- Win Rate
- 48.0%
- Pick Rate
- 2.8%
- Ban Rate
- 19.3%
Pyke vs Zilean
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 3,671
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 14, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Pyke vs Zilean is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.20. Zilean wins with a 55.6% win rate (+11.1%) over Pyke based on 45 games. Zilean 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 Zilean 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.
Who wins Pyke vs Zilean?
Pyke wins 44.4% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 30.9% and 58.8% (95% range).
- Expected
- 47.4% From both champions' overall Support win rates
- Matchup effect
- −2.9 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 45 games Lane: Support
- vs patch 26.19
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Support · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.20 · Oct 10 – Oct 11
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Zilean, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Pyke wins 44.4% of 45 games (95% range 30.9–58.8%).
- Both champions' overall Support win rates predict 47.4% for Pyke; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Pyke usually wins the lane: 474 gold ahead of Zilean at 15 minutes on average (44 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Pyke players pick Coup de Grace much less often against Zilean: 12.3% of their other Support games, under 2% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Pyke and Zilean played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Pyke's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Pyke vs Zilean Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Pyke vs Zilean Win Rate by Game Length
Pyke's win rate against Zilean by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Pyke's results against Zilean in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Pyke vs Zilean Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)PykePyke gold at 15: +474
- First itemPykePyke: 11.9 min · Zilean: 14.5 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Pyke Changes Against Zilean
Choices Pyke players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Support games.
Coup de GraceRuneUsually12.3%vs Zileanunder 2%−12.3 pts
Death's DanceItemUsually1.0%vs Zilean4.4%+3.4 pts
Best Pyke Build vs Zilean
Against Zilean
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 5 of 14 Pyke games against Zilean carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Pyke's standard build instead.
- Pyke usually completes Umbral Glaive first, at 11.9 min (median of 31 games).
- Zilean usually completes Shurelya's Battlesong first, at 14.5 min (median of 30 games).
- Skill priority: Q > E > W — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Pyke Runes vs Zilean
Usual Pyke runes (Support)
Hail of Blades
48.6% win rate · 1,442 games
Against Zilean
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
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Draft Lab lays out both teams lane by lane with live matchup win rates, damage profiles and game-phase lean, and suggests picks and bans from current meta data.
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Pyke matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.20. 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.
Other Pyke Matchups
Hardest for Pyke
Easiest for Pyke
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Pyke vs Zilean FAQ - Patch 26.20
Who wins Pyke vs Zilean?
Current data slightly favors Zilean, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Pyke wins 44.4% of 45 games (95% range 30.9–58.8%).
What is Pyke's win rate against Zilean?
Pyke wins 44.4% of 45 Support games against Zilean on patch 26.20 (95% range 30.9–58.8%). Based on both champions' overall Support win rates, 47.4% would be expected.
Does Pyke counter Zilean?
Not clearly. Pyke wins 44.4% of 45 games against Zilean, and the 95% range (30.9–58.8%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Pyke or Zilean?
Pyke usually wins the lane: 474 gold ahead of Zilean at 15 minutes on average (44 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Pyke outscale Zilean?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Zilean strongest against Pyke?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Zilean is ahead of Pyke beyond the margin of error.
What should Pyke build against Zilean?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Pyke's usual Support core: Hubris, Axiom Arc, Umbral Glaive. The biggest change against Zilean: Death's Dance (1.0% usually, 4.4% here).
What runes should Pyke use against Zilean?
Use Pyke's usual Hail of Blades page (Domination + Resolve); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Zilean: Coup de Grace (12.3% usually, under 2% here).