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Pyke vs Rumble

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

based on 2,253 Pyke vs Rumble matchups
Win Rate
50.6 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League matches that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Rumble as Pyke came out of an analysis of 2253 ranked rounds where both champs engaged one another. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Pyke fights Rumble in only 1.7% of his games.

Pyke vs Rumble Matchup Summary

Pyke has done a average job of beating Rumble. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.6% of the time the champs battle one another in. In Pyke versus Rumble games, Pyke’s team is 0.2% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Rumble.

Best Pyke vs Rumble Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsGlowing Mote

Core Pyke Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightBloodsongVoltaic Cyclosword

Optional Items

Axiom ArcHubrisOpportunityUmbral Glaive

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
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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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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Rumble as Pyke

Tips for Playing as Pyke against Rumble

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 Rumble

Rumble deals almost entirely magic damage. Build some Magic Resistance to reduce his damage.

Watch Rumble's Heat bar carefully. If you see him Overheat, go in for the kill while his skills are disabled.

Rumble's ultimate can deal a lot of damage if you stay inside the area of effect. When you see the missiles falling, move out of the way as quickly as possible.

Pyke vs Rumble Counter Stats

Pyke Image
Win Rate
50.6 %
VS
Win Rate
49.4 %
Rumble Image
7.2
< Kills >
7.2
7.2
< Deaths >
6.9
9
< Assists >
7.1
1.71
< Killing Sprees >
1.67
40
< Minions Killed >
148
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.25
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.39
10,067
< Physical Damage >
957
59
< Magic Damage >
23,022
2,473
< True Damage >
1,074
12,600
< Damage Dealt >
25,053
22,683
< Damage Taken >
25,753
10,495
< Gold Earned >
11,827
1.2
< Towers >
1.62
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
5,122
< Total Healing >
3,548
10,870
< Experience >
14,581
71
< Vision Score >
19
32
< Wards Placed >
9
95
< Time Dealing CC >
274

How to Counter Rumble with Pyke in LoL

The stats shown on this page show several significant Pyke versus Rumble counter statistics that can help us figure out the differences between this set of champions. Pyke’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Rumble’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Pyke may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Rumble..

Pyke often has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. On average, he receives less damage than Rumble. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Pyke and Rumble

Damage Types Compared

Pyke
Rumble
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Pyke
Rumble

Who is Better, Pyke or Rumble?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Pyke usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Rumble, with a 50.6% win rate. Therefore, Pyke makes an ok counter for Rumble.

While Pyke does have a higher win rate compared to Rumble, when on opposite teams, Pyke also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Pyke into Rumbleas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Pyke also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Rumble. 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 overall in League of Legends, in Pyke vs Rumble matchups, Pyke is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Pyke is a decent counter for Rumble. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Pyke against Rumble.

Additional Information for Pyke Players

How We Calculated Our Pyke vs Rumble Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rumble as Pyke, we analyzed 2,253 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 Rumble 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 in order to counter Rumble during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Pyke usually racks up a lot less CS compared to Rumble. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Pyke versus Rumble build include Edge of Night, Bloodsong, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Pyke incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Rumble than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Pyke had an average win rate of 50.6% battling Rumble with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Rumble as Pyke, you should equip 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 sets players used for Pyke vs Rumble counterpicks, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.6% winrate overall.

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