Oct 27, 2022 — min read

Best Pyke Build Guide | Runes | Spells | Items in League of Legends

Here is a complete Pyke guide that teaches his build, runes, spells, and items if you want to learn the arguably most fun support in League of Legends!

Most League of Legends players say that support is the most boring role in the game. No one can blame them because it is the support's job to protect his allies, roam, and ward around the map. They do not deal massive damage like the carries of the team. However, Pyke is one of the champions that can carry games. If you want to main the bloodharbor ripper, follow this guide that teaches his runes, spells, and items in League of Legends.

Best Pyke Build

Pyke support is not easy to play. He requires skillshots and great positioning to catch enemies off guard. Also, he is squishy even though he deals a ton of crowd control. Nevertheless, Riot Games granted him strong late-game potential that can hard carry every game. Follow the guide to master him and increase your win rate as a support!

Best Pyke Runes

Since Pyke is one of the few unique champions that differs from the role that he is originally placed in by Riot Games. He is more suitable as an assassin support, unlike the other champions of the same role. Thus, taking a domination page will greatly help him deal damage and surprise enemies.

Best Rune Path	Domination	Resolve
Best Keystone	Hail of Blades
Best Slot 1 (Rune)	Cheap Shot	Bone Plating
Best Slot 2 (Rune)	Zombie Ward	Unflinching
Best Slot 3 (Rune)	Treasure Hunter

Shown above is the best rune set for Pyke that gives the most balanced stats for him. Hail of blades is the best primary rune for him because it grants him insane attack speed that will help during the laning phase. On the other hand, the other runes both give additional tankiness, gold, and damage respectively.

Best Pyke Rune Shards

The best rune shards for Pyke are a focus of additional attack damage because it will help him as an assassin support to kill enemies. You do not need the offense rune shard because hail of blades will provide the attack speed that you need during the early game.

Best Rune Shards	Effect
Flex	+9 Adaptive Force
Flex	+9 Adaptive Force
Defense	+6 Armor

Follow these rune shards to have the most impact as a champion and get the most out of Pyke's kit.

Best Pyke Spells

Like almost every champion, Pyke players should use flash every single game. Flash is extremely versatile. It can get you out of unfavorable situations and allows you to make plays that you normally can't without it.

Best Spells	Icon
Flash
Heal

The next summoner spell that Pyke should have is ignite because it gives a greater chance to assassinate champions that are caught by the bloodharbor ripper. These two summoner spells are the ones that you should use in all of your games!

Best Pyke Ability Order

Thankfully, Pyke's skill order is really easy to remember. First, you have to focus on leveling up Pyke's bone skewer because it will give more damage and have a lesser cooldown as the level up the ability rises. Next, you should focus on phantom undertow because of the same reason as bone skewer. Follow the skill order seen below to become the best Pyke support in the game.

Best Pyke Items

If you are a support main, it might be hard to itemize Pyke because of his uniqueness. Since he is more of an assassin, the best items for him are those that give huge physical damage. Managing League of Legends items for him will be harder because of this sole reason. Nevertheless, playing Pyke will become easier as long as you follow the recommended items below!

Best Early Game Pyke Items

First, you should always start with a support item to generate gold even when you are not getting cs. Steel shoulderguards is the best support item for Pyke because it gives him durability and sustain in the early game.

First Item	Second Item	Third Item
Steel Shoulderguards	Refillable Potion	Oracle Lens

Also, do not forget both the health potion and sweeping lens for sustain and ward clearing respectively.

Best Mid Game Pyke Items

Pyke is one of the champions that can roam and have a huge impact all around the map, so finishing mobility boots first is always the way to go. Next, you get to choose from one of the multitudes of mythic items available in the game, but the duskblade of draktharr is the best because of the burst damage that it provides.

First Item	Second Item	Third Item	Fourth Item
Boots of Mobility	Umbral Glaive	Serrated Dirk	Control Ward

After finishing both of these items, you should decide what the next legendary item that you should add to your inventory is and buy cheaper items from it. However, most high elo Pyke players buy umbral glaive to clear wards easily.

Best Late Game Pyke Items

These items will give the most damage, ability haste, and roaming prowess to Pyke, enabling him to kill all visible enemy champions nearby. Pyke follows the usual assassin build, and it is not a flexible inventory, so remembering these items should be easy and manageable.

First Item	Second Item	Third Item	Fourth Item	Fifth Item	Sixth Item
Pauldrons of Whiterock	Boots of Mobility	Umbral Glaive	Duskblade of Draktharr	Youmuu’s Ghostblade	Edge of the Night

Best Champions To Pair With Pyke

If you did not know yet every ally grants Pyke gold as long as he receives kills with his ultimate. Each champion below enables Pyke to kill and assassinate as long as he wants because they deal huge damage and crowd control. Make sure to get officially involved with them as much as possible to get the highest possible win rate!

Champion	Win Rate %	Icon
Karthus	55.6%
Seraphine	53.5%
Miss Fortune	52.9%

Strongest Champions Against Pyke

All the champions below are the best counters for Pyke because they deal insane crowd control, preventing him from continuing to keep executing enemy champions. Make sure to ban any of these champions in your rank games to have an enjoyable experience!

Champion	Win Rate %	Icon
Maokai	45.1%
Janna	56.49%
Soraka	56.45%

Weakest Champions Against Pyke

Pyke wants to hook enemies as much as he can, and all three champions below play right into his game plan. Yuumi, Karma, and Senna are not very mobile to dodge his skillshots, making them the worst picks against Pyke in the bottom lane.