Vayne vs Pyke
How to Beat Pyke as Vayne
based on 6,886 Vayne vs Pyke matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Vayne vs Pyke Matchup Summary
Best Vayne vs Pyke Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Pyke as Vayne
Tips for Playing as Vayne against Pyke
Don't go in first to a large teamfight. Wait for your teammates to initiate.
Tumble has many uses, but it cannot pass over walls.
Condemn can be used to both pin targets to walls to ensure a kill, or to escape a pursuer.
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.
Vayne vs Pyke Counter Stats
How to Counter Pyke with Vayne in LoL
The stats shown on this page underscore some important Vayne vs. Pyke counter stats that may help us appreciate the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Vayne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Pyke’s ratio of NaN, showing that Vayne may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Pyke..
Vayne often has a similar longest kill spree as her matchup does. Commonly, she receives a similar amount of damage to Pyke. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Vayne and Pyke
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Who is Better, Vayne or Pyke?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Vayne usually wins when facing off against Pyke, with a 51.4% win rate. As a result, Vayne makes a good counter to Pyke.
While Vayne does have a higher winrate compared to Pyke, when facing one another, Vayne also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Vayne into Pykeas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Vayne has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Pyke. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Vayne vs Pyke matchups, Vayne is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Vayne is a decent counter to Pyke. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Vayne against Pyke.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Vayne to counter Pyke during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Vayne often gets much more CS relative to Pyke. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions 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, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Vayne versus Pyke build include Guardian Angel, Wit's End, and Guinsoo's Rageblade. When Vayne incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better when facing Pyke than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Vayne boasted an average winrate of 51.4% when playing against Pyke with these items in her kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Pyke as Vayne, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Vayne vs Pyke LoL games, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.4% win rate overall.
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