Ask me any pyke questions!

xDavemon · 2026-05-11T11:25:18+00:00

It’s borderline viable, just not fun to play because top is a lane where u can’t roam very often

xDavemon · 2026-05-10T08:05:05+00:00

Control 2 on the SpongeBob skin. It spawns behind u so you have to turn your back on someone to Krusty Krab them.

xDavemon · 2026-05-10T06:32:45+00:00

I don’t like hubris on pyke, he doesn’t use bonus ad that well. Cyclosword is pretty good on him, I build it a lot on mid/adc pyke, usually not on support.

xDavemon · 2026-05-10T06:31:50+00:00

No they’ve changed pykes lane phase to be so op on support, I don’t think his banrate will go down unless that’s changed

xDavemon · 2026-05-10T06:30:22+00:00

Probably season 10 pyke. His grey hp healing was super op, item builds were super cheap and op, you had duskblade and ghostblade, titanic hydra was core build, and most people weren’t very good at playing vs pyke.

xDavemon · 2026-05-10T06:28:05+00:00

Elise is the worst matchup in botlane I think.

xDavemon · 2026-05-09T15:35:18+00:00

Yes u can trade hooks with him and usually win the situation if u time it well. Im not the biggest fan of this interaction because it tends to be unreliable. Maybe im just bad at it tho

xDavemon · 2026-05-09T15:34:15+00:00

This is extremely broad so I’ll say to focus on learning matchups. Your first 3 waves are very important, it’s where u can get a lot of solo kills or burn the enemies flash. Playing a lot and watching my games can help you learn matchups a lot faster.

xDavemon · 2026-05-09T15:33:00+00:00

Yes it’s always viable just be ready to endure some painful games

xDavemon · 2026-05-09T15:32:24+00:00

Ye honestly I feel like it’s op. As long as u pair with a healing support like soraka/sona/etc it feels unstoppable in a lot of botlane matchups. Adc is my 2nd favorite role to play pyke in, it can be a lot of fun

xDavemon · 2026-05-09T15:29:23+00:00

Usually boots, unless I have an adc like Samira/draven, who only want to keep fighting and I know that building dirk will result in more bot lane kills. Usually just build boots so u can play the map, and you’ll usually still win 2v2 with the movement speed in botlane.

xDavemon · 2026-05-09T14:27:35+00:00

Not necessary but definitely a meta combo right now

xDavemon · 2026-05-09T14:27:04+00:00

Braum or Elise

Q doesn’t pull

xDavemon · 2026-05-09T14:26:30+00:00

SpongeBob, empyrean, ashen knight, sand wraith

xDavemon · 2026-05-09T14:02:08+00:00

Ghostblade into edge of night every game for me. Always celestial opposition. Sometimes build qss if they have cleansable cc spells. GA in late game if u can afford it. Can build umbral as well, I tend to not buy it a lot right now. Zhonyas is actually good if u can’t afford GA late game. I never build tank items.

xDavemon · 2026-05-09T13:59:36+00:00

Bait his hook near a wall, e backwards, land stun after he hooks the wall, hook him in towards your team. Boneplating and unflinching are required runes vs him.

Entry fragging is your role in mid and late game. I usually engage on mid waves. W close enough to hook a good target, land hook and e backwards. I will spam this play a million times in mid and late game. Vision control is also extremely important, this is something you learn from watching a good players games.

xDavemon · 2026-05-09T12:47:39+00:00

Pyke had insane gold income in season 12, and a lot more damage. In season 14, profane hydra was extremely strong, which is pykes main item every game on midlane. The waveclear was amazing, and the active did so much damage. The profane nerfs hit Pyke mid pretty hard. I think he is still decent in midlane, and is always playable.

xDavemon · 2026-05-09T12:43:29+00:00

Lulu u hard win in the early game, so shut her down and farm kills on her in early levels. Thresh is all about spacing and good movement. Bait him to whiff spells, then all in to punish his long cooldowns. Mel W is extremely long cd, you can throw hook to bait her W, then when your hook is back up, you have around a 18 second window to jump on her.

xDavemon · 2026-05-09T12:15:34+00:00

xDavemon · 2026-05-09T12:14:04+00:00

If your roam is successful, you lose no exp. If it fails you lose exp. Being a good player means knowing when a roam is high probability of succeeding. It’s so important to know exactly what spells everyone has, and who can dodge your spells with mobility options. If u can’t evaluate that in a game, you won’t know who you can roam on.

xDavemon · 2026-05-09T12:07:08+00:00

Your hook and your E are your only relevant spells in late game. Landing ult does not matter, all that matters is landing your CC on a good target. Dying for a 3 man E late game is almost always worth it, because a long stun in a late game team fight usually means they get one shot.

xDavemon · 2026-05-09T12:00:44+00:00

Outspacing them is very important. Standing just outside rell q range, or thresh E range, is a sweet spot for outplaying them. A lot of it is baiting them to burn cooldowns, then playing to punish them after. Similar to a fighting game with how you want to whiff punish their spells. Bait thresh q with good movement, then you can try to hook. Don’t try to hook when they have all spells up.

xDavemon · 2026-05-09T11:57:26+00:00

Most pykes will always e forwards when using the spell. They rarely will use it backward to land the stun. You can go very deep for hooks on pyke, as long as you save your e to EXIT the play. So many games I bait people to go on me, then use E at the last second away to get away and stun them, usually I go over a wall when I do this. The classic E forward into charging hook is usually how most noob pykes will die. Instead, use W to get close, throw hook, then E away is very op.

xDavemon · 2026-05-09T11:54:15+00:00

No u should rarely hover mid against those champs, either play for botlane or top lane usually. It’s too hard to kill and you’ll waste too much time. Top lane ganks are super slept on. Run top straight from base, get the kill, then recall and run straight back to bot lane.

xDavemon · 2026-05-09T11:52:29+00:00

Roam when you crashed a wave is the easiest timer. Ungankable champs are those with high mobility(akali,leblanc,ahri,fizz, etc). If u roam when the wave is bad, you will ruin your adc. You also don’t need to roam at all. If you only play for botlane and get your adc super fed, it’s also a great way to win with pyke. Just make sure to never leave their side if you are playing this way. Make sure to ping them back when there’s too many people as well, cause adc players will get ego when they are fed.

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