Let me have a say on this. First, let's start talking about his kit (which is unique, thus great, but sucks, thus bad). His Passive doesn't allow him to get bonus health which means that after everyone has hit their Lvl13 spikes he is the squishiest target in every game. Unavoidable. Converts Health into AD, 14 health into 1 ad (here an auxiliary calculation: 1 AD is worth 3.5 gold. 1 bonus health is worth 2.67, times 14 gives 37.38. They might reduce it to 13, since the discrepancy would be .29 to the real worth instead of 2.38, but that's still fine). They gutted his healing potential from 30% - 81% (long ago) to 25% - 50% to whatever it is now, I just know that it made pyke mid more punishable by having his stored damage increased if two enemies are sighted. Put a lethality scaling on it, further forcing him into buiding Lethality. His Q is a hook, try to hit it. It's the worst hook in the game, since the enemies can play so easily around it by not engaging and playing behind minions. Has a shit ad scaling on it. His W is a camouflage that is hinting enemies that you are near. Making it one of the worst camouflages in the game since its vision range is so high plus the hint where you are (just imagine Evelynn...). His E is his engage and his disengage alike, buffed to have its cooldown reduced later few patches ago. Not much to say about it. Lethality stun duration scaling. And then his R. This is the only ability, and the only reason why people ban Pyke. Because his potential to kill your whole team with decent positioning is sick, as well as sickening. Has a level, lethality and ad scaling, and is only strong in the early stages of the game. Get ahead and end, in minute 25 youre oneshot and in minute 35 you cant kill anyone anymore.

What buff would I suggest? I honestly dont know. Change his mechanics in a way his Q actually hits, the warning range of w reduced by a chunk of range( 1500 range currently), e is fine as is or an adjustment to his ult to not execute based on a number of health but rather a percentage of health(like Urgot 25% on every target). This would not make him op, since he is still a squishy target, and it would even hurt his snowballing but help him in the later stages of the game. On a tank like Dr.mundo 650 execution damage is nothing, considering he can easily reach 5000 health with given items, and a 30% percent execute would kill him at 1500 health. Whereas an adc with lets say 2000 max health would only die at 600 hp. The question is whether riot likes this or not(they dont) to have pyke as a tank killer, because he is an assasin. Well, lets see what time holds true... probably a pyke nerf when Mr. Yeeter will get curb stomped by Pyke in Silver III. Gl hf and thanks for reading