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How to Win Pyke vs Jarvan IV Counter MatchupPyke is in the a tier of champions

Pyke vs Jarvan IV

How to Beat Jarvan IV as Pyke in LoLPyke is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Jarvan IV as Pyke

based on 1,817 Pyke vs Jarvan IV matchups
Win Rate
51.8 %
K/D/A
2.24
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League of Legends games each and every week. Within our dataset, Pyke battled Jarvan IV in 1817 matches. With so many games with Pyke versus Jarvan IV provides us faith in our ability to produce useful stats and a recommended build to wreck Jarvan IV. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Pyke encounters Jarvan IV in only 1.4% of his games.

Pyke vs Jarvan IV Matchup Summary

Pyke has done a decent job of beating Jarvan IV. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.8% of games the champions battle one another in. In Pyke against Jarvan IV games, Pyke’s side is 0.2% more expected to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood against Jarvan IV.

Best Pyke vs Jarvan IV 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

Axiom ArcEdge of NightOpportunityHubris

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

DominationHail of BladesCheap ShotZombie WardUltimate Hunter
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
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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Guide to Countering Jarvan IV as Pyke

Tips for Playing as Pyke against Jarvan IV

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 Jarvan IV

Cataclysm's terrain is a frightening force to fight against, but movement abilities can go through it.

Keep out of the path between Jarvan IV and his Demacian Standard to avoid being knocked up in the air.

Pyke vs Jarvan IV Counter Stats

Pyke Image
Win Rate
51.8 %
VS
Win Rate
48.2 %
Jarvan IV Image
7
< Kills >
5.8
7.1
< Deaths >
6.5
8.9
< Assists >
12.5
1.63
< Killing Sprees >
1.28
39
< Minions Killed >
40
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
1.29
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.51
9,996
< Physical Damage >
13,400
65
< Magic Damage >
1,445
2,403
< True Damage >
848
12,465
< Damage Dealt >
15,693
21,875
< Damage Taken >
31,787
10,275
< Gold Earned >
11,530
1.15
< Towers >
1.89
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
4,812
< Total Healing >
12,108
10,597
< Experience >
13,206
68
< Vision Score >
24
31
< Wards Placed >
7
97
< Time Dealing CC >
469

How to Counter Jarvan IV with Pyke in LoL

The stats provided here feature several valuable Pyke vs. Jarvan IV counter stats that can help us realize the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Pyke’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Jarvan IV’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Pyke may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Jarvan IV..

Pyke usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Jarvan IV. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Pyke and Jarvan IV

Damage Types Compared

Pyke
Jarvan IV
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Pyke
Jarvan IV

Who is Better, Pyke or Jarvan IV?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Pyke usually wins when taking on Jarvan IV, with a 51.8% win rate. Thus, Pyke makes a good counter to Jarvan IV.

While Pyke does have a higher winrate than Jarvan IV, when on opposite teams, Pyke also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Pyke into Jarvan IVas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Pyke has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Jarvan IV. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Pyke vs Jarvan IV matchups, Pyke is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Pyke is a decent counter for Jarvan IV. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Pyke against Jarvan IV.

Additional Information for Pyke Players

How We Calculated Our Pyke vs Jarvan IV Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jarvan IV as Pyke, we analyzed 1,817 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 Jarvan IV 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Pyke in order to counter Jarvan IV during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Pyke typically accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Jarvan IV. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Pyke versus Jarvan IV build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Umbral Glaive, and Bloodsong. When Pyke used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Jarvan IV than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Pyke had an average win rate of 51.8% battling Jarvan IV with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of annihilating Jarvan IV as Pyke, you should use the Hail of Blades, Cheap Shot, Zombie Ward, Ultimate Hunter, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Domination and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Pyke vs Jarvan IV counters, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.8% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Jarvan IV as Pyke are presented for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a distinct rank, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.