Pyke vs Ryze
How to Beat Ryze as Pyke
based on 1,160 Pyke vs Ryze matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Pyke vs Ryze Matchup Summary
Best Pyke vs Ryze Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Ryze as Pyke
Tips for Playing as Pyke against Ryze
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 Ryze
Ryze is especially dangerous to opponents that are marked with Flux.
Use Realm Warp's windup time to figure out how to deal with what may be coming out of the portal.
Crowd controlling Ryze during Realm Warp's windup will cancel the portal.
Pyke vs Ryze Counter Stats
How to Counter Ryze with Pyke in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here clarify some critical Pyke versus Ryze matchup stats that may help you appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Pyke’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ryze’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Pyke may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Ryze..
Pyke typically has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. On average, he receives less damage than Ryze. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Pyke and Ryze
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Who is Better, Pyke or Ryze?
Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Pyke usually fairs equally well when taking on Ryze, with a 50.1% win rate. Thus, Pyke makes an ok counter for Ryze.
While Pyke does have a higher winrate than Ryze, when on opposite teams, Pyke also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Pyke into Ryzeas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Pyke has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ryze. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Pyke vs Ryze matchups, Pyke is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Pyke is a decent counter to Ryze. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Pyke against Ryze.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Pyke to counter Ryze during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Pyke usually gets a lot less CS relative to Ryze. Champs who typically don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They 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 have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Pyke versus Ryze build consist of Bloodsong, Hubris, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Pyke included at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs. Ryze than with most other typical builds. In fact, Pyke boasted an average winrate of 50.1% when playing against Ryze with this counter build.
To have the best likelihood of annihilating Ryze 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 Ryze counter picks, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.1% win rate overall.
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