Kalista vs Pyke
How to Beat Pyke as Kalista
based on 1,196 Kalista vs Pyke matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kalista vs Pyke Matchup Summary
Best Kalista vs Pyke Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Pyke as Kalista
Tips for Playing as Kalista against Pyke
Rend is a valuable last hitting aid, since its cooldown resets if it kills a target.
Entering a move order once to trigger Martial Poise will not clear Kalista's basic attack target.
Due to her passive, Kalista's Move Speed is effectively increased by Attack Speed.
Advice to Win Against Pyke
Pyke regenerates a significant amount of damage he has taken from enemy champions, but only when you can't see him!
When Pyke is hidden nearby in his Ghostwater Dive, sharks will circle underneath your feet.
Try not to stand near low health allies. If Pyke executes them using Death From Below, you might be next on the list.
Kalista vs Pyke Counter Stats
How to Counter Pyke with Kalista in LoL
The stats shown here clarify several important Kalista vs. Pyke counter stats that may help us interpret the differences between the pair. Kalista’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Pyke’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kalista may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Pyke..
Kalista often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her opponent does. Typically, she takes a similar amount of damage to Pyke. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Kalista and Pyke
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Who is Better, Kalista or Pyke?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kalista usually loses when playing against Pyke, with a 48.1% win rate. Thus, Kalista makes a poor counter for Pyke.
While Kalista does have a lower win rate than Pyke, when facing one another, Kalista also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Kalista into Pykeas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Kalista has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Pyke. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kalista vs Pyke matchups, Pyke is the better champion with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Kalista is a somewhat poor counter for Pyke. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kalista against Pyke.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Kalista in order to counter Pyke during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kalista on average racks up much more CS as Pyke. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Kalista versus Pyke build include Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kalista used at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better vs Pyke than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Kalista boasted an average winrate of 48.1% when playing against Pyke with these items in her kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of beating Pyke as Kalista, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Kalista vs Pyke fights, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.1% win rate overall.
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