Support

Pyke

The Bloodharbor Ripper

A renowned harpooner from the slaughter docks of Bilgewater, Pyke should have met his death in the belly of a gigantic jaull-fish… and yet, he returned. Now, stalking the dank alleys and backways of his former hometown, he uses his new supernatural gifts to bring a swift and gruesome end to those who make their fortune by exploiting others—and a city that prides itself on hunting monsters now finds a monster hunting them.Read the full story on Riot's Universe site

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P
Gift of the Drowned Ones
Q
Bone Skewer
W
Ghostwater Dive
E
Phantom Undertow
R
Death From Below

Pyke

Overview

On patch 16.21, Pyke is rated C tier in the support role, winning 47.3% of 6,914 ranked games with a 7.1% pick rate. The most successful build this patch runs Hail of Blades with Exhaust and Flash and builds Umbral Glaive, Youmuu's Ghostblade, Voltaic Cyclosword, and Boots of Swiftness.

Pyke struggles most against Hwei (33.3%), Sylas (33.3%), and Rakan (37.1%) and does best against Veigar (62.2%), Galio (57.1%), and Anivia (56.5%).

Ranked solo/duo · patch 16.21 · 6,914 games · updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we calculate

47.3%

Win rate

7.1%

Pick rate

6.9K

Games

16.21

Patch

Playing as Pyke

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

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.

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Matchups

All Pyke matchups

Strong against

Veigar62.2%37
Galio57.1%21
Anivia56.5%23
Maokai55.6%45
Vel'Koz55.4%130

Weak against

Hwei33.3%24
Sylas33.3%21
Rakan37.1%89
Sona39.0%41
Thresh40.6%438

Abilities

P
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.
Q
Bone Skewer
Pyke either stabs an enemy in front of him or pulls an enemy towards him.
Cooldown: 10/9.5/9/8.5/8Cost: 70/75/80/85/90Range: 400
W
Ghostwater Dive
Pyke enters Camouflage and gains significant Move Speed that decays over time.
Cooldown: 14/13/12/11/10Cost: 65Range: 600
E
Phantom Undertow
Pyke dashes and leaves behind a phantom that will return to him, stunning enemy champions along its path.
Cooldown: 15/14/13/12/11Cost: 40Range: 550
R
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.
Cooldown: 100/85/70Cost: 100Range: 750