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How to Win Pyke vs Zac Counter MatchupPyke is in the a tier of champions

Pyke vs Zac

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

based on 2,799 Pyke vs Zac matchups
Win Rate
47.2 %
K/D/A
2.18
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League matches that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Zac as Pyke came out of an analysis of 2799 ranked games where both champions clashed against each other. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Pyke fights Zac in only 2.2% of his games.

Pyke vs Zac Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Pyke does a poor job of beating Zac. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.2% of the time the champs battle each other in. In Pyke against Zac matches, Pyke’s side is 0.2% more expected to get first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood versus Zac.

Best Pyke vs Zac Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordMobility Boots

Core Pyke Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightBloodsongVoltaic Cyclosword

Optional Items

Celestial OppositionYoumuu's GhostbladeOpportunityAxiom Arc

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Pyke to level upq
>
Second ability for Pyke to level upe
>
Last skill for Pyke to max outw

Runes

DominationHail of BladesCheap ShotZombie WardUltimate Hunter
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Zac as Pyke

Tips for Playing as Pyke against Zac

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 Zac

Kill all of Zac's bloblets when he splits apart to stop him from reforming.

Silences, stuns, roots and knockups will all interrupt Zac when he is charging Elastic Slingshot.

Zac heals from the goo that separates from him. You can crush the goo pieces by stepping on them.

Pyke vs Zac Counter Stats

Pyke Image
Win Rate
47.2 %
VS
Win Rate
52.8 %
Zac Image
6.6
< Kills >
4.7
7.2
< Deaths >
5.1
9.1
< Assists >
11.2
1.53
< Killing Sprees >
1.07
40
< Minions Killed >
62
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.98
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.46
10,248
< Physical Damage >
1,443
64
< Magic Damage >
15,051
2,759
< True Damage >
1,097
13,072
< Damage Dealt >
17,591
22,281
< Damage Taken >
40,234
10,125
< Gold Earned >
10,800
1.15
< Towers >
1.55
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.23
5,042
< Total Healing >
41,619
10,479
< Experience >
13,182
69
< Vision Score >
23
31
< Wards Placed >
8
100
< Time Dealing CC >
436

How to Counter Zac with Pyke in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature several valuable Pyke versus Zac counter statistics that may help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Pyke’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zac’s ratio of NaN, showing that Pyke may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Zac. This observation is largely a result of the differences in deaths.

Pyke normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he takes less damage than Zac. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Pyke and Zac

Damage Types Compared

Pyke
Zac
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Pyke
Zac

Who is Better, Pyke or Zac?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Pyke usually loses when playing against Zac, with a 47.2% win rate. As a result, Pyke makes a bad counter for Zac.

While Pyke does have a lower win rate than Zac, when facing one another, Pyke also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champ to learn. You may get destroyed when picking Pyke into Zacas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Pyke vs Zac matchups, Zac is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Pyke is a bad counter to Zac. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Pyke against Zac.

Other Champion Matchups Against Pyke

Pyke Loses Against

LilliaLillia44.6% winrateTeemoTeemo45.2% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune45.4% winrateRammusRammus45.4% winrate

Pyke Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.8% winrateHweiHwei53.9% winrateZeriZeri53.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee53.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

NilahNilah+ 53.7% 2303 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 54.3% 16229 GamesSennaSenna+ 54.5% 1908 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.5% 8579 Games

Additional Information for Pyke Players

How We Calculated Our Pyke vs Zac Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zac as Pyke, we analyzed 2,799 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 Zac 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.

Other Useful Resources

Pyke Build Zac Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Pyke to counter Zac during both the laning 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 stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Pyke most often racks up less CS relative to Zac. Champs who typically don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The top items to use in your Pyke versus Zac build include Edge of Night, Bloodsong, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Pyke bought at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs Zac than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Pyke boasted an average winrate of 47.2% when playing against Zac with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of beating Zac as Pyke, Pyke players 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 combinations players picked for Pyke vs Zac matchups, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.2% winrate overall.

If you need to see Pyke x Zac tips and builds for a an individual division, please choose one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and strategies given are calculated using all rounds played with these champions.