Taricvs Pyke
Taric vs Pyke is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Pyke wins with a 55.0% win rate (+10.0%) over Taric based on 20 games. Pyke holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Taric build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Taric vs Pyke matchup.
Taric Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Taric 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 Taric vs Pyke?
Taric wins 51.9% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 38.7% and 64.9% (95% range).
- Expected
- 57.2% From both champions' overall Support win rates
- Matchup effect
- −5.3 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 52 games Lane: Support
- vs patch 26.18
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Support · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Taric, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Taric wins 51.9% of 52 games (95% range 38.7–64.9%).
- Both champions' overall Support win rates predict 57.2% for Taric; 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: 573 gold ahead of Taric at 15 minutes on average (50 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Taric players pick Mercury's Treads much less often against Pyke: 20.2% of their other Support games, 3.8% 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 Taric and Pyke 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 Taric'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.
Taric vs Pyke Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Taric vs Pyke Win Rate by Game Length
Taric's win rate against Pyke 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: Taric's results against Pyke in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Taric vs Pyke 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)PykeTaric gold at 15: −573
- First itemEvenTaric: 12.1 min · Pyke: 12.5 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Taric Changes Against Pyke
Choices Taric players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Support games.
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually20.2%vs Pyke3.8%−16.4 pts
Health Potion + Health Potion + Control Ward + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsually0.9%vs Pyke6.0%+5.1 pts- Health Potion + Health Potion + Health PotionStarting itemsUsually0.4%vs Pyke4.0%+3.6 pts
Dead Man's PlateItemUsually0.4%vs Pyke3.8%+3.4 pts
Force of NatureItemUsually0.8%vs Pyke3.8%+3.1 pts
Deep WardRuneUsually0.8%vs Pyke3.8%+3.1 pts
Best Taric Build vs Pyke
Usual Taric build (Support)
72.9% win rate · 96 games
Against Pyke
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 4 of 30 Taric games against Pyke carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Taric's standard build instead.
- Taric usually completes Locket of the Iron Solari first, at 12.1 min (median of 34 games).
- Pyke usually completes Umbral Glaive first, at 12.5 min (median of 40 games).
- Skill priority: E > Q > 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 Taric Runes vs Pyke
Usual Taric runes (Support)
Glacial Augment
55.9% win rate · 517 games
Against Pyke
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your Taric draft in Draft Lab
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.
- Full 5v5 draft board
- Lane matchup win rates
- Pick and ban suggestions
Taric matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Taric'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 Taric build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Taric Matchups
Hardest for Taric
Easiest for Taric
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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Taric vs Pyke FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Taric vs Pyke?
Current data slightly favors Taric, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Taric wins 51.9% of 52 games (95% range 38.7–64.9%).
What is Taric's win rate against Pyke?
Taric wins 51.9% of 52 Support games against Pyke on patch 26.19 (95% range 38.7–64.9%). Based on both champions' overall Support win rates, 57.2% would be expected.
Does Taric counter Pyke?
Not clearly. Taric wins 51.9% of 52 games against Pyke, and the 95% range (38.7–64.9%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Taric or Pyke?
Pyke usually wins the lane: 573 gold ahead of Taric at 15 minutes on average (50 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Taric outscale Pyke?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Pyke strongest against Taric?
Pyke is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min).
What should Taric build against Pyke?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Taric's usual Support core: Locket of the Iron Solari, Fimbulwinter, Knight's Vow. The biggest change against Pyke: Mercury's Treads (20.2% usually, 3.8% here).
What runes should Taric use against Pyke?
Use Taric's usual Glacial Augment page (Inspiration + Resolve); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Pyke: Deep Ward (0.8% usually, 3.8% here).