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How to Win Soraka vs Pyke Counter MatchupSoraka is in the a tier of champions

Soraka vs Pyke

How to Beat Pyke as Soraka in LoLSoraka is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Pyke as Soraka

based on 3,282 Soraka vs Pyke matchups
Win Rate
51.1 %
K/D/A
2.64
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League matches each and every week. Within our data, Soraka fought Pyke in 3282 matches. Including so many matchups for Soraka vs Pyke provides us a lot of faith in our capability to produce informative data and a supported build to smash Pyke. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Soraka encounters Pyke in only 3.7% of her games.

Soraka vs Pyke Matchup Summary

Soraka does a decent job of beating Pyke. Normally, she wins a acceptable 51.1% of the time the champs face one another in. In Soraka against Pyke matches, Soraka’s team is 0.2% less probable to obtain first blood, indicating that she most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Pyke.

Best Soraka vs Pyke Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteBandleglass Mirror

Core Soraka Items

~22 Mins
RedemptionStaff of Flowing WaterMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

DawncoreArdent CenserDream MakerShurelya's Battlesong

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Soraka to level upw
>
Second ability for Soraka to level upq
>
Last skill for Soraka to max oute

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
ResolveBone PlatingRevitalize
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Soraka's passive ability p
Soraka's q ability q
Soraka's w ability w
Soraka's e ability e
Soraka's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
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Q
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W
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Pyke as Soraka

Tips for Playing as Soraka against Pyke

Equinox can be used as a powerful zoning tool to keep enemies at bay.

You can use Wish on your allies from across the map to save them from otherwise fatal events.

Soraka is a powerful ally in battle, using her strong healing to keep the party moving forward.

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.

Soraka vs Pyke Counter Stats

Soraka Image
Win Rate
51.1 %
VS
Win Rate
48.9 %
Pyke Image
1
< Kills >
6
6.1
< Deaths >
6.6
15.1
< Assists >
8.3
0.12
< Killing Sprees >
1.39
26
< Minions Killed >
37
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.35
718
< Physical Damage >
9,974
4,986
< Magic Damage >
63
357
< True Damage >
2,159
6,062
< Damage Dealt >
12,196
15,973
< Damage Taken >
21,323
8,028
< Gold Earned >
9,748
2.16
< Towers >
1.18
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
21,893
< Total Healing >
4,917
10,309
< Experience >
10,172
51
< Vision Score >
66
24
< Wards Placed >
30
195
< Time Dealing CC >
93

How to Counter Pyke with Soraka in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show some critical Soraka versus Pyke counter stats that may help you realize the differences and similarities between these two champions. For instance, Soraka’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Pyke’s ratio of NaN, showing that Soraka may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Pyke. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Soraka often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her foe does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Pyke. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Soraka and Pyke

Damage Types Compared

Soraka
Pyke
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Soraka
Pyke

Who is Better, Soraka or Pyke?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Soraka usually wins when taking on Pyke, with a 51.1% win rate. As a result, Soraka makes a good counter for Pyke.

While Soraka does have a higher winrate than Pyke, when they face off with one another, Soraka also has a much lower learning curve that makes her a less complex character to learn. You should be careful when picking Soraka into Pyke.

Moreover, Soraka also has a very large amount of CC and other utility, 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 is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Soraka vs Pyke matchups, Soraka is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Soraka is a decent counter to Pyke. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Soraka against Pyke.

Other Champion Matchups Against Soraka

Soraka Loses Against

TrundleTrundle45% winrateSingedSinged45.5% winrateMaokaiMaokai45.6% winrateBlitzcrankBlitzcrank45.9% winrate

Soraka Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.6% winrateSejuaniSejuani55.4% winrateYuumiYuumi54.9% winrateEzrealEzreal54.8% winrate

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Additional Information for Soraka Players

How We Calculated Our Soraka vs Pyke Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Pyke as Soraka, we analyzed 3,282 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 Pyke as Soraka 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

Soraka Build Pyke Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Soraka in order to counter Pyke during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Soraka typically picks up a similar amount of CS as Pyke. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Soraka versus Pyke build include Redemption, Staff of Flowing Water, and Moonstone Renewer. When Soraka combined at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better countering Pyke than with many other typical builds. In fact, Soraka boasted an average win rate of 51.1% when playing against Pyke with this build.

To have the greatest probability of defeating Pyke as Soraka, Soraka players should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Soraka vs Pyke counterpicks, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.1% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Pyke as Soraka are displayed for all skill levels combined. To scope the statistics and builds to an individual player tier, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.