Pyke vs Yasuo
How to Beat Yasuo as Pyke
based on 8,830 Pyke vs Yasuo matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Pyke vs Yasuo Matchup Summary
Best Pyke vs Yasuo Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Yasuo as Pyke
Tips for Playing as Pyke against Yasuo
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 Yasuo
Yasuo's shield from Resolve lasts only 2 seconds. Dealing damage to him will trigger it. Wait it out, then engage.
Steel Tempest is very narrow. Dodge laterally if possible.
Yasuo is at his weakest just after he has launched a whirlwind. Engage at that point.
When Yasuo lands two Steel Tempests in a row, his next will fire a tornado. Watch and listen for the associated sound to prepare to dodge.
Pyke vs Yasuo Counter Stats
How to Counter Yasuo with Pyke in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some influential Pyke against Yasuo matchup statistics that can help you distinguish the differences between this set of champions. For instance, Pyke’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Yasuo’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Pyke may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Yasuo..
Pyke normally has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Yasuo. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Pyke and Yasuo
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Who is Better, Pyke or Yasuo?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Pyke usually loses when facing off against Yasuo, with a 47.7% win rate. Therefore, Pyke makes a poor counter to Yasuo.
While Pyke does have a lower winrate compared to Yasuo, when facing one another, Pyke also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champ to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Pyke into Yasuoas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Pyke also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Yasuo. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Pyke vs Yasuo matchups, Yasuo is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Pyke is a garbage counter to Yasuo. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Pyke against Yasuo.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Pyke in order to counter Yasuo during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Pyke on average picks up a lot less CS compared to Yasuo. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.
The ideal items to focus on in your Pyke versus Yasuo build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Bloodsong, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Pyke included at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs Yasuo than with most other common item sets. In fact, Pyke boasted an average winrate of 47.7% when countering Yasuo with this build.
To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Yasuo as Pyke, Pyke players should equip the Hail of Blades, Cheap Shot, Zombie Ward, Ultimate Hunter, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Domination and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Pyke vs Yasuo battles, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.7% winrate overall.
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