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Vladimir vs Pyke

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How to Beat Pyke as Vladimir

based on 3,667 Vladimir vs Pyke matchups
Win Rate
53.4 %
K/D/A
2.37
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League matches every week. In our database, Vladimir fought Pyke 3667 times. With so many matchups for Vladimir versus Pyke gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to prepare useful stats and a recommended build to shatter your enemy. This particular counter matchup is somewhat rare. Vladimir has to counter Pyke in only 3.3% of his games.

Vladimir vs Pyke Matchup Summary

Vladimir has done a good job of countering Pyke. Normally, he wins a whopping 53.4% of games the champions clash against each other in. In Vladimir against Pyke matches, Vladimir’s team is 0.3% less likely to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Pyke.

Best Vladimir vs Pyke Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Dark SealRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Fiendish CodexIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Vladimir Items

~22 Mins
RiftmakerShadowflameLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassStormsurgeCosmic Drive

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryPhase RushNimbus CloakTranscendenceGathering Storm
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Vladimir's passive ability p
Vladimir's q ability q
Vladimir's w ability w
Vladimir's e ability e
Vladimir's ultimate ability r
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E
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Guide to Countering Pyke as Vladimir

Tips for Playing as Vladimir against Pyke

Transfusion instantly deals damage to the enemy before healing Vladimir, making it one of the best last hitting tools in the game.

Cast Hemoplague where it will afflict the most units.

Sanguine Pool pops incoming missiles, so it can be used to dodge disables.

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.

Vladimir vs Pyke Counter Stats

Vladimir Image
Win Rate
53.4 %
VS
Win Rate
46.6 %
Pyke Image
6.7
< Kills >
6.4
5.4
< Deaths >
6.8
6.1
< Assists >
8.6
1.52
< Killing Sprees >
1.5
182
< Minions Killed >
39
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.33
1,025
< Physical Damage >
9,781
23,538
< Magic Damage >
65
369
< True Damage >
2,311
24,933
< Damage Dealt >
12,158
32,455
< Damage Taken >
21,816
11,826
< Gold Earned >
9,953
2.03
< Towers >
1.14
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
27,395
< Total Healing >
4,978
14,792
< Experience >
10,367
15
< Vision Score >
69
8
< Wards Placed >
31
121
< Time Dealing CC >
93

How to Counter Pyke with Vladimir in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some significant Vladimir versus Pyke matchup stats that can help you explain the distinctions between this pair of champs. For instance, Vladimir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Pyke’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Vladimir may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Pyke..

Vladimir normally has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Pyke. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Vladimir and Pyke

Damage Types Compared

Vladimir
Pyke
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vladimir
Pyke

Who is Better, Vladimir or Pyke?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Vladimir usually wins when trying to fight Pyke, with a 53.4% win rate. Thus, Vladimir makes a great counter to Pyke.

While Vladimir does have a higher win rate compared to Pyke, when on opposite teams, Vladimir also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Vladimir into Pykeas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Vladimir also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Pyke. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Vladimir vs Pyke matchups, Vladimir is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Vladimir is a great counter to Pyke. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Vladimir against Pyke.

Other Champion Matchups Against Vladimir

Vladimir Loses Against

LilliaLillia45.2% winrateMalzaharMalzahar45.6% winrateTrundleTrundle45.9% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser46.6% winrate

Vladimir Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.8% winrateSejuaniSejuani55.3% winrateKarthusKarthus54.7% winrateOlafOlaf54.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Vladimir Players

How We Calculated Our Vladimir vs Pyke Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Pyke as Vladimir, we analyzed 3,667 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 Vladimir 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

Vladimir Build Pyke Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Vladimir to counter Pyke during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vladimir on average accumulates much more CS compared to Pyke. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to have in your Vladimir versus Pyke build include Riftmaker, Shadowflame, and Liandry's Torment. When Vladimir used at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs Pyke than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Vladimir boasted an average win rate of 53.4% when countering Pyke with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Pyke as Vladimir, Vladimir players should use the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Vladimir vs Pyke clashes, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 53.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Pyke as Vladimir are shown for all skill levels, merged. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to an individual division, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.