01 / Pyke
At a glance
Learn Pyke abilities and prepare your first games. Find builds for each supported role.
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Strengths & weaknesses
Tools to play around
- Bone SkewerAdds a utility effect to the champion’s kit.
- Ghostwater DiveCan create an approach through concealment.
- Phantom UndertowCreates a control window for a follow-up.
What can go wrong
- Bone SkewerRead the effect and its conditions, then practise it alone. Build your sequence around the effect you can reliably reproduce.
- Ghostwater DiveCheck how the hidden state ends and what can reveal you. Choose a route before relying on concealment to approach or escape.
- A completed combo is only useful when your position, resources and follow-up are safe.
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Abilities & tips
Open an ability to read its effect and a practical use tip.
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.
Practise the hit area and target conditions first. Do not spend the rest of your rotation automatically when the opening damage misses.
QBone Skewer
Pyke either stabs an enemy in front of him or pulls an enemy towards him.
Read the effect and its conditions, then practise it alone. Build your sequence around the effect you can reliably reproduce.
WGhostwater Dive
Pyke enters Camouflage and gains significant Move Speed that decays over time.
Check how the hidden state ends and what can reveal you. Choose a route before relying on concealment to approach or escape.
EPhantom Undertow
Pyke dashes and leaves behind a phantom that will return to him, stunning enemy champions along its path.
Use this control to create a follow-up window. Check the target’s defensive spells and your teammates’ range before committing.
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.
Decide where you want to finish the movement before casting. Using mobility to enter a fight can leave fewer options to retreat.
Pyke combos: execution and timing
AA = basic attack · EAA = empowered attack · 1/2/3 = cast stage. Follow the order, not instant key presses.
Follow up with Bone Skewer
- Q
- AA
- E
- AA
- AA
With Pyke, start with Bone Skewer, then continue through Basic attack → Phantom Undertow → Basic attack → Basic attack. Give Bone Skewer time to produce its effect. Train the required positioning before adding the other actions.
Follow up with Bone Skewer
- Q
- E
- AA
- AA
- AA
With Pyke, start with Bone Skewer, then continue through Phantom Undertow → Basic attack → Basic attack → Basic attack. Give Bone Skewer time to produce its effect. Train the required positioning before adding the other actions.
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Game plan by role
Pyke · Support
Stand where you can help your lane partner without exposing both of you. Coordinate the opening before spending your main control or protection.
Set up vision with nearby allies rather than walking into unlit areas alone. Roam when your lane partner can safely handle the next wave.
Choose between creating an opening and protecting the teammate who can carry the fight. Do not spend every defensive spell on the first visible enemy.
Before your next fight, check: Bone Skewer · Death From Below · Combos
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Matchup preparation
Compare opponents in the build for the role you are actually playing. Then check their key control, escape and defensive spells before choosing your trade.
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Practice checklist
- Cast each ability alone and identify its range, target conditions and stopping point.
- Practise the first sequence slowly. Repeat it while moving, without skipping the conditions shown on its card.
- After each attempt, identify the spell you would still have available to defend or retreat.
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Pyke · Builds & runes
Choose a role, then select your rank on the build page for runes, items, skill order and matchup statistics.