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Pyke Support build & stats

SupportAssassin A 2,766 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
48.4%
Pick rate
6.6%
Ban rate
37.7%
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
48.6% 222 games

Build in this order

Umbral Glaive 1
Umbral Glaive
2,800 gold
Frozen Heart 2
Frozen Heart
2,500 gold
Maw of Malmortius 3
Maw of Malmortius
3,100 gold
8,400 gold
81.8% WR 11 games

Boots

Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
1,250 gold
55.4% 130 games

Runes

Domination Domination + Inspiration Inspiration
60.7% WR
28 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
50.0% 1,227 games

Max order

Bone Skewer Q Phantom Undertow E Ghostwater Dive W
60.6% 104 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 (2,766 games).
  • Most common core: Umbral Glaive → Edge of Night → Youmuu's Ghostblade — 38% win rate over 13 games.
  • Take Hail of Blades as keystone: picked in 97% of games with a 49% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Xerath (64% over 14 games). Hardest: Galio (18% over 11 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
  • Banned in 38% 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
Bastionbreaker 1
Bastionbreaker
Voltaic Cyclosword 2
Voltaic Cyclosword
Youmuu's Ghostblade 3
Youmuu's Ghostblade
75.0% WR
4 games · 0% pick
Umbral Glaive 1
Umbral Glaive
Voltaic Cyclosword 2
Voltaic Cyclosword
Edge of Night 3
Edge of Night
25.0% WR
4 games · 0% pick

Starting items

Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
48.6% WR
222 games · 8% pick
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Refillable Potion
Refillable Potion
100.0% WR
3 games · 0% pick
Health Potion
Health Potion
50.0% WR
2 games · 0% pick

Boots

Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness
50.9% WR
863 games · 31% pick
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
41.6% WR
173 games · 6% pick
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
55.4% WR
130 games · 5% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
64.8% 3% (71)
58.3% 1% (36)
55.3% 3% (85)
54.8% 2% (62)
54.1% 21% (571)
52.9% 20% (560)
51.0% 4% (100)
50.0% 1% (32)
49.2% 31% (870)
47.5% 6% (177)
46.2% 1% (39)
45.5% 3% (88)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Domination Domination + Resolve Resolve
52.4% WR
210 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
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
41.1% WR
73 games · 3% pick
Hail of Blades Sudden Impact Deep Ward Relentless Hunter Nimbus Cloak Celerity
Domination Domination + Inspiration Inspiration
40.0% WR
65 games · 2% 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. 49.3%47% pick
  • Electrocute Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage. 69.2%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. 30.8%0% pick
  • Aftershock Aftershock After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you. 58.3%0% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 50.0%44% pick
  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 49.2%2% pick
  • Flash Heal Flash + Heal 40.6%1% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Bone Skewer Q Phantom Undertow E Ghostwater Dive W 60.6%104 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.