Pyke, Support / Assassin
Pyke, the Bloodharbor Ripper, is a Support and Assassin champion in League of Legends. Everything below comes from Riot's Data Dragon for patch 16.21.1: ability text, base stats and Riot's tips. Counters and matchups by class are worked out from that text, and each one shows its reason.
Playing as Pyke
Riot's own tips
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.
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.
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.
Playing against Pyke
Riot's own tips
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.
What the kit does
Analysis read from Riot's ability text. Each line shows the words it rests on.
QHard crowd controlBone Skewer: "him or pulls an"
QKnock-up, knock-back or pullBone Skewer: "him or pulls an"
EDash, leap or blinkPhantom Undertow: "Pyke dashes and leaves"
WInvisibilityGhostwater Dive: "Pyke enters Camouflage and gains"
PHealing or life stealGift of the Drowned Ones: "he regenerates damage that"
RExecute or low-health damageDeath From Below: "to and executes low health"
Pyke's abilities
Riot's own text and preview clip for each ability, from Riot's Data Dragon, patch 16.21.1. Pick an ability and its clip plays here, muted.
Riot has no preview clip for this ability.
PPassive
Gift of the Drowned Ones
When Pyke is hidden from enemies, he regenerates damage that he has recently taken from champions. Pyke also cannot gain extra Maximum Health from any source, and instead gains Bonus AD.
Effects in the text
Bone Skewer
Pyke either stabs an enemy in front of him or pulls an enemy towards him.
Effects in the text
WW
Ghostwater Dive
Pyke enters Camouflage and gains significant Move Speed that decays over time.
Effects in the text
EE
Phantom Undertow
Pyke dashes and leaves behind a phantom that will return to him, stunning enemy champions along its path.
Effects in the text
RR
Death From Below
Pyke blinks to and executes low health enemies, allowing him to cast this spell again and granting additional gold to an ally who assists.
Effects in the text
Items and runes that fit Pyke
Riot publishes no builds and this page invents none. Below: completed items ranked by how many of the stats Pyke's kit uses they give (attack damage (AD) first), the runes whose official text matches the kit, and picks for each enemy type. A fit, not a strength ranking. No win rates.
Closest stat fit
Editorial estimateCompleted items ranked by how many of the stats Pyke's kit uses they give. A fit, not a verdict: Riot publishes no builds and no win rates.
Axiom Arc2,750- +55 Attack DamagePyke scales with it
- +18 Lethalityits damage is physical
- +20 Ability Hastecasts abilities often
Bastionbreaker3,000- +55 Attack DamagePyke scales with it
- +18 Lethalityits damage is physical
- +15 Ability Hastecasts abilities often
Hubris2,800- +55 Attack DamagePyke scales with it
- +18 Lethalityits damage is physical
- +10 Ability Hastecasts abilities often
Profane Hydra2,850- +55 Attack DamagePyke scales with it
- +18 Lethalityits damage is physical
- +10 Ability Hastecasts abilities often
Umbral Glaive2,800- +60 Attack DamagePyke scales with it
- +18 Lethalityits damage is physical
- +15 Ability Hastecasts abilities often
Voltaic Cyclosword3,000- +55 Attack DamagePyke scales with it
- +10 Lethalityits damage is physical
- +10 Ability Hastecasts abilities often
More items with the same stat 38
Black Cleaver3,000 gold
Chempunk Chainsword3,000 gold
Death's Dance3,300 gold
Eclipse2,900 gold
Edge of Night3,000 gold
Essence Reaver3,050 gold
Manamune2,900 gold
Maw of Malmortius3,100 gold
Ravenous Hydra3,300 gold
Serpent's Fang2,500 gold
Serylda's Grudge3,000 gold
Sundered Sky3,100 gold
The Collector3,000 gold
Trinity Force3,333 gold
Youmuu's Ghostblade2,800 gold
Blade of The Ruined King3,200 gold
Bloodthirster3,400 gold
Endless Hunger3,100 gold
Experimental Hexplate3,000 gold
Guardian Angel3,200 gold
Guinsoo's Rageblade3,000 gold
Hexoptics C442,800 gold
Hextech Gunblade3,000 gold
Hullbreaker3,000 gold
Immortal Shieldbow3,000 gold
Infinity Edge3,500 gold
Kraken Slayer3,000 gold
Lord Dominik's Regards3,300 gold
Mercurial Scimitar3,200 gold
Mortal Reminder3,000 gold
Overlord's Bloodmail3,300 gold
Spear of Shojin3,100 gold
Statikk Shiv3,000 gold
Stormrazor3,200 gold
Stridebreaker3,300 gold
Terminus3,000 gold
Titanic Hydra3,300 gold
Yun Tal Wildarrows3,000 goldBoots
Rune fits
Editorial estimateRunes whose official text matches the most things Pyke's kit does. Each line shows the words it rests on.
Stormraider's SurgeSorcery, Keystone · Matches: 2- It can immobilize, slow or impair enemies: Bone Skewer: "him or pulls an"
- It heals or restores health in the kit: Gift of the Drowned Ones: "he regenerates damage that"
AftershockResolve, Keystone · Matches: 1- It can immobilize, slow or impair enemies: Bone Skewer: "him or pulls an"
ConquerorPrecision, Keystone · Matches: 1- It heals or restores health in the kit: Gift of the Drowned Ones: "he regenerates damage that"
Font of LifeResolve · Matches: 2- It can immobilize, slow or impair enemies: Bone Skewer: "him or pulls an"
- It heals or restores health in the kit: Gift of the Drowned Ones: "he regenerates damage that"
Manaflow BandSorcery · Matches: 2- It heals or restores health in the kit: Gift of the Drowned Ones: "he regenerates damage that"
- It uses mana: Mana
Presence of MindPrecision · Matches: 2- It heals or restores health in the kit: Gift of the Drowned Ones: "he regenerates damage that"
- It uses mana: Mana
Against each enemy type
Editorial estimateSituational picks, counted from what the champions of each class do in Riot's Data Dragon. Swap a slot when the enemy team has several of that class.
Tanks
Anti-heal 25 of 46 heal or sustain
Cleanse or tenacity 20 of 46 have two or more hard CC abilities
To cut through them Tanks stack armor and magic resist; these items give armor penetration.
Fighters
Anti-heal 40 of 60 heal or sustain
Armor 38 of 60 deal physical damage only
Assassins
Anti-heal 23 of 45 heal or sustain
Armor 22 of 45 deal physical damage only
Mages
Magic resist 53 of 75 deal magic damage only
Anti-heal 30 of 75 heal or sustain
Marksmen
Armor 14 of 33 deal physical damage only
Supports
Magic resist 36 of 42 deal magic damage only
Anti-heal 18 of 42 heal or sustain
Counted from the official ability text, League of Legends patch 16.21.1. These are counts of champions, not win rates.
Rune trees
Lit runes: their official text matches something Pyke's kit does (Analysis). Select a rune to read why.
Precision9 lit
Domination5 lit
Sorcery4 lit
Resolve6 lit
Inspiration5 lit
Matchups by class
Pyke against each class of champion, counted from the official ability text. Choose a class or a lane to narrow it down.
Against all 172 champions: 47 ahead, 47 even, 78 behind. Each class is read against that, so check the best and toughest tags too.
Against Tanks
WeakToughest class
6 ahead · 3 even · 37 behind of 46
- Their silence shuts down your dash-based kit.
- They clear waves faster and can push the lane.
What to do: A risky pick into tanks. Wait for the enemy draft before you lock it, or pick it with a team that covers the gap.
Against Fighters
Weak11 ahead · 15 even · 34 behind of 60
- Their burst kills before your healing matters.
- They clear waves faster and can push the lane.
What to do: A risky pick into fighters. Wait for the enemy draft before you lock it, or pick it with a team that covers the gap.
Against Assassins
Even15 ahead · 16 even · 14 behind of 45
- Your hard crowd control stops their dashes.
- Their burst kills before your healing matters.
What to do: Neither side has a clear edge over assassins. Execution and the team around you decide it.
Against Mages
Even25 ahead · 25 even · 25 behind of 75
- You can lock down squishy targets that have few escapes.
- They out-range you and poke you from a distance.
What to do: Neither side has a clear edge over mages. Execution and the team around you decide it.
Against Marksmen
EvenBest class
16 ahead · 8 even · 9 behind of 33
- You have early pressure while they need time to scale.
- They out-range you and poke you from a distance.
What to do: Neither side has a clear edge over marksmen. Execution and the team around you decide it.
Against Supports
Weak8 ahead · 13 even · 21 behind of 42
- They out-range you and poke you from a distance.
- Their silence shuts down your dash-based kit.
What to do: A risky pick into supports. Wait for the enemy draft before you lock it, or pick it with a team that covers the gap.
Source: Nexus Lab rules over the official ability text, League of Legends patch 16.21.1. Each champion of the class is compared with Pyke one by one; the counts come from those rules, not from match results, so they are not win rates. Strong, even and weak compare the number of champions ahead and behind. Lanes are the lanes each class usually plays (Riot ships no lane data per champion), not play rates.
Building against Pyke
Analysis: answers to what Pyke's own kit does.
Pyke heals or has life steal in the kit, so anti-heal is worth a slot. Gift of the Drowned Ones: "he regenerates damage that"
Pyke deals physical damage only, so armor pays off. Assassin role
Pyke has several hard crowd-control abilities, so a cleanse or tenacity item is worth a slot. Bone Skewer: "him or pulls an"
Picks that can punish Pyke
Analysis: rules over Riot's ability text.
Blitzcrank
Counters youBlitzcrank has hard CC (Rocket Grab: "damage and dragging it back") that can stop Pyke's dashes (Phantom Undertow: "Pyke dashes and leaves").
2 more reasons
Blitzcrank can silence (Static Field: "and silence them briefly"), which shuts down Pyke's dash-based kit (Phantom Undertow: "Pyke dashes and leaves").
Blitzcrank has burst or execute damage (Mana Barrier: "dropping to low health") that can kill before Pyke's healing (Gift of the Drowned Ones: "he regenerates damage that") matters.
Maokai
Counters youMaokai has hard CC (Bramble Smash: "Maokai knocks back nearby") that can stop Pyke's dashes (Phantom Undertow: "Pyke dashes and leaves").
2 more reasons
Maokai can avoid damage for a moment (Twisted Advance: "becoming untargetable and dashing"), and Pyke relies on burst (Assassin role).
Maokai clears waves more easily (Bramble Smash: "knocks back nearby enemies with a") and can push the lane against Pyke.
Jhin
Counters youJhin has hard CC (Deadly Flourish: "they are rooted") that can stop Pyke's dashes (Phantom Undertow: "Pyke dashes and leaves").
2 more reasons
Jhin has burst or execute damage (Whisper: "deal bonus execute damage") that can kill before Pyke's healing (Gift of the Drowned Ones: "he regenerates damage that") matters.
Jhin is ranged (Marksman role) and can poke Pyke, a melee champion (Support role).
Watch out: Jhin needs time to scale (Marksman role) and Pyke has early pressure (Bone Skewer: "him or pulls an") to punish that.
Bard
Counters youBard has hard CC (Cosmic Binding: "it will stun the initial") that can stop Pyke's dashes (Phantom Undertow: "Pyke dashes and leaves").
2 more reasons
Bard can avoid damage for a moment (Tempered Fate: "hit into stasis for a"), and Pyke relies on burst (Assassin role).
Bard is ranged (Mage role) and can poke Pyke, a melee champion (Support role).
Watch out: Pyke has burst or execute damage (Assassin role) that can kill before Bard's healing (Caretaker's Shrine: "disappearing after healing and speeding") matters.
Evelynn
Counters youEvelynn has hard CC (Allure: "delay to charm her target") that can stop Pyke's dashes (Phantom Undertow: "Pyke dashes and leaves").
2 more reasons
Evelynn can avoid damage for a moment (Last Caress: "briefly goes untargetable and decimates"), and Pyke relies on burst (Assassin role).
Evelynn has burst or execute damage (Assassin role) that can kill before Pyke's healing (Gift of the Drowned Ones: "he regenerates damage that") matters.
Watch out: Pyke has burst or execute damage (Assassin role) that can kill before Evelynn's healing (Demon Shade: "Demon Shade heals Evelynn when") matters.
Jax
Counters youJax has hard CC (Counter Strike: "stunning all surrounding") that can stop Pyke's dashes (Phantom Undertow: "Pyke dashes and leaves").
1 more reason
Jax can avoid damage for a moment (Counter Strike: "him to dodge all incoming"), and Pyke relies on burst (Assassin role).
Who Pyke is good against
The same rules, read the other way.
Quinn
You pressurePyke has hard CC (Bone Skewer: "him or pulls an") that can stop Quinn's dashes (Vault: "Quinn dashes to an").
Karthus
You pressurePyke can dive in (Phantom Undertow: "Pyke dashes and leaves") on Karthus, a squishy ranged champion with no hard CC to stop it (Mage role).
Sivir
You pressurePyke can dive in (Phantom Undertow: "Pyke dashes and leaves") on Sivir, a squishy ranged champion with no hard CC to stop it (Marksman role).
Twisted Fate
You pressurePyke can dive in (Phantom Undertow: "Pyke dashes and leaves") on Twisted Fate, a squishy ranged champion with no hard CC to stop it (Mage role).
Yunara
You pressurePyke can dive in (Phantom Undertow: "Pyke dashes and leaves") on Yunara, a squishy ranged champion with no hard CC to stop it (Marksman role).
Counter picks are Analysis: rules over Riot's ability text, each with the words it rests on. They are not win rates, and no League of Legends matchup list has been reviewed by hand yet.
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Measured numbers
Numbers published or counted by a named source. Each row names the source and the patch.
| Stat | Level 1 | Per level | Level 18 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 670 | +110 | 2540 |
| Mana | 415 | +50 | 1265 |
| Armor | 37 | +4.7 | 116.9 |
| Magic resist | 32 | +2.05 | 66.85 |
| Attack damage | 62 | - | 62 |
| Attack speed | 0.667 | +2.5% | 0.95 |
| Attack range | 150 | - | 150 |
| Move speed | 330 | - | 330 |
| Health regen per 5 seconds | 7 | +0.5 | 15.5 |
| Mana regen per 5 seconds | 8 | +1 | 25 |
Riot data Riot's Data Dragon, patch 16.21.1. Level 18 is calculated from Riot's growth formula on the same numbers.
Editorial estimates
Our reading of the data. These are not measured rates and they change when the rules or the data change.
- Counter picks
- 6 Editorial estimateNexus Lab rules over Riot's ability text, patch 16.21.1
- Good against
- 5 Editorial estimateNexus Lab rules over Riot's ability text, patch 16.21.1
- Typical lanes
- Jungle, Mid, Support Editorial estimateLanes of the class; Riot ships no lane data per champion
- Best class (relative)
- Marksmen Editorial estimateWins minus losses over the class, compared with the other classes; counts of champions, patch 16.21.1
- Toughest class (relative)
- Tanks Editorial estimateWins minus losses over the class, compared with the other classes; counts of champions, patch 16.21.1
What no source gives us
- Win rate, pick rate and ban rate. Riot publishes none we may print (the Riot API cards are switched off) and no third-party statistics site is read, so none is shown.
- Popular builds. Riot publishes no builds: the items and runes in Build & Runes are a fit to the kit, not a popularity ranking.
Sources
- Riot Games Data DragonOpen
Names, ratings, base stats, ability text, cooldowns, costs, range, items, runes and art.
Patch 16.21.1, file generated 2026-10-26 - Riot ability preview clips
Played from Riot's own server when you press play; never copied here.
Each clip checked with a request before it is offered - League of Legends WikiOpen
Release dates and skin prices in RP (CC BY-SA).
Committed data, see the skins page - Nexus Lab rules
Counters, matchups by class, item and rune fit: rules over Riot's ability text, each with the words it rests on.
Patch 16.21.1 - Riot UniverseOpen
The official story of Pyke (a link, nothing copied).



































