49.9%
Win Rate
Support · Assassin Support
Pyke Support Counters
Pyke roams and ambushes from stealth to secure kills with an execute-range ultimate — tanky, hard-to-burst supports counter him by simply surviving what he can throw at them.
8.0%
Pick Rate
6.4%
Ban Rate
Hard
Difficulty
TL;DR Summary
Buy control wards to deny his stealth setup, stay above the execute threshold when possible, and bring a tanky frontline that can absorb his burst.
How to Counter Pyke Support
Buy control wards to deny his stealth setup, stay above the execute threshold when possible, and bring a tanky frontline that can absorb his burst.
Best Champions Against Pyke Support
Ranked by win-rate difference, Patch 14.14.
| Champion | Win Rate Diff | Games | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
 Tahm Kench | +2% | 400 | Devour blocks his execute-style engage entirely. |
 Braum | +1.8% | 440 | Tanky frontline soaks his burst combo easily. |
Computed by our stats engine from synthetic seed data, not live Riot match results — same aggregation pipeline that will process real match data once available. See our data methodology.
Worst Matchups for the Enemy
Champions Pyke beats hardest in support — don’t expect a counter here.
| Champion | Win Rate Diff | Games | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
 Morgana | 1.3% | 480 | Stealth engage bypasses her ability to pre-shield. |
 Lux | 0.8% | 450 | Stealth engage bypasses her ability to poke from a safe distance. |
Best Lane Counters (GD@15)
Champions with the largest gold lead over Pyke at the 15-minute mark.
Braum+31
440 games
Tanky frontline soaks his burst combo easily.
Tahm Kench+21
400 games
Devour blocks his execute-style engage entirely.
How to Play Against Pyke Support
He struggles to threaten targets he can't burst down quickly — durability alone neutralizes much of his kill pressure.
Pyke Support Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- Strong roaming and pick-off pressure across the map
- Death from Below offers a devastating execute-range finisher
- Ghostwater Dive enables safe, unseen ambushes
Weaknesses
- Struggles against tanky targets he can't burst down quickly
- Vulnerable to control wards denying his stealth setup
- Relatively low base damage without a landed execute
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best counter to Pyke support?
Braum — his tanky frontline presence soaks Pyke's burst combo without dying to the execute threshold his ultimate depends on.
Is Pyke a good roaming support?
Extremely — Gift of the Drowned Ripper's gold-sharing passive and his stealth mobility make him one of the strongest roam-and-pick supports in the game.
Who counters Pyke?
Tanky frontline supports like Braum and Tahm Kench who can soak his burst without dying to the execute threshold.
Why is Pyke's ultimate range so unpredictable?
Death from Below's execute range increases the lower the target's health is, making low-HP targets vulnerable from much further away than expected.