Ryze vs Pyke
How to Beat Pyke as Ryze
based on 1,160 Ryze vs Pyke matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ryze vs Pyke Matchup Summary
Best Ryze vs Pyke Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Pyke as Ryze
Tips for Playing as Ryze against Pyke
Spell Flux's short cooldown allows it to be used to spread Flux to many enemies.
Use Overload's passive to optimize for maximum damage or maximum speed.
Ryze can move and cast other spells while Realm Warp is charging without cancelling the portal.
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.
Ryze vs Pyke Counter Stats
How to Counter Pyke with Ryze in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here clarify several vital Ryze against Pyke counter statistics that may help us interpret the differences and similarities between these two champs. For instance, Ryze’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Pyke’s ratio of NaN, showing that Ryze may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Pyke..
Ryze normally has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Pyke. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Ryze and Pyke
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Who is Better, Ryze or Pyke?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Ryze usually fairs equally well when taking on Pyke, with a 49.9% win rate. Thus, Ryze makes an ok counter to Pyke.
While Ryze does have a lower winrate than Pyke, when they face off with one another, Ryze also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Ryze into Pykeas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Ryze also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Pyke. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ryze vs Pyke matchups, Pyke is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Ryze is a somewhat poor counter for Pyke. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Ryze against Pyke.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Ryze to counter Pyke during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ryze typically gets much more CS compared to Pyke. Champions who typically don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Ryze versus Pyke build include Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Rod of Ages. When Ryze included at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better against Pyke than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Ryze boasted an average win rate of 49.9% when countering Pyke with this counter build.
To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Pyke as Ryze, you should take the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Ryze vs Pyke counterpicks, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.9% win rate overall.
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