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Pyke vs Annie

How to Beat Annie as Pyke in LoLPyke is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Annie as Pyke

based on 2,055 Pyke vs Annie matchups
Win Rate
49.5 %
K/D/A
2.11
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Annie as Pyke came out of an examination of 2055 ranked matches where both champions faced each other. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Pyke encounters Annie in only 1.6% of his matches.

Pyke vs Annie Matchup Summary

Pyke has done a average job of beating Annie. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.5% of games the champions battle each other in. In Pyke vs Annie matches, Pyke’s team is 0.3% more likely to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood against Annie.

Best Pyke vs Annie Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordMobility Boots

Core Pyke Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeUmbral GlaiveBloodsong

Optional Items

Edge of NightAxiom ArcOpportunityHubris

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Pyke to level upq
>
Second ability for Pyke to level upe
>
Last skill for Pyke to max outw

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
PrecisionTriumphCoup de Grace
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Pyke's passive ability p
Pyke's q ability q
Pyke's w ability w
Pyke's e ability e
Pyke's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Annie as Pyke

Tips for Playing as Pyke against Annie

The Tap version of Bone Skewer is much faster and deals additional damage.

A lot of your agressive spells are also your escapes. Make sure you always have a plan to get out of the fight.

Hitting an enemy with the Hold version of Bone Skewer will always pull them the same distance. Use it in melee range to throw targets behind you.

Pyke is very fragile so don't be afraid to temporarily run from a fight. You can regenerate a significant amount of health from Gift of the Drowned Ones when enemies can't see you.

Advice to Win Against Annie

Annie's summoned bear, Tibbers, burns opposing units around himself. Try to keep your distance from him after he's been summoned.

Keep an eye out for a white, swirling power around Annie. It means she's ready to unleash her stun.

Summoner Smite can be used to help take down Tibbers.

Pyke vs Annie Counter Stats

Pyke Image
Win Rate
49.5 %
VS
Win Rate
50.5 %
Annie Image
6.9
< Kills >
6.9
7.3
< Deaths >
6.8
8.5
< Assists >
8.3
1.61
< Killing Sprees >
1.59
38
< Minions Killed >
137
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.32
< Inhibitors >
0.45
9,611
< Physical Damage >
922
61
< Magic Damage >
21,176
2,377
< True Damage >
1,248
12,050
< Damage Dealt >
23,347
22,400
< Damage Taken >
18,419
10,266
< Gold Earned >
11,191
1.13
< Towers >
1.84
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
4,897
< Total Healing >
1,484
10,699
< Experience >
13,749
67
< Vision Score >
21
31
< Wards Placed >
10
97
< Time Dealing CC >
229

How to Counter Annie with Pyke in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize some strategic Pyke against Annie counter stats that can help us realize the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Pyke’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Annie’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Pyke may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Annie..

Pyke typically has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Annie. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Pyke and Annie

Damage Types Compared

Pyke
Annie
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Pyke
Annie

Who is Better, Pyke or Annie?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Pyke usually fairs equally well when playing against Annie, with a 49.5% win rate. As a result, Pyke makes an ok counter to Annie.

While Pyke does have a lower winrate than Annie, when they face off with one another, Pyke also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Pyke into Annieas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Pyke has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Annie. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Pyke vs Annie matchups, Annie is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Pyke is a somewhat poor counter for Annie. Focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Pyke against Annie.

Other Champion Matchups Against Pyke

Pyke Loses Against

LilliaLillia44.6% winrateTeemoTeemo45.2% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune45.4% winrateRammusRammus45.4% winrate

Pyke Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.8% winrateHweiHwei53.9% winrateZeriZeri53.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee53.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

NilahNilah+ 53.7% 2303 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 54.3% 16229 GamesSennaSenna+ 54.5% 1908 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.5% 8579 Games

Additional Information for Pyke Players

How We Calculated Our Pyke vs Annie Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Annie as Pyke, we analyzed 2,055 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Annie as Pyke comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Pyke Build Annie Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Pyke to counter Annie 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 pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Pyke most often picks up a lot less CS as Annie. Champs who typically don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Pyke versus Annie build consist of Youmuu's Ghostblade, Umbral Glaive, and Bloodsong. When Pyke combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Annie than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Pyke boasted an average winrate of 49.5% when countering Annie with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Annie as Pyke, you should take the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Coup de Grace, and Triumph runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Pyke vs Annie fights, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.5% win rate overall.

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