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Pyke vs Vladimir

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

based on 3,667 Pyke vs Vladimir matchups
Win Rate
46.6 %
K/D/A
2.21
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked LoL games each week. Within our dataset, Pyke did battle with Vladimir in 3667 matches. Having so many matchups for Pyke versus Vladimir gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to provide useful data and a recommended build to obliterate Vladimir. This champ matchup is somewhat rare. Pyke fights Vladimir in only 2.8% of his rounds.

Pyke vs Vladimir Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Pyke does a pathetic job of beating Vladimir. Typically, he wins a lowly 46.6% of the time the champions fight each other in. In Pyke vs Vladimir rounds, Pyke’s team is 0.3% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Vladimir.

Best Pyke vs Vladimir Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordMobility Boots

Core Pyke Items

~22 Mins
BloodsongAxiom ArcVoltaic Cyclosword

Optional Items

Edge of NightYoumuu's GhostbladeOpportunityHubris

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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Guide to Countering Vladimir as Pyke

Tips for Playing as Pyke against Vladimir

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 Vladimir

Items that counter Health stacking, such as Liandry's Torment and Blade of the Ruined King, are very effective against Vladimir.

Making Vladimir use Sanguine Pool at the start of a fight will maximize the Health cost of the ability to him.

Try to take Vladimir down before Hemoplague detonates, as it will heal him for each afflicted enemy Champion.

Pyke vs Vladimir Counter Stats

Pyke Image
Win Rate
46.6 %
VS
Win Rate
53.4 %
Vladimir Image
6.4
< Kills >
6.7
6.8
< Deaths >
5.4
8.6
< Assists >
6.1
1.5
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
39
< Minions Killed >
182
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.33
< Inhibitors >
0.46
9,781
< Physical Damage >
1,025
65
< Magic Damage >
23,538
2,311
< True Damage >
369
12,158
< Damage Dealt >
24,933
21,816
< Damage Taken >
32,455
9,953
< Gold Earned >
11,826
1.14
< Towers >
2.03
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
4,978
< Total Healing >
27,395
10,367
< Experience >
14,792
69
< Vision Score >
15
31
< Wards Placed >
8
93
< Time Dealing CC >
121

How to Counter Vladimir with Pyke in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several valuable Pyke vs. Vladimir counter statistics that can help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. Pyke’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Vladimir’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Pyke may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Vladimir..

Pyke often has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Vladimir. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Pyke and Vladimir

Damage Types Compared

Pyke
Vladimir
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Pyke
Vladimir

Who is Better, Pyke or Vladimir?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Pyke usually loses when facing off against Vladimir, with a 46.6% win rate. Therefore, Pyke makes a poor counter for Vladimir.

While Pyke does have a lower winrate compared to Vladimir, when facing one another, Pyke also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champion to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Pyke into Vladimiras his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Pyke also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Vladimir. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Pyke vs Vladimir matchups, Vladimir is the better champion with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Pyke is a bad counter for Vladimir. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Pyke against Vladimir.

Additional Information for Pyke Players

How We Calculated Our Pyke vs Vladimir Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vladimir as Pyke, we analyzed 3,667 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 Vladimir 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

To truly master Pyke to counter Vladimir during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Pyke on average racks up a lot less CS as Vladimir. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Pyke versus Vladimir build include Bloodsong, Axiom Arc, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Pyke used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better countering Vladimir than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Pyke had an average winrate of 46.6% when countering Vladimir with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating Vladimir as Pyke, Pyke players should use 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 that we analyzed for Pyke vs Vladimir counterpicks, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 46.6% winrate overall.

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