc, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Pyke used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Nilah than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Pyke boasted an average winrate of 47.2% when playing against Nilah with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Nilah as Pyke, you should take the Hail of Blades, Cheap Shot, Zombie Ward, Ultimate Hunter, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Domination and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Pyke vs Nilah counters, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.2% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Nilah as Pyke are shown for all skill levels, merged. To filter the statistics and builds to a distinct rank, you can use the selection menu located at the top of this page.