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Pyke Support build & stats

SupportAssassin A 7,769 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
48.4%
Pick rate
6.3%
Ban rate
30.2%
Division
Master
Build, runes, spells and skill order are from Master games only.

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17

Solid sample

Start with

Health Potion
Health Potion
50 gold
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 gold
48.9% 231 games

Build in this order

Umbral Glaive 1
Umbral Glaive
2,800 gold
Edge of Night 2
Edge of Night
3,000 gold
Maw of Malmortius 3
Maw of Malmortius
3,100 gold
8,900 gold
64.7% WR 17 games

Boots

Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
1,250 gold
55.0% 218 games

Runes

Domination Domination + Inspiration Inspiration
63.0% WR
46 games · 1% 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
Inspiration Inspiration
Magical Footwear Hextech Flashtraption Cash Back
Triple Tonic Biscuit Delivery Time Warp Tonic
Jack Of All Trades Cosmic Insight Approach Velocity
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Ignite
49.3% 1,602 games

Max order

Bone Skewer Q Phantom Undertow E Ghostwater Dive W
58.6% 111 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 48.4% of games as Support on patch 16.17 (7,769 games).
  • Most common core: Umbral Glaive → Youmuu's Ghostblade → Edge of Night — 40% win rate over 15 games.
  • Take Hail of Blades as keystone: picked in 62% of games with a 48% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Qiyana (100% over 9 games). Hardest: Gragas (18% over 11 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
  • Banned in 30% of games — have a backup pick ready.

Items

Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)

Core build

Umbral Glaive 1
Umbral Glaive
Edge of Night 2
Edge of Night
Youmuu's Ghostblade 3
Youmuu's Ghostblade
50.0% WR
6 games · 0% pick
Umbral Glaive 1
Umbral Glaive
Youmuu's Ghostblade 2
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Edge of Night 3
Edge of Night
20.0% WR
5 games · 0% pick
Bastionbreaker 1
Bastionbreaker
Voltaic Cyclosword 2
Voltaic Cyclosword
Youmuu's Ghostblade 3
Youmuu's Ghostblade
75.0% WR
4 games · 0% pick

Starting items

Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
48.9% WR
231 games · 3% pick
Boots
Boots
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
33.3% WR
3 games · 0% pick
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Refillable Potion
Refillable Potion
100.0% WR
3 games · 0% pick

Boots

Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness
50.5% WR
1,419 games · 18% pick
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
42.8% WR
320 games · 4% pick
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
55.0% WR
218 games · 3% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
60.2% 1% (103)
58.6% 1% (58)
56.3% 2% (158)
54.6% 1% (97)
53.7% 12% (909)
52.3% 4% (287)
52.1% 12% (922)
51.4% 1% (70)
48.2% 2% (139)
48.1% 1% (54)
47.8% 2% (161)
47.6% 19% (1,500)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Domination Domination + Resolve Resolve
47.4% WR
359 games · 5% 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 + Sorcery Sorcery
43.1% WR
102 games · 1% pick
Hail of Blades Sudden Impact Deep Ward Relentless Hunter Nimbus Cloak Celerity
Domination Domination + Inspiration Inspiration
43.4% WR
99 games · 1% pick
Hail of Blades Sudden Impact Sixth Sense Treasure Hunter Cosmic Insight Magical Footwear

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. 48.7%22% pick
  • Electrocute Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage. 65.0%0% pick
  • Aftershock Aftershock After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you. 61.1%0% pick
  • Glacial Augment Glacial Augment Immobilizing an enemy champion will cause 3 glacial rays that slow nearby enemies and reduce their damage to your allies. 47.1%0% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 49.3%21% pick
  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 48.8%1% pick
  • Flash Heal Flash + Heal 40.5%0% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Bone Skewer Q Phantom Undertow E Ghostwater Dive W 58.6%111 games

Most common first three levels: Q → E → W (49%), E → Q → W (60%), Q → E → Q (50%).

  • 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.