Pyke vs Vel'Koz
How to Beat Vel'Koz as Pyke
based on 2,467 Pyke vs Vel'Koz matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Pyke vs Vel'Koz Matchup Summary
Best Pyke vs Vel'Koz Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Vel'Koz as Pyke
Tips for Playing as Pyke against Vel'Koz
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 Vel'Koz
Vel'Koz has fairly low mobility and is vulnerable to ganks.
Vel'Koz is very dangerous if left alone in a fight. Try to focus him down early.
Life Form Disintegration Ray can be interrupted by stuns, silences and knockups.
Pyke vs Vel'Koz Counter Stats
How to Counter Vel'Koz with Pyke in LoL
The stats shown here feature some critical Pyke versus Vel'Koz matchup statistics that may help us understand the differences between the two. As an example, Pyke’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vel'Koz’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Pyke may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Vel'Koz..
Pyke typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Vel'Koz. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Pyke and Vel'Koz
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Who is Better, Pyke or Vel'Koz?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Pyke usually wins when facing off against Vel'Koz, with a 51.9% win rate. As a result, Pyke makes a good counter to Vel'Koz.
While Pyke does have a higher win rate compared to Vel'Koz, when they face off with one another, Pyke also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Pyke into Vel'Kozas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Pyke has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vel'Koz. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Pyke vs Vel'Koz matchups, Pyke is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Pyke is a decent counter for Vel'Koz. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Pyke against Vel'Koz.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Pyke to counter Vel'Koz during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Pyke often picks up less CS as Vel'Koz. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.
The ideal items to have in your Pyke versus Vel'Koz build include Edge of Night, Bloodsong, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Pyke used at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs Vel'Koz than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Pyke boasted an average win rate of 51.9% when countering Vel'Koz with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of beating Vel'Koz as Pyke, Pyke players should take the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Zombie Ward, Ingenious Hunter, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Pyke vs Vel'Koz clashes, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.9% winrate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Vel'Koz as Pyke are presented for all skill levels combined. To narrow the statistics and builds to a particular skill level, you may use the selection menu earlier on the page.