Yorick vs Pyke
How to Beat Pyke as Yorick
based on 2,814 Yorick vs Pyke matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Yorick vs Pyke Matchup Summary
Best Yorick vs Pyke Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Pyke as Yorick
Tips for Playing as Yorick against Pyke
You do not need to cast Awakening to regain the ability to cast Last Rites.
You can send the Maiden down a lane alone, be careful though, as she represents a large portion of your combat power.
The Maiden will attempt to assist you in a fight, so choose your targets well.
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.
Yorick vs Pyke Counter Stats
How to Counter Pyke with Yorick in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some influential Yorick versus Pyke counter stats that can help us understand the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Yorick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Pyke’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Yorick may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Pyke..
Yorick often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. On average, he takes more damage than Pyke. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Yorick and Pyke
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Who is Better, Yorick or Pyke?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Yorick usually fairs equally well when taking on Pyke, with a 49.7% win rate. Thus, Yorick makes an ok counter for Pyke.
While Yorick does have a lower win rate compared to Pyke, when they face off with one another, Yorick also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Yorick into Pyke.
Additionally, Yorick has only a small amount of utility and CC, 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 Yorick vs Pyke matchups, Pyke is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Yorick is a somewhat poor counter for Pyke. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Yorick against Pyke.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Yorick to counter Pyke during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Yorick most often gets much more CS compared to Pyke. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Yorick versus Pyke build include Trinity Force, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Yorick incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better versus Pyke than with many other typical builds. In fact, Yorick had an average winrate of 49.7% when playing against Pyke with this counter build.
To have the greatest chance of crushing Pyke as Yorick, Yorick players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Demolish runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Yorick vs Pyke fights, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.7% winrate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Pyke as Yorick are displayed for all skill levels, merged. To narrow the statistics and builds to a specific skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.