How to Play Pyke Support: Tips & Power Spikes (26.20)

Max order: Q > E > W
First item: Umbral Glaive13.6 min
Gold vs lane at 15: +305
Win rate 1k gold ahead: 67.4%
Win rate 1k gold behind: 28.0%

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Pyke Power Spikes (Patch 26.20)

Support

When Pyke Support gets stronger, in the order it happens in a typical ranked game: ability unlocks from the most common skill order, item spikes at the median minute players finish them, and the game length Pyke wins most.

Lv 3
All three basic abilities at level 3
Pyke's full combo is online — the first point where trading all-in is realistic.
Lv 6
Ultimate rank 1 at level 6
The biggest early spike: look for a kill or a roam as soon as Pyke hits it.
Lv 11
Ultimate rank 2 at level 11
Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Pyke can start or win.
Lv 16
Ultimate rank 3 at level 16
Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Pyke can start or win.
13.6 min
First item at 13.6 min
Umbral Glaive is done — Pyke's first real damage or durability spike.
20 min
Strongest in games of about 20 minutes
Pyke wins 51.1% of games that end around this point.
21.8 min
Two items at 21.8 min
Umbral Glaive + Youmuu's Ghostblade: the window to group and take objectives.
29.7 min
Three-item core at 29.7 min
Umbral Glaive + Youmuu's Ghostblade + Edge of Night completes Pyke's core build.

Item timings are medians: half of players finish later. Fall behind in farm and every item spike moves back with it.

Pyke Support Laning Plan

Pyke is a lane bully: trade early and often, push the advantage, and turn the gold lead into the first item spike. On average Pyke Support is 305 gold ahead of the lane opponent at 15 minutes and ahead in 62% of games. A 1,000-gold lead at 15 turns into a 67% win rate; a 1,000-gold deficit leaves 28%. Pyke averages 0.12 solo kills by 15 minutes.

Pyke win rate by gold at 15

1,000+ gold ahead67.4%
Ahead54.7%
Behind37.1%
1,000+ gold behind28.0%

Lane matchups that decide the plan

Press these lanes

Soraka+881 gold at 15

Yuumi+837 gold at 15

Rell+833 gold at 15

Pyke Mid and Late Game

What Pyke does better or worse than other champions after laning, from this patch's ranked games — percentiles where 100 is the highest of every champion.

Play to these strengths

Pyke out-wards most champions (percentile 95): keep owning vision around the next objective.
Pyke wins 2.3 points more in long games than short ones: avoid coin-flip fights early and let the game go long.

Mistakes to avoid

Pyke is not a damage carry (12/100): don't take fights expecting Pyke to win them alone.
Pyke falls behind in CS (13/100): last-hit the waves you can, items still matter.

These expert Pyke tips are generated by MetaBot's advanced analysis of thousands of Pyke games. Learn the best strategies, ability combos, and gameplay tactics to master Pyke and climb the ranked ladder. Follow these tips to maximize your Pyke performance.

Pyke has less crowd control than most champions. This can make locking down kills or ganking for other players more difficult.
Pyke has more base armor than most champions, which makes them excellent in the early game against attack damage type enemies.

Playing Pyke

Pyke is very fragile so don't be afraid to temporarily run from a fight. You can regenerate a significant amount of health from Gift of the Drowned Ones when enemies can't see you.
Hitting an enemy with the Hold version of Bone Skewer will always pull them the same distance. Use it in melee range to throw targets behind you.
The Tap version of Bone Skewer is much faster and deals additional damage.
A lot of your agressive spells are also your escapes. Make sure you always have a plan to get out of the fight.

Playing 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.

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How to Play Pyke FAQ - Patch 26.20

When does Pyke power spike?

Pyke's spikes in a typical ranked game: All three basic abilities at level 3; Ultimate rank 1 at level 6; Ultimate rank 2 at level 11; Ultimate rank 3 at level 16; First item at 13.6 min.

Can Pyke come back from behind?

Pyke wins 37% of games when behind in gold at 15 minutes (over 754 games), against 55% when ahead — so a lost lane costs Pyke games, but it is not decisive.

What is Pyke's first item?

Most Pyke players finish Umbral Glaive first, at a median of 13.6 minutes.

How do you play Pyke Support?

From this patch's ranked data, Pyke wins by playing to these strengths: control vision; play for the late game.

Pyke How to Play: Tips & Power Spikes