Pykevs Nidalee
Pyke vs Nidalee is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Pyke wins with a 60.0% win rate (+20.0%) over Nidalee based on 10 games. Pyke holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Pyke build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Pyke vs Nidalee matchup.
Pyke Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Pyke performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Nidalee(60.0%)Who Wins the Pyke vs Nidalee Matchup?
Pyke vs Nidalee Matchup Summary
The Pyke vs Nidalee matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 10 recent matches analyzed, Pyke wins with a 60.0% win rate compared to Nidalee's 40.0%, giving Pyke a 20.0 percentage point advantage. Pyke dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Nidalee players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Pyke leads by 0.8s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Pyke players can confidently pick into Nidalee and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Nidalee away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Pyke vs Nidalee Laning Phase Breakdown
Nidalee is favored during the laning phase against Pyke, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Nidalee holds advantages in farming, damage and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Pyke Build Against Nidalee
Boots of Swiftness is the optimal boots choice against Nidalee, providing the mobility and stats Pyke needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Pyke against Nidalee are Voltaic Cyclosword, Umbral Glaive and Youmuu's Ghostblade. This combination gives Pyke an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Pyke vs Nidalee matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Pyke60.0%Nidalee40.0%Pyke60.0%Nidalee40.0%Pyke dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 60.0% win rate — a 20.0 percentage point lead over Nidalee. This lopsided early game means Pyke can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Pyke is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 60.0% win rate — 20.0 points above Nidalee. Extended games heavily favor Pyke, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Pyke holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Nidalee players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Pyke Runes Against Nidalee
Sorcery
Domination
Running Sorcery primary with Domination secondary allows Pyke to press their advantage against Nidalee, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Pyke matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. The table below shows Pyke's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Pyke build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48.25% | 400 | 1.1 | 493 | 10,235 | 50.0% | 47.1% | |
| 49.43% | 350 | 1.1 | 464 | 10,220 | 48.9% | 49.8% | |
| 49.47% | 285 | 1.1 | 460 | 9,957 | 53.6% | 45.6% | |
| 47.08% | 274 | 1.1 | 471 | 10,360 | 53.0% | 42.8% | |
| 50.00% | 274 | 1.1 | 484 | 10,424 | 48.0% | 51.2% | |
| 51.84% | 272 | 1.0 | 482 | 9,996 | 54.6% | 49.7% | |
| 48.73% | 236 | 1.1 | 487 | 9,869 | 50.0% | 47.7% | |
| 57.22% | 194 | 1.1 | 495 | 10,439 | 56.5% | 57.8% | |
| 50.79% | 191 | 1.1 | 501 | 10,877 | 55.9% | 48.0% | |
| 48.54% | 171 | 1.0 | 481 | 9,718 | 51.9% | 45.6% | |
| 49.02% | 153 | 1.1 | 494 | 9,764 | 53.3% | 44.9% | |
| 54.25% | 153 | 1.1 | 522 | 10,730 | 45.0% | 60.2% | |
| 49.67% | 151 | 1.1 | 467 | 10,198 | 45.3% | 52.9% | |
| 48.28% | 145 | 1.1 | 475 | 10,515 | 52.5% | 45.2% | |
| 53.90% | 141 | 1.1 | 431 | 9,375 | 58.6% | 49.3% | |
| 45.86% | 133 | 1.1 | 564 | 11,004 | 43.4% | 47.5% | |
| 52.38% | 126 | 1.1 | 443 | 9,800 | 59.1% | 45.0% | |
| 48.41% | 126 | 1.1 | 439 | 9,954 | 38.5% | 59.0% | |
| 55.65% | 124 | 1.1 | 496 | 10,449 | 52.2% | 57.7% | |
| 46.67% | 120 | 1.2 | 504 | 10,528 | 39.3% | 53.1% | |
| 48.31% | 118 | 1.1 | 483 | 10,579 | 43.8% | 51.4% | |
| 56.90% | 116 | 1.0 | 470 | 10,223 | 64.6% | 51.5% | |
| 47.57% | 103 | 1.1 | 479 | 10,657 | 47.8% | 47.4% | |
| 48.00% | 100 | 1.1 | 510 | 10,637 | 47.5% | 48.3% | |
| 42.22% | 90 | 1.1 | 463 | 10,230 | 51.4% | 35.9% | |
| 52.50% | 80 | 1.0 | 468 | 9,838 | 54.0% | 51.2% | |
| 50.63% | 79 | 1.1 | 443 | 9,907 | 52.4% | 48.6% | |
| 49.37% | 79 | 1.1 | 515 | 10,937 | 44.8% | 52.0% | |
| 58.44% | 77 | 1.1 | 468 | 9,665 | 53.7% | 63.9% | |
| 43.42% | 76 | 1.2 | 477 | 10,315 | 43.3% | 43.5% | |
| 44.78% | 67 | 1.1 | 474 | 10,451 | 61.9% | 37.0% | |
| 46.00% | 50 | 1.1 | 491 | 10,808 | 43.8% | 47.1% | |
| 51.02% | 49 | 1.1 | 430 | 11,410 | 45.5% | 52.6% | |
| 40.91% | 44 | 1.0 | 506 | 10,526 | 28.6% | 52.2% | |
| 58.54% | 41 | 1.0 | 467 | 9,119 | 55.6% | 60.9% | |
| 37.50% | 40 | 1.3 | 460 | 10,399 | 50.0% | 29.2% | |
| 48.57% | 35 | 1.1 | 469 | 10,265 | 57.1% | 42.9% | |
| 44.44% | 27 | 1.3 | 497 | 10,869 | 50.0% | 41.2% | |
| 57.69% | 26 | 1.3 | 501 | 10,788 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 44.00% | 25 | 1.2 | 488 | 9,525 | 42.9% | 45.5% | |
| 60.87% | 23 | 1.2 | 469 | 9,139 | 53.9% | 70.0% | |
| 68.18% | 22 | 1.1 | 458 | 8,025 | 53.3% | 100.0% | |
| 42.86% | 21 | 1.1 | 438 | 9,950 | 40.0% | 45.5% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 1.3 | 458 | 9,137 | 50.0% | 55.6% | |
| 80.00% | 15 | 1.3 | 426 | 11,268 | 80.0% | 80.0% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 1.2 | 484 | 10,601 | 80.0% | 44.4% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 1.3 | 586 | 11,693 | 66.7% | 40.0% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 1.1 | 459 | 9,281 | 14.3% | 60.0% | |
| 25.00% | 12 | 1.5 | 452 | 11,081 | 33.3% | 22.2% | |
| 83.33% | 12 | 1.3 | 462 | 9,986 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 1.5 | 450 | 9,978 | 60.0% | 66.7% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 0.9 | 561 | 10,937 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 27.27% | 11 | 2.9 | 501 | 9,547 | 14.3% | 50.0% | |
| 72.73% | 11 | 1.1 | 534 | 11,517 | 100.0% | 62.5% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 1.3 | 486 | 11,346 | 20.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 1.1 | 466 | 10,562 | 80.0% | 40.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 1.3 | 443 | 9,496 | 60.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 0.9 | 459 | 8,485 | 25.0% | 66.7% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 1.3 | 506 | 9,880 | 60.0% | 80.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 1.3 | 516 | 10,540 | 50.0% | 80.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 1.2 | 578 | 10,295 | 25.0% | 60.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 1.7 | 614 | 11,482 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 2.6 | 422 | 8,986 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 2.2 | 551 | 13,050 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 1.9 | 605 | 11,007 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 1.3 | 454 | 8,443 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 3.6 | 549 | 10,320 | 25.0% | 75.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 1.3 | 399 | 9,430 | 50.0% | 16.7% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 0.9 | 497 | 9,572 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 1.0 | 415 | 7,447 | 83.3% | 0.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 1.2 | 477 | 9,299 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 2.9 | 700 | 10,153 | 60.0% | 100.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 1.0 | 493 | 9,576 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 2.3 | 441 | 10,554 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 2.6 | 508 | 10,997 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.0 | 613 | 12,829 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 1.1 | 465 | 11,401 | 100.0% | 20.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 1.2 | 545 | 8,390 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 0.00% | 5 | 2.2 | 324 | 7,165 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 0.5 | 462 | 8,907 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 0.9 | 393 | 9,101 | 75.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.3 | 416 | 7,952 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 2.2 | 546 | 9,344 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 2.5 | 629 | 11,222 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 0.6 | 378 | 8,682 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
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Pyke vs Nidalee - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Pyke do against Nidalee in League of Legends?
Pyke wins the Pyke vs Nidalee matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to Nidalee's 40.0%, a 20.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 10 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.
How does Pyke do against Nidalee in the early game?
In the early game, Pyke has the advantage against Nidalee with a 60.0% win rate versus 40.0%. Pyke players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Pyke do against Nidalee in the late game?
In the late game, Pyke takes over the Pyke vs Nidalee matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to 40.0%. Pyke scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Pyke vs Nidalee matchup?
Pyke wins the matchup against Nidalee with a 60.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 20.0 percentage point advantage means Pyke is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 10 games analyzed.
What is the best Pyke build against Nidalee?
The best Pyke build against Nidalee includes Voltaic Cyclosword, Umbral Glaive, Youmuu's Ghostblade with Boots of Swiftness. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Pyke runes against Nidalee?
The best Pyke runes against Nidalee use the Sorcery primary tree with Domination secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Pyke vs Nidalee matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Pyke counter Nidalee?
Yes, Pyke has a favorable matchup against Nidalee with a 60.0% win rate. Pyke strongly counters Nidalee in lane based on current patch 26.10 data.
How do I play Pyke against Nidalee?
When playing Pyke against Nidalee, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.