Pyke vs Caitlyn
How to Beat Caitlyn as Pyke
based on 12,502 Pyke vs Caitlyn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Pyke vs Caitlyn Matchup Summary
Best Pyke vs Caitlyn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Caitlyn as Pyke
Tips for Playing as Pyke against Caitlyn
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 Caitlyn
Keep behind allied minions if Caitlyn is harassing you with Piltover Peacemaker (it deals less damage with each subsequent target).
You can intercept Ace in the Hole's missile from hitting an ally if you stand in its path.
Pyke vs Caitlyn Counter Stats
How to Counter Caitlyn with Pyke in LoL
The stats provided here highlight some vital Pyke against Caitlyn matchup statistics that can help you grasp the differences between the two. For instance, Pyke’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Caitlyn’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Pyke may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Caitlyn..
Pyke usually has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Caitlyn. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Pyke and Caitlyn
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Who is Better, Pyke or Caitlyn?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Pyke usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Caitlyn, with a 49.6% win rate. Thus, Pyke makes an ok counter to Caitlyn.
While Pyke does have a lower win rate compared to Caitlyn, when facing one another, Pyke also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Pyke into Caitlynas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Pyke has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Caitlyn. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Pyke vs Caitlyn matchups, Caitlyn is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Pyke is a somewhat poor counter to Caitlyn. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Pyke against Caitlyn.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Pyke in order to counter Caitlyn during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Pyke often racks up a lot less CS relative to Caitlyn. Champions who typically don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.
The most important items to have in your Pyke versus Caitlyn build include Edge of Night, Voltaic Cyclosword, and Opportunity. When Pyke bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better countering Caitlyn than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Pyke had an average win rate of 49.6% when countering Caitlyn with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of beating Caitlyn as Pyke, Pyke players should use the Hail of Blades, Cheap Shot, Zombie Ward, Relentless Hunter, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Domination and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Pyke vs Caitlyn counter picks, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.6% win rate overall.
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