Pyke vs Tryndamere
How to Beat Tryndamere as Pyke
based on 3,311 Pyke vs Tryndamere matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Pyke vs Tryndamere Matchup Summary
Best Pyke vs Tryndamere Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Tryndamere as Pyke
Tips for Playing as Pyke against Tryndamere
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 Tryndamere
Try harassing Tryndamere early so he can't kill minions and heal with Bloodlust.
Most of Tryndamere's damage is physical. If he's getting too strong, consider buying a Thornmail.
Remember, Tryndamere can only slow you if you are facing away from him.
Pyke vs Tryndamere Counter Stats
How to Counter Tryndamere with Pyke in LoL
The stats shown here underscore some important Pyke versus Tryndamere matchup statistics that may help us distinguish the differences between these two champions. As an example, Pyke’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Tryndamere’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Pyke may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Tryndamere. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.
Pyke normally has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Typically, he receives less damage than Tryndamere. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Pyke and Tryndamere
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Who is Better, Pyke or Tryndamere?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Pyke usually loses when taking on Tryndamere, with a 48.4% win rate. Therefore, Pyke makes a poor counter to Tryndamere.
While Pyke does have a lower win rate than Tryndamere, when on opposite teams, Pyke also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Pyke into Tryndamereas 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 CC and other utility, a similar amount to Tryndamere. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Pyke vs Tryndamere matchups, Tryndamere is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Pyke is a somewhat poor counter for Tryndamere. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Pyke against Tryndamere.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Pyke to counter Tryndamere during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, 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 Tryndamere. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.
The top items to use in your Pyke versus Tryndamere build include Umbral Glaive, Axiom Arc, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Pyke bought at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when facing Tryndamere than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Pyke boasted an average winrate of 48.4% when countering Tryndamere with this build.
To have the highest chance of beating Tryndamere 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. Out of all the rune builds players used for Pyke vs Tryndamere battles, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.4% win rate overall.
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