Rek'Sai vs Pyke
How to Beat Pyke as Rek'Sai
based on 727 Rek'Sai vs Pyke matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Rek'Sai vs Pyke Matchup Summary
Best Rek'Sai vs Pyke Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Pyke as Rek'Sai
Tips for Playing as Rek'Sai against Pyke
Keeping tunnels spread out across the map will ensure you have choices when you want to cast Void Rush.
Cast Burrow before travelling around the map to take advantage of the increased Move Speed and the safety provided by Tremor Sense.
Tremor Sense can warn you of enemies closing in, and is particularly useful when entering enemy territory.
Advice to Win Against Pyke
Pyke regenerates a significant amount of damage he has taken from enemy champions, but only when you can't see him!
When Pyke is hidden nearby in his Ghostwater Dive, sharks will circle underneath your feet.
Try not to stand near low health allies. If Pyke executes them using Death From Below, you might be next on the list.
Rek'Sai vs Pyke Counter Stats
How to Counter Pyke with Rek'Sai in LoL
The stats shown here clarify some critical Rek'Sai versus Pyke counter statistics that can help us appreciate the differences between the two. For instance, Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Pyke’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Rek'Sai may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Pyke..
Rek'Sai usually has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Pyke. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Rek'Sai and Pyke
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Who is Better, Rek'Sai or Pyke?
Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Rek'Sai usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Pyke, with a 49.7% win rate. As a result, Rek'Sai makes an ok counter for Pyke.
While Rek'Sai does have a lower winrate than Pyke, when they face off with one another, Rek'Sai also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Rek'Sai into Pyke.
Moreover, Rek'Sai also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Pyke. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Rek'Sai vs Pyke matchups, Pyke is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Rek'Sai is a somewhat poor counter for Pyke. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Rek'Sai against Pyke.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Rek'Sai to counter Pyke during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Rek'Sai often picks up a similar amount of CS as Pyke. Champs who typically don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The best items to have in your Rek'Sai versus Pyke build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Titanic Hydra. When Rek'Sai included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Pyke than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Rek'Sai boasted an average win rate of 49.7% when countering Pyke with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Pyke as Rek'Sai, Rek'Sai players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Rek'Sai vs Pyke counter picks, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.7% win rate overall.
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