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How to Win Taric vs Pyke Counter MatchupTaric is in the s tier of champions

Taric vs Pyke

How to Beat Pyke as Taric in LoLTaric is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Pyke as Taric

based on 1,429 Taric vs Pyke matchups
Win Rate
51.9 %
K/D/A
2.57
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League matches that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Pyke as Taric resulted from an examination of 1429 ranked games where both champions battled one another. This champ matchup is somewhat rare. Taric encounters Pyke in only 3.8% of his games.

Taric vs Pyke Matchup Summary

Taric has done a decent job of beating Pyke. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.9% of the time the champs battle each other in. In Taric against Pyke matches, Taric’s team is 0.1% less probable to earn first blood. This implies that he probably won't get first blood versus Pyke.

Best Taric vs Pyke Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalTear of the Goddess

Core Taric Items

~22 Mins
Frozen HeartLocket of the Iron SolariCelestial Opposition

Optional Items

TrailblazerKnight's VowDream MakerThornmail

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationGlacial AugmentMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
ResolveConditioningRevitalize
Attack SpeedArmorArmor
Taric's passive ability p
Taric's q ability q
Taric's w ability w
Taric's e ability e
Taric's ultimate ability r
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
Q
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
E
9
E
10
Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Pyke as Taric

Tips for Playing as Taric against Pyke

The cooldown reducing component of Bravado makes Cooldown Reduction items like Frozen Heart, Iceborn Gauntlet, and Spirit Visage exceptionally powerful on Taric.

Using Starlight's Touch at lower charges makes its healing less Mana efficient, but can greatly increase Taric's sustained damage via Bravado.

Rather than saving Cosmic Radiance for the last moment and risking someone dying during the delay, it can be more beneficial to cast it as soon as you know a teamfight is guaranteed to start.

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.

Taric vs Pyke Counter Stats

Taric Image
Win Rate
51.9 %
VS
Win Rate
48.1 %
Pyke Image
2
< Kills >
6.9
6.5
< Deaths >
6.6
14.7
< Assists >
8.9
0.34
< Killing Sprees >
1.59
36
< Minions Killed >
39
0.14
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.61
< Inhibitors >
0.33
2,137
< Physical Damage >
9,818
4,746
< Magic Damage >
66
714
< True Damage >
2,413
7,598
< Damage Dealt >
12,297
22,713
< Damage Taken >
20,899
8,605
< Gold Earned >
10,018
2.38
< Towers >
1.23
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
10,602
< Total Healing >
4,842
10,549
< Experience >
10,227
46
< Vision Score >
63
21
< Wards Placed >
29
386
< Time Dealing CC >
105

How to Counter Pyke with Taric in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several vital Taric against Pyke counter statistics that can help you explain the distinctions between this set of champs. Taric’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Pyke’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Taric may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Pyke. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Taric often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Pyke. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Taric and Pyke

Damage Types Compared

Taric
Pyke
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Taric
Pyke

Who is Better, Taric or Pyke?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Taric usually wins when playing against Pyke, with a 51.9% win rate. As a result, Taric makes a good counter to Pyke.

While Taric does have a higher winrate than Pyke, when facing one another, Taric also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Taric into Pyke.

Furthermore, Taric has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Pyke. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Taric vs Pyke matchups, Taric is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Taric is a decent counter for Pyke. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Taric against Pyke.

Other Champion Matchups Against Taric

Taric Loses Against

LilliaLillia43.8% winrateZyraZyra45.9% winrateAniviaAnivia46.6% winrateMorganaMorgana47% winrate

Taric Wins Against

YuumiYuumi59.4% winrateSejuaniSejuani59.1% winrateJarvan IVJarvan IV59% winrateKarthusKarthus58.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Taric Players

How We Calculated Our Taric vs Pyke Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Pyke as Taric, we analyzed 1,429 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 Pyke as Taric 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

Taric Build Pyke Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Taric to counter Pyke during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Taric typically racks up a similar amount of CS as Pyke. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Taric versus Pyke build consist of Frozen Heart, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Celestial Opposition. When Taric used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better versus Pyke than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Taric boasted an average winrate of 51.9% when playing against Pyke with this counter build.

To have the best chance of defeating Pyke as Taric, Taric players should equip the Glacial Augment, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Conditioning, and Revitalize runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Taric vs Pyke battles, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.9% winrate overall.

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