Pyke Support Build Guide: Best Runes, Items & Counters (14.24)

Pyke Support Build Guide: Best Runes, Items & Counters (14.24)

By Marcus Chen

January 3, 2025 at 08:03 AM

This champion guide has been optimized to provide essential information about Pyke Support in a clear, structured format.

Core Build (50.6% WR, 76,316 matches)

  • Summoner Spells: Flash, Ignite
  • Runes: Hail of Blades, Cheap Shot, Zombie Ward, Ultimate Hunter, Bone Plating, Unflinching
  • Rune Shards: Adaptive Force (x2), Health Scaling
  • Items: Bloodsong → Boots → Umbral Glaive → Youmuu's Ghostblade → Edge of Night → Opportunity
  • Skill Order: Q → E → W

Key Tips

  • Track enemy cooldowns, especially Flash, before using Ultimate (R)
  • Use Q Hook after enemies expend mobility abilities
  • Prioritize roaming to assist Jungler and Mid laner

Counter Matchups Strong Against (52%+ WR):

  • Zilean (53.3%)
  • Swain (53.0%)
  • Zyra (52.9%)
  • Brand (52.7%)
  • Karma (52.6%)

Weak Against (≤48% WR):

  • Maokai (45.6%)
  • Poppy (47.0%)
  • Sona (47.2%)
  • Pantheon (47.7%)
  • LeBlanc (47.9%)

Best Synergies:

  • Xerath (59.7%)
  • Cassiopeia (59.1%)
  • Heimerdinger (57.5%)
  • Karthus (57.0%)
  • Veigar (55.3%)

Alternative Build (47.9% WR, 9,984 matches)

  • Same runes and summoners
  • Items: Solstice Sleigh → Boots → Umbral Glaive → Youmuu's Ghostblade → Edge of Night → Opportunity

Off-Meta Build (48.6% WR, 2,028 matches)

  • Runes: Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Coup de Grace, Triumph
  • Items: Same as Core Build

Situational Adjustments:

  • Consider Armor or Magic Resist shards based on lane matchup
  • Adapt item build according to enemy team composition and game state

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