Pyke Support Counter Guide - Best Picks and Strategies

Pyke Support Counter Guide - Best Picks and Strategies

By Marcus Chen

January 3, 2025 at 04:46 AM

Keep track of Pyke's position and maintain distance with minions between you to avoid his hook (Q). His roaming potential increases significantly with Mobility Boots, requiring vigilant map awareness and missing pings.

Strong Counters:

  • Maokai: Tanky with reliable CC
  • Poppy: Can block Pyke's mobility
  • Sona: Sustain and poke
  • Pantheon: Strong early pressure

The Darkin Scythe Pyke thumbnail

The Darkin Scythe Pyke thumbnail

Key Strategies:

  1. Position behind minions to block his hook
  2. Stay at maximum range when possible
  3. Ward flanks during objectives
  4. Track his roams after Mobility Boots
  5. Save CC for when he engages
  6. Avoid low HP situations that enable his ultimate (R) resets

Power Spike Awareness:

  • Level 1-2: Early kill pressure
  • Level 6: Execute potential with ultimate
  • Post-Mobility Boots: Increased roaming threat

Counter Tips:

  • Lock him down with CC immediately upon engagement
  • Flash away from his ultimate to deny resets
  • Maintain vision control to prevent flanks
  • Ping missing whenever he leaves lane
  • Focus on survival when low health rather than risky plays

Most Vulnerable Against:

  • Tanks with reliable CC
  • Champions with strong disengage
  • Sustain-heavy supports
  • Early game pressure champions

Pyke excels at roaming and executing low-health targets. Successful counterplay revolves around vision control, positioning, and denying his ultimate resets in team fights.

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