Pyke vs Zed
How to Beat Zed as Pyke
based on 4,808 Pyke vs Zed matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Pyke vs Zed Matchup Summary
Best Pyke vs Zed Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zed as Pyke
Tips for Playing as Pyke against Zed
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 Zed
Zed's Shadow Slash can only slow you if his shadow hits you with it.
Zed receives bonus effect from Attack Damage items he purchases, so Armor is super effective against him.
After Zed uses his Living Shadow, he is at his most vulnerable as his damage, slow, and mobility are both dependent upon it.
Pyke vs Zed Counter Stats
How to Counter Zed with Pyke in LoL
The stats shown on this page feature some vital Pyke against Zed matchup stats that may help you figure out the differences between the two. Pyke’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zed’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Pyke may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Zed..
Pyke usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Zed. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Pyke and Zed
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Who is Better, Pyke or Zed?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Pyke usually fairs equally well when taking on Zed, with a 49.9% win rate. As a result, Pyke makes an ok counter for Zed.
While Pyke does have a lower win rate than Zed, when they face off with one another, Pyke also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to learn. You should be careful when picking Pyke into Zedas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Pyke also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zed. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Pyke vs Zed matchups, Zed is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Pyke is a somewhat poor counter for Zed. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Pyke against Zed.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Pyke to counter Zed during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Pyke usually accumulates a lot less CS as Zed. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Pyke versus Zed build include Hubris, Voltaic Cyclosword, and Opportunity. When Pyke incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Zed than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Pyke had an average winrate of 49.9% when playing against Zed with this build.
To have the best probability of beating Zed as Pyke, you should equip 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 sets players chose for Pyke vs Zed counter picks, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.9% win rate overall.
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