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

Pyke vs Zoe

How to Beat Zoe as Pyke in LoLPyke is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Zoe as Pyke

based on 1,635 Pyke vs Zoe matchups
Win Rate
49.5 %
K/D/A
2.05
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League games that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Zoe as Pyke came out of an evaluation of 1635 ranked rounds where both champs engaged one another. This pairing is relatively rare. Pyke encounters Zoe in only 1.3% of his rounds.

Pyke vs Zoe Matchup Summary

Pyke does a average job of beating Zoe. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.5% of matches the champions battle one another in. In Pyke against Zoe matches, Pyke’s side is 0.2% more expected to earn first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Zoe.

Best Pyke vs Zoe Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordMobility Boots

Core Pyke Items

~22 Mins
Umbral GlaiveEdge of NightCelestial Opposition

Optional Items

Axiom ArcHubrisVoltaic CycloswordOpportunity

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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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Zoe as Pyke

Tips for Playing as Pyke against Zoe

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 Zoe

Zoe's Paddle Star deals more damage the further it has flown.

Sleepy Trouble Bubble travels further over walls. Stop Zoe from hiding in fog of war to prevent her from setting the spell up.

Zoe must return to her starting point after casting Portal Jump, making her vulnerable to a counterattack.

Pyke vs Zoe Counter Stats

Pyke Image
Win Rate
49.5 %
VS
Win Rate
50.5 %
Zoe Image
6.9
< Kills >
7.4
7.5
< Deaths >
6.4
8.5
< Assists >
7.5
1.61
< Killing Sprees >
1.68
38
< Minions Killed >
130
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.33
< Inhibitors >
0.43
9,779
< Physical Damage >
1,737
57
< Magic Damage >
17,993
2,335
< True Damage >
3,503
12,172
< Damage Dealt >
23,234
22,684
< Damage Taken >
18,999
10,203
< Gold Earned >
11,213
1.14
< Towers >
1.73
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
4,896
< Total Healing >
1,980
10,588
< Experience >
13,308
67
< Vision Score >
25
31
< Wards Placed >
12
91
< Time Dealing CC >
134

How to Counter Zoe with Pyke in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show some strategic Pyke against Zoe counter statistics that may help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Pyke’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zoe’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Pyke may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Zoe..

Pyke normally has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Typically, he takes more damage than Zoe. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Pyke and Zoe

Damage Types Compared

Pyke
Zoe
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Pyke
Zoe

Who is Better, Pyke or Zoe?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Pyke usually fairs equally well when playing against Zoe, with a 49.5% win rate. As a result, Pyke makes an ok counter to Zoe.

While Pyke does have a lower winrate compared to Zoe, when facing one another, Pyke also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Pyke into Zoeas 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 Zoe. 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 in League of Legends, in Pyke vs Zoe matchups, Zoe is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Pyke is a somewhat poor counter for Zoe. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Pyke against Zoe.

Additional Information for Pyke Players

How We Calculated Our Pyke vs Zoe Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zoe as Pyke, we analyzed 1,635 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 Zoe 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

If you would like to truly master Pyke to counter Zoe 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 suggestions shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Pyke usually gets a lot less CS compared to Zoe. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Pyke versus Zoe build include Umbral Glaive, Edge of Night, and Celestial Opposition. When Pyke bought at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs Zoe than with many other common item sets. In fact, Pyke boasted an average win rate of 49.5% when countering Zoe with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Zoe as Pyke, Pyke players should equip 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 combinations that we analyzed for Pyke vs Zoe clashes, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Zoe as Pyke are presented for every ranked division. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to an individual player tier, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.