Twitch vs Pyke
How to Beat Pyke as Twitch
based on 4,850 Twitch vs Pyke matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Twitch vs Pyke Matchup Summary
Best Twitch vs Pyke Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Pyke as Twitch
Tips for Playing as Twitch against Pyke
Contaminate has a large range; apply as many stacks of Deadly Venom as possible before using it.
You can catch up to an enemy out of attack range with Venom Cask.
Twitch's Attack Speed is among the highest in the game; try purchasing items with on-hit effects such as Black Cleaver or Wit's End.
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.
Twitch vs Pyke Counter Stats
How to Counter Pyke with Twitch in LoL
The stats provided here feature some strategic Twitch against Pyke matchup statistics that can help you realize the differences and similarities between these two champs. For instance, Twitch’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Pyke’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Twitch may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Pyke..
Twitch typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Pyke. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Twitch and Pyke
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Who is Better, Twitch or Pyke?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Twitch usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Pyke, with a 49.4% win rate. Thus, Twitch makes an ok counter for Pyke.
While Twitch does have a lower winrate compared to Pyke, when facing one another, Twitch also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Twitch into Pyke.
Furthermore, Twitch also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Pyke. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Twitch vs Pyke matchups, Pyke is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Twitch is a somewhat poor counter for Pyke. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Twitch against Pyke.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Twitch in order to counter Pyke during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Twitch usually racks up much more CS as Pyke. Champions who on average don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Twitch versus Pyke build include Infinity Edge, Runaan's Hurricane, and Terminus. When Twitch incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs Pyke than with many other typical builds. In fact, Twitch had an average winrate of 49.4% when countering Pyke with this counter build.
To have the greatest chance of crushing Pyke as Twitch, you should equip the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Presence of Mind, and Legend: Alacrity runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Twitch vs Pyke matchups, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.4% winrate overall.
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