Pyke vs Nocturne
How to Beat Nocturne as Pyke
based on 6,755 Pyke vs Nocturne matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Pyke vs Nocturne Matchup Summary
Best Pyke vs Nocturne Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nocturne as Pyke
Tips for Playing as Pyke against Nocturne
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 Nocturne
Nocturne's Unspeakable Horror is broken with range, so try to save your movement abilities for when he casts it.
Stay close to your allies when Paranoia is cast - there is strength in numbers!
Pyke vs Nocturne Counter Stats
How to Counter Nocturne with Pyke in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some valuable Pyke versus Nocturne matchup statistics that may help you realize the differences between the two. Pyke’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nocturne’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Pyke may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Nocturne..
Pyke typically has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. On average, he takes less damage than Nocturne. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Pyke and Nocturne
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Who is Better, Pyke or Nocturne?
Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Pyke usually loses when playing against Nocturne, with a 48.0% win rate. Therefore, Pyke makes a bad counter to Nocturne.
While Pyke does have a lower win rate compared to Nocturne, when on opposite teams, Pyke also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Pyke into Nocturneas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Pyke also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nocturne. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Pyke vs Nocturne matchups, Nocturne is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Pyke is a terribly counter to Nocturne. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Pyke against Nocturne.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Pyke in order to counter Nocturne during both the laning 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 listen to the build and tips shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Pyke often racks up a similar amount of CS as Nocturne. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Pyke versus Nocturne build consist of Umbral Glaive, Hubris, and Opportunity. When Pyke bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better countering Nocturne than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Pyke boasted an average win rate of 48.0% battling Nocturne with this counter build.
To have the highest chance of vanquishing Nocturne as Pyke, you should equip 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 builds players used for Pyke vs Nocturne clashes, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.0% winrate overall.
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