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Pyke Support build & stats

SupportAssassin A 103 games · patch 16.16
Win rate
53.4%
Pick rate
7.4%
Ban rate
18.5%
Division
All divisions

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.16

Solid sample

Start with

Health Potion
Health Potion
50 gold
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 gold
0.0% 3 games

Finish these three

Youmuu's Ghostblade
Youmuu's Ghostblade
2,800 gold
Umbral Glaive
Umbral Glaive
2,800 gold
Edge of Night
Edge of Night
3,000 gold
8,600 gold
45.0% WR 20 games

Boots

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
900 gold
66.7% 9 games

Runes

Domination Domination + Sorcery Sorcery
75.0% WR
8 games · 8% pick
Hail of Blades
Hail of Blades

Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and bonus true damage for the first 3 attacks made against enemy champions.

Domination Domination
Electrocute Dark Harvest Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
Sorcery Sorcery
Axiom Arcanist Manaflow Band Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence Absolute Focus Celerity
Waterwalking Gathering Storm Scorch
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Ignite
55.4% 92 games

Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Pyke

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Pyke wins 53.4% of games as Support on patch 16.16 (103 games).
  • Most common core: Youmuu's Ghostblade → Umbral Glaive → Edge of Night — 45% win rate over 20 games.
  • Take Hail of Blades as keystone: picked in 95% of games with a 54% win rate.
  • Pyke is an early-game champion: 62% win rate in games under 25 minutes but 39% after 35. Snowball your lead into towers and objectives.
  • Banned in 18% of games — have a backup pick ready.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Youmuu's Ghostblade
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Umbral Glaive
Umbral Glaive
Edge of Night
Edge of Night
45.0% WR
20 games · 19% pick
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Umbral Glaive
Umbral Glaive
Axiom Arc
Axiom Arc
80.0% WR
5 games · 5% pick
Umbral Glaive
Umbral Glaive
Edge of Night
Edge of Night
Serpent's Fang
Serpent's Fang
40.0% WR
5 games · 5% pick

Starting items

Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
0.0% WR
3 games · 3% pick

Boots

Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness
55.6% WR
81 games · 79% pick
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
66.7% WR
9 games · 9% pick
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
0.0% WR
5 games · 5% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
65.5% 28% (29)
61.9% 20% (21)
53.8% 90% (93)
53.7% 52% (54)
48.8% 42% (43)
28.6% 7% (7)
25.0% 8% (8)
21.4% 14% (14)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Domination Domination + Resolve Resolve
45.7% WR
35 games · 34% pick
Hail of Blades
Hail of Blades

Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and bonus true damage for the first 3 attacks made against enemy champions.

Domination Domination
Electrocute Dark Harvest Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
Resolve Resolve
Shield Bash Demolish Font of Life
Conditioning Second Wind Bone Plating
Unflinching Overgrowth Revitalize
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Domination Domination + Inspiration Inspiration
50.0% WR
16 games · 16% pick
Hail of Blades Sudden Impact Sixth Sense Treasure Hunter Cosmic Insight Magical Footwear
Domination Domination + Sorcery Sorcery
75.0% WR
8 games · 8% pick
Hail of Blades Sudden Impact Deep Ward Relentless Hunter Nimbus Cloak Celerity

Keystones

  • Hail of Blades Hail of Blades Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and bonus true damage for the first 3 attacks made against enemy champions. 54.1%95% pick
  • Electrocute Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage. 40.0%5% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 55.4%89% pick
  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 42.9%7% pick
  • Flash Heal Flash + Heal 25.0%4% pick

Abilities & skill order

  • PGift of the Drowned Ones

    When Pyke is hidden from enemies, he regenerates damage that he has recently taken from champions. Pyke also cannot gain extra Maximum Health from any source, and instead gains Bonus AD.

  • QBone Skewer

    Pyke either stabs an enemy in front of him or pulls an enemy towards him.

  • WGhostwater Dive

    Pyke enters Camouflage and gains significant Move Speed that decays over time.

  • EPhantom Undertow

    Pyke dashes and leaves behind a phantom that will return to him, stunning enemy champions along its path.

  • RDeath From Below

    Pyke blinks to and executes low health enemies, allowing him to cast this spell again and granting additional gold to an ally who assists.