Wild Rift: PYKE Build Guide
League of Legends: Wild Rift PYKE, role - Assassin / Support. Use the guidelines to take your PYKE Wild Rift champion play style to the next level. Study in detail the build of items, runes, spells, skills that need to be developed in the first place. In order to find out what position PYKE is in the rating table, go to the - Tier List page.
 64 (3.5) |  690 (136) |  11 (0.57) |
 0.8 (0.02) |  435 (57) |  12 (1.36) |
 340 (0) |  52 (5.5) |  43 (3) |
 175 (0) |
(PASSIVE) GIFT OF THE DROWNED ONES
Stores 10% (10 + 0.35% 
) of damage taken from champions, increased to 50% (50 + 0.65% ) if there are two or more visible enemy champions nearby. Damage stored cannot exceed 160 (lower value between 65% and 146 + 800% bonus ).
When Pyke is not visible to enemies, he heals for the amount of damage stored.
Pyke cannot increase his max Health and converts 14 bonus Health to 1 Attack Damage.
(Q) BONE SKEWER
10/9/8/7s 
35/40/45/50
Charge: Slows himself by 15% for up to 3s, increasing cast range over the first 0.8s.
Release: Hurls his spear, dealing 130 physical damage (130/195/260/325 + 60% bonus ), slowing the target by 90% for 1s and pulling it in. Releasing the ability immediately will cause Pyke to thrust his spear instead, dealing the same damage.
Deals 50% damage to minions.
Deals 50% damage to monsters.
If BONE SKEWER is overcharged it refunds a portion of it's cooldown and 50% of its mana cost.
(W) GHOSTWATER DIVE
10.5/10/9.5/9s
Becomes camouflaged for 5 seconds and gains 40% Movements Speed (40 + 2% ) that decays over the duration.
(E) PHANTOM UNDERTOW
11/10.5/10/9.5s 40
Dashes forward, leaving behind a phantom. After 1 second, the phantom returns to Pyke, dealing 120 physical damage (120/175/230/285 + 100% bonus ) to enemy champions and stunning for 1.5 (1.5 + 1% ) seconds.
Deals 50% damage to minions
Deals 50% damage to monsters.
(R) DEATH FROM BELOW
80/70/60s 100
Marks target area with an X, executing enemy champions below 250 (250 + 80% bonus + 250/400/550% ) health. Non-champions and champions above the threshold take 50% of this amount as physical damage.
If an emeny champion is struck, Pyke blinks to the location. If he was executed Pyke can recast DEATH FROM BELOW within 15s.
Each execution grants Pyke 100% bounty gold. If there's an assisting ally, grant them 100% gold, and grant Pyke 160% gold (up to 600). Enemies killed by an ally inside the X grant Pyke 160% gold (up to 600).
Support PYKE Build items and runes
The information below will help you get familiar with the game on the Support Line PYKE. We have prepared a items builds, runes, summoner spells and ability order for a comfortable game. Situational options for replacing items and runes are also available to you.
Key items
Relic Shield (Kill minions to earn bonus gold). Next, you should pay attention to whether your mobility champion is enough, our further actions will depend on this. If it is hard for you to dodge the enemy's skills or you want to roam on neighboring lines, then it is better to buy 
Boots of Speed at an early stage.
Relic Shield
Kill minions to earn bonus gold
+100 Max Health
This item is for support players. When equipped, it will reduce the gold you receive from killing minions and monsters. If there are multiples of this item within the party, only one of them can take effect at any given time.
Spoils of War: Gains 1 charge(s) every 30 seconds (up to 3 times). Attacking enemy minions consumes 1 charge(s) and executes minions whose Health are below 65%, granting your teammates the entire bounty, while granting you 65 bonus gold and restoring your Health by 15-65.
While you will not participate in the resulting minion bounty sharing, you will personally receive gold equal to 50% of the bounty. Your share of the bounty from the minion kill will be entirely given to nearby teammates.
Also reduces monster bounties by 50%.
Deal 1 more damage to Sight Wards revealed by Sweeping Lens, Control Ward, and Scryer's Bloom.
Quest: Earn 750 gold with this item to transform it into Bulwark of the Mountain.
500
Bulwark of the Mountain
Kill minions to earn bonus gold +175 Max Health +10 Ability Haste
Every 60 seconds, gains 75 gold and 1 stacks of soulforce (up to 10 stacks). Each stack of soulforce grants 25 Health, 2 Attack Damage, or 4 Ability Power (Adaptive).
Deal 2 more damage to Sight Wards revealed by Sweeping Lens, Control Ward, and Scryer's Bloom. 0
Boots of Dynamism
Attack Damage, Armor Penetration
+30 Attack Damage
+45 Move Speed.
Strike: 
+10 Armor Penetration. 1400
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Increases Movement Speed +55 Attack Damage +15 Ability Haste
Slice: +15 Armor Penetration.
Momentum: Moving builds Momentum, granting up to 50 Move Speed and 3-6 at 100 stacks. (
) Attacks removes all Momentum, but Armor Penetration will last for 3 seconds after. Stacks decay when movement is impaired.
Haste: Attacking with max Momentum grants 25% Attack Speed for 4 seconds. 3200
Youmuu's Ghostblade TIPS: Youmuu's is good on assassins and on champions who need to get in and out of fights quickly.
Boots of Dynamism
Attack Damage, Armor Penetration +30 Attack Damage +45 Move Speed.
Strike: +10 Armor Penetration. 1400
Protobelt Enchant
Small dash
Protobelt (Active): Dash forward and unleash a cone of missiles that deal 70 magic damage. (60s Cooldown)
If champions or monsters are hit by more than one missile, the additional missiles deal only 10% damage. 500
Protobelt Enchant TIPS: Buy this when you need to close the gap to get on to the enemy.
Stasis Enchant
Turn invulnerable
Stasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (120s Cooldown) 1000
Stasis Enchant TIPS: Good against assassins and burst damage.
Bulwark of the Mountain (Kill minions to earn bonus gold) as your first item, followed by Boots of Dynamism (Grants Attack Damage and Armor Penetration) (sometimes it will still be better to build a boot as the first item, which significantly increases the mobility of your champion) the third key element in our build is Youmuu's Ghostblade (Increases Movement Speed).
Maybe now it's time to think about upgrading your boot, invest in
Protobelt Enchant (Small dash). You may want to replace it with Stasis Enchant (Turn invulnerable), it all depends on your playstyle and the situation on the battlefield.
The remaining last three items are situational, of course you can use the example builds above. But for a more effective game you will need to pay attention to the situation on the battlefield.
Bulwark of the Mountain
Kill minions to earn bonus gold +175 Max Health +10 Ability Haste
Every 60 seconds, gains 75 gold and 1 stacks of soulforce (up to 10 stacks). Each stack of soulforce grants 25 Health, 2 Attack Damage, or 4 Ability Power (Adaptive).
Deal 2 more damage to Sight Wards revealed by Sweeping Lens, Control Ward, and Scryer's Bloom. 0
Boots of Dynamism
Attack Damage, Armor Penetration +30 Attack Damage +45 Move Speed.
Strike: +10 Armor Penetration. 1400
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Increases Movement Speed +55 Attack Damage +15 Ability Haste
Slice: +15 Armor Penetration.
Momentum: Moving builds Momentum, granting up to 50 Move Speed and 3-6 at 100 stacks. () Attacks removes all Momentum, but Armor Penetration will last for 3 seconds after. Stacks decay when movement is impaired.
Haste: Attacking with max Momentum grants 25% Attack Speed for 4 seconds. 3200
Youmuu's Ghostblade TIPS: Youmuu's is good on assassins and on champions who need to get in and out of fights quickly.
Duskblade of Draktharr
Attacks deal bonus damage +55 Attack Damage +10 Ability Haste
Razor: +18 Armor Penetration.
Nightstalker: The first attack against a champion deals 60-160 bonus physical damage and slows them by 99% for 0.35s (10s cooldown). Champion takedowns refresh cooldown duration. 3000
Duskblade of Draktharr TIPS: This item is best purchased on AD assassins who can attack quickly and decisively after being spotted. The large lethality boost this item provides means it is best against squishy targets. If the enemy is built more around tanks or brawlers, you may want to get a different core item.
Serpent's Fang
Anti-Shielding +50 Attack Damage +10 Ability Haste
Stab: +15 Armor Penetration.
Shield Reaver: Dealing damage to an enemy champion reduces any shields they gain for 3s. Melee champions apply (10% of bonus AD + 40)% shield reduction, capped at 60%; while ranged champions apply (10% of bonus AD + 25)% shield reduction, capped at 45%. When you damage an enemy who is unaffected by Shield Reaver, all shields on them are reduced by the same values. 2800
Serpent's Fang TIPS: If you're an assassin and the enemy has a lot of shields, pick this item up to make destroying their shields easier.
Edge of Night
Blocks an enemy ability +250 Max Health +50 Attack Damage
Gouge: +8 Armor Penetration.
Annul: Grants a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. This spell shield refreshes upon leaving combat with enemy champions. (35 second cooldown) 3150
Edge of Night TIPS: Defensive and offensive item, great for champions that need to engage and protect themselves from crowd control. It's most effective against champions with crucial abilities that can be blocked by its active shield, such as Ashe, Lux, Morgana.
Situational items
Edge of Night
Blocks an enemy ability +250 Max Health +50 Attack Damage
Gouge: +8 Armor Penetration.
Annul: Grants a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. This spell shield refreshes upon leaving combat with enemy champions. (35 second cooldown) 3150
Edge of Night TIPS: Defensive and offensive item, great for champions that need to engage and protect themselves from crowd control. It's most effective against champions with crucial abilities that can be blocked by its active shield, such as Ashe, Lux, Morgana.
Chempunk Chainsword
Reduces enemy healing +250 Max Health +45 Attack Damage +15 Ability Haste
Punishment: Dealing physical damage to enemy champions applies 50% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 2800
Chempunk Chainsword TIPS: Strong item to build when facing enemy champions with high sustain like Mundo, Soraka and Yuumi who have significant healing abilities. It can also be useful against champions who rely on lifesteal like Aatrox, Darius, and Fiora.
Edge of Night
Blocks an enemy ability +250 Max Health +50 Attack Damage
Gouge: +8 Armor Penetration.
Annul: Grants a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. This spell shield refreshes upon leaving combat with enemy champions. (35 second cooldown) 3150
Edge of Night TIPS: Defensive and offensive item, great for champions that need to engage and protect themselves from crowd control. It's most effective against champions with crucial abilities that can be blocked by its active shield, such as Ashe, Lux, Morgana.
Death's Dance
Delays damage taken +35 Attack Damage
+40 Armor +15 Ability Haste
Dance: Champion takedowns cleanse Cauterize's remaining damage pool and restores 10% of your maximum health over 2 seconds.
Cauterize: 32% of physical damage received (12% if the equipped champion is ranged) is dealt to you over 3 seconds as true damage instead. 3000
Death's Dance TIPS: Effective against champions with high burst damage or who rely on abilities to deal damage, such as assassins like Zed, Kha'Zix, Talon. The item's passive damage reduction and healing can help mitigate their burst and sustain through extended fights.
Edge of Night
Blocks an enemy ability +250 Max Health +50 Attack Damage
Gouge: +8 Armor Penetration.
Annul: Grants a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. This spell shield refreshes upon leaving combat with enemy champions. (35 second cooldown) 3150
Edge of Night TIPS: Defensive and offensive item, great for champions that need to engage and protect themselves from crowd control. It's most effective against champions with crucial abilities that can be blocked by its active shield, such as Ashe, Lux, Morgana.
Maw of Malmortius
Converts damage from attacks into a magic shield +55 Attack Damage
+45 Magic Resistance +10 Ability Haste
Demonbane: 20% of the damage that your attack deals, or 15% of the physical damage that your abilities deal is converted into a magic shield that absorbs up to 60-400 magic damage. The shield decays by 5% per second. 3000
Maw of Malmortius TIPS: Good choice against burst mages like Vex, Syndra, and Annie who can quickly take you down. It's also effective against sustained damage mages like Vladimir and Swain who rely on consistent damage over time.
Edge of Night
Blocks an enemy ability +250 Max Health +50 Attack Damage
Gouge: +8 Armor Penetration.
Annul: Grants a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. This spell shield refreshes upon leaving combat with enemy champions. (35 second cooldown) 3150
Edge of Night TIPS: Defensive and offensive item, great for champions that need to engage and protect themselves from crowd control. It's most effective against champions with crucial abilities that can be blocked by its active shield, such as Ashe, Lux, Morgana.
Guardian Angel
Revives at death +40 Attack Damage +40 Armor
Resurrect: Upon taking lethal damage, restores 50% Health and 30% Mana after 4 seconds of stasis. (210s Cooldown) 3400
Guardian Angel TIPS: Second chance in teamfights. Effective against high burst damage champions (Zed, Syndra, Zoe, etc.) and strong diving potential (Camille, Kha’Zix, Lee Sin, etc.).
Summoner Spells
Flash (Teleport a short distance) and 
Ignite (Ignites target enemy champion, dealing true damageand applying Grievous Wounds for the duration. Grievous Wound reduces the effectiveness of Healing) as your Summoner Spells.
Flash
Teleport a short distance forward or towards the aimed direction.
Cooldown: 150s
Ignite
Ignites target enemy champion, dealing 72 true damage (72–380 ) over 5 and applying 60% Grievous Wounds for the duration.
Grievous Wound reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
Cooldown: 100s
Runes BUILD
Glacial Augment (After immobilizing an enemy champion, fires a beam that reduces their Movement Speed.) as your keystone, followed by 
Courage of the Colossus (Gains a shield after immobilizing an enemy champions.), 
Second Wind (Heals you after taking damage.) and 
Overgrowth (Gains bonus scalable max Health.) in the primary tree, as well as 
Sudden Impact (After dashing or exiting invisibility/stealth, your next damaging attack or ability deals true damage on hit.) in the secondary tree. Below you can see possible options for replacing runes.
Glacial Augment
Applies Slow
Landing an attack on an enemy champion reduces their Movement Speed by 20% for 1.5s. This effect only affects each champion up to a maximum of 1 time(s) within 10s. Immobilizing an enemy champion triggers 3 glacial rays that radiate toward you, creating a frozen region that lasts for 3s. The region slows enemies within it by (1.5% of your bonus Health + 20%). and reduces the damage that they deal by 12%. The slow effect will persist for 1.5s even after they leave the frozen region.
Cooldown: 20s
Courage of the Colossus
Shield
Gains a shield that absorbs up to 25-45 () + 1% of max Health for 3s when immobilizing an enemy champion.
Cooldown: 10s
Second Wind
Heal after taking damage
Gain 5 Health every 5 seconds.
After taking damage from an enemy champion, regenerate 6 + (2% of your missing health) over the next 5 seconds. This effect is doubled for melee champions.
Overgrowth
Bonus HP
When 2 minions or 1 monsters are killed nearby, permanently gains 3 max Health. Max Health can be increased indefinitely. Gains a bonus 3% max Health upon reaching 30 stacks.
Sudden Impact
Bonus Damage
Damaging an enemy champion deals a bonus 10-80 true damage after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when exiting stealth for 4s.
The damaging attack/ability gains bonuses at higher levels:
Level 5: Deal an additional 10 true damage.
Level 9: Deal an additional 20 true damage and gain 10% Movement Speed for 1.5s after dealing the damage.
Cooldown: 10s
Skills Order
(Q) BONE SKEWER
10/9/8/7s 35/40/45/50
Charge: Slows himself by 15% for up to 3s, increasing cast range over the first 0.8s.
Release: Hurls his spear, dealing 130 physical damage (130/195/260/325 + 60% bonus ), slowing the target by 90% for 1s and pulling it in. Releasing the ability immediately will cause Pyke to thrust his spear instead, dealing the same damage.
Deals 50% damage to minions.
Deals 50% damage to monsters.
If BONE SKEWER is overcharged it refunds a portion of it's cooldown and 50% of its mana cost.
(Q) BONE SKEWER
(W) GHOSTWATER DIVE
10.5/10/9.5/9s
Becomes camouflaged for 5 seconds and gains 40% Movements Speed (40 + 2% ) that decays over the duration.
(W) GHOSTWATER DIVE
(E) PHANTOM UNDERTOW
11/10.5/10/9.5s 40
Dashes forward, leaving behind a phantom. After 1 second, the phantom returns to Pyke, dealing 120 physical damage (120/175/230/285 + 100% bonus ) to enemy champions and stunning for 1.5 (1.5 + 1% ) seconds.
Deals 50% damage to minions
Deals 50% damage to monsters.
(E) PHANTOM UNDERTOW
(R) DEATH FROM BELOW
80/70/60s 100
Marks target area with an X, executing enemy champions below 250 (250 + 80% bonus + 250/400/550% ) health. Non-champions and champions above the threshold take 50% of this amount as physical damage.
If an emeny champion is struck, Pyke blinks to the location. If he was executed Pyke can recast DEATH FROM BELOW within 15s.Each execution grants Pyke 100% bounty gold. If there's an assisting ally, grant them 100% gold, and grant Pyke 160% gold (up to 600). Enemies killed by an ally inside the X grant Pyke 160% gold (up to 600).
(R) DEATH FROM BELOW
Support PYKE Counters
We have prepared lists of champions that can really annoy you during a match with the game on the Support PYKE. We have also prepared a list of champions with whom you will be comfortable being on the same team. These lists are relative and depend greatly on your level of play, the skills of your allies and opponents. Do not forget that each situation is individual!
Threats
Synergies
Support PYKE Counter Items
We have prepared a list of items and spells that will help counter Support PYKE in a given situation. Buy items wisely, only if it is really necessary for a specific situation!
Armor
Items that reduce Auto Attacks (AA) / Physical Damage.
Plated Steelcaps
Reduces Physical Damage +150 Max Health
+100% Health Regen +35 Armor +45 Move Speed.
Block: Reduces physical damage taken by 7-10% (). 1350
Guardian Angel
Revives at death +40 Attack Damage +40 Armor
Resurrect: Upon taking lethal damage, restores 50% Health and 30% Mana after 4 seconds of stasis. (210s Cooldown) 3400
Guardian Angel TIPS: Second chance in teamfights. Effective against high burst damage champions (Zed, Syndra, Zoe, etc.) and strong diving potential (Camille, Kha’Zix, Lee Sin, etc.).
Randuin's Omen
Attack to heal from enemy Critical Strikes +400 Max Health +75 Armor
Countercurrent: When you are Critically Struck or take physical damage, gain 1 stack of Countercurrent. Each stack of Countercurrent grants 5% Critical Strike damage reduction. Stacks up to 4 times. Upon reaching full stacks, grants 20% bonus Movement Speed and slow resist equal to 20% plus 0.5% of bonus Health. 2800
Randuin's Omen TIPS: Pick the item if enemy team has a lot of physical damage, you need increased armor and you want to get an additional bonus to movement speed and resistance to slowdowns.. Effective against champions who deal consistent crit based damage like Jinx, Yasuo or Tryndamere.
Thornmail
Reflects damage and reduces enemy healing +200 Max Health +75 Armor
Thorns: When struck by an enemy champion's attack, deal 20 + 6% bonus Armor + 2% bonus Health magic damage to the attacker and inflict 50% Grievous Wounds for 3 second(s).
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 2700
Thornmail TIPS: Consider in the following situations: 1) when facing multiple auto-attack reliant champions on the enemy team, such as Tryndamere, Yasuo, and Jinx; 2) reduce the effectiveness of healing when playing against Soraka, Vladimir or Samira; 3) soak up damage.
Dead Man's Plate
Increases Movement Speed +250 Max Health +50 Armor
Relentless: +5% Move Speed.
Momentum: Moving builds Momentum, granting up to 40 Move Speed at 100 stacks. Attacking removes all Momentum. Stacks decay when movement is impaired.
Crushing Blow: Attacks deal up to 100 bonus magic damage based on Momentum removed. Melee attacks with max Momentum slows by 50% for 1 second. 2800
Dead Man's Plate TIPS: Great for tanks and bruisers who need extra movement speed and durability. Also provides excellent burst especially in combination with spellblade items (e.g. Divine Sunderer).
Cleanse or Block Spells
Items with ability or property to cleanse or block negative spells.
Stasis Enchant
Turn invulnerable
Stasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (120s Cooldown) 1000
Stasis Enchant TIPS: Good against assassins and burst damage.
Quicksilver Enchant
Dispels crowd control
Quicksilver (Active): Removes all crowd control effects currently affecting you, and become immune to crowd control effects for 0.75 seconds.
Perseverance (Passive): After the Quicksilver effects ends, grant 30% Tenacity and 30% Slow Resist for 1.5 seconds. (60s Cooldown)
Cannot be used during knock up or knock back effects. 800
Edge of Night
Blocks an enemy ability +250 Max Health +50 Attack Damage
Gouge: +8 Armor Penetration.
Annul: Grants a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. This spell shield refreshes upon leaving combat with enemy champions. (35 second cooldown) 3150
Edge of Night TIPS: Defensive and offensive item, great for champions that need to engage and protect themselves from crowd control. It's most effective against champions with crucial abilities that can be blocked by its active shield, such as Ashe, Lux, Morgana.
Crown of the Shattered Queen
Blocks an enemy ability
+60 Ability Power
+7% Magic Penetration +200 Max Mana +20 Ability Haste
Safeguard: Grant a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability, reduce incoming damage by 40% for 1s (40s Cooldown).
Poise: AP increases by 20 while Safeguarded. Dealing magic damage to enemy champions using an active ability reduces Safeguard's cooldown by 4s. 3000
Crown of the Shattered Queen TIPS: Defensive and offensive item, great for champions that need to engage and protect themselves from crowd control. It's most effective against champions with crucial abilities that can be blocked by its active shield, such as Ashe, Lux, Morgana.
Cleanse
Removes disables (including spell debuffs) affecting your champion and grants immunity to disables for 0.25 seconds.
Cooldown: 110s
Gain a Shield
Gives you a shield that increases your chances of survival against PYKE.
Sterak's Gage
Taking damage triggers a shield +400 Max Health
Heavy Handed: +50% base Attack Damage as bonus Attack Damage.
Lifeline: Damage that puts you under 35% Health grants a shield that equal to 75% of your bonus health that decays over 3 seconds (90s Cooldown).
Sterak's Fury: Triggering Lifeline increases size, empowers you, removes all crowd control effects on you (except Airborne), and grants 30% Tenacity for 4 seconds. 3200
Sterak's Gage TIPS: Increase survivability in team fights to be tankier frontliner. It's effective against champions with burst damage like Zed, Talon and against champions with heavy CC like Lissandra and Nautilus, as the shield can help you survive their initial burst and crowd control.
Immortal Shieldbow
Gain a Shield and Physical Vamp when health is low +40 Attack Damage
+25% Critical Rate
+15% Attack Speed
+5% Physical Vamp
Lifeline: Damage that puts you under 35% Health preemptively grants a shield that absorbs 250-550 damage () for 5 seconds. (90s Cooldown).
Buttle Furor: Triggering Lifeline grants +8% Physical Vamp for 8 seconds. 3000
Immortal Shieldbow TIPS: Recommended when you need a lot of sustain in fights; play a champion that benefits from high AD, (i.e. Draven, Jhin) or facing champions that deal a lot of physical damage (i.e. Zed, Master Yi, Tryndamere).
Locket Enchant
Area of effect magic shield
Locket (Active): Grants a shield to yourself and nearby allied champions that each absorbs 60-330 damage for 2.5 seconds. (60s cooldown)
This effect is reduced by 50% if the target has been affected by another Locket in the last 20 seconds. 500
Locket Enchant TIPS: Is great on tanks who are good in team fights.
Stoneplate Enchant
Shield
Stoneplate (Active): Gain a shield that absorbs 28% of your max Health. The shield decays over 4 seconds. (60s Cooldown) Fore every enemy nearby, gain an additional shield that absorbs damage equal to 10% of max Health, capped at 3 shields. Damage dealt is reduced by 40% for 4 seconds. If the shield breaks early, damage reduction will end. 500
Support PYKE Strengths and Weaknesses
Support PYKE Strategy and Tactics
Mid PYKE Build items and runes
The information below will help you get familiar with the game on the Mid Line PYKE. We have prepared a items builds, runes, summoner spells and ability order for a comfortable game. Situational options for replacing items and runes are also available to you.
Key items
Long Sword. Next, you should pay attention to whether your mobility champion is enough, our further actions will depend on this. If it is hard for you to dodge the enemy's skills or you want to roam on neighboring lines, then it is better to buy Boots of Speed at an early stage.
Long Sword +12 Attack Damage 500
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Increases Movement Speed +55 Attack Damage +15 Ability Haste
Slice: +15 Armor Penetration.
Momentum: Moving builds Momentum, granting up to 50 Move Speed and 3-6 at 100 stacks. () Attacks removes all Momentum, but Armor Penetration will last for 3 seconds after. Stacks decay when movement is impaired.
Haste: Attacking with max Momentum grants 25% Attack Speed for 4 seconds. 3200
Youmuu's Ghostblade TIPS: Youmuu's is good on assassins and on champions who need to get in and out of fights quickly.
Boots of Dynamism
Attack Damage, Armor Penetration +30 Attack Damage +45 Move Speed.
Strike: +10 Armor Penetration. 1400
Duskblade of Draktharr
Attacks deal bonus damage +55 Attack Damage +10 Ability Haste
Razor: +18 Armor Penetration.
Nightstalker: The first attack against a champion deals 60-160 bonus physical damage and slows them by 99% for 0.35s (10s cooldown). Champion takedowns refresh cooldown duration. 3000
Duskblade of Draktharr TIPS: This item is best purchased on AD assassins who can attack quickly and decisively after being spotted. The large lethality boost this item provides means it is best against squishy targets. If the enemy is built more around tanks or brawlers, you may want to get a different core item.
Boots of Dynamism
Attack Damage, Armor Penetration +30 Attack Damage +45 Move Speed.
Strike: +10 Armor Penetration. 1400
Stasis Enchant
Turn invulnerable
Stasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (120s Cooldown) 1000
Stasis Enchant TIPS: Good against assassins and burst damage.
Protobelt Enchant
Small dash
Protobelt (Active): Dash forward and unleash a cone of missiles that deal 70 magic damage. (60s Cooldown)
If champions or monsters are hit by more than one missile, the additional missiles deal only 10% damage. 500
Protobelt Enchant TIPS: Buy this when you need to close the gap to get on to the enemy.
Youmuu's Ghostblade (Increases Movement Speed) as your first item, followed by Boots of Dynamism (Grants Attack Damage and Armor Penetration) (sometimes it will still be better to build a boot as the first item, which significantly increases the mobility of your champion) the third key element in our build is Duskblade of Draktharr (Attacks deal bonus damage).
Maybe now it's time to think about upgrading your boot, invest in
Stasis Enchant (Turn invulnerable). You may want to replace it with Protobelt Enchant (Small dash), it all depends on your playstyle and the situation on the battlefield.
The remaining last three items are situational, of course you can use the example builds above. But for a more effective game you will need to pay attention to the situation on the battlefield.
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Increases Movement Speed +55 Attack Damage +15 Ability Haste
Slice: +15 Armor Penetration.
Momentum: Moving builds Momentum, granting up to 50 Move Speed and 3-6 at 100 stacks. () Attacks removes all Momentum, but Armor Penetration will last for 3 seconds after. Stacks decay when movement is impaired.
Haste: Attacking with max Momentum grants 25% Attack Speed for 4 seconds. 3200
Youmuu's Ghostblade TIPS: Youmuu's is good on assassins and on champions who need to get in and out of fights quickly.
Boots of Dynamism
Attack Damage, Armor Penetration +30 Attack Damage +45 Move Speed.
Strike: +10 Armor Penetration. 1400
Duskblade of Draktharr
Attacks deal bonus damage +55 Attack Damage +10 Ability Haste
Razor: +18 Armor Penetration.
Nightstalker: The first attack against a champion deals 60-160 bonus physical damage and slows them by 99% for 0.35s (10s cooldown). Champion takedowns refresh cooldown duration. 3000
Duskblade of Draktharr TIPS: This item is best purchased on AD assassins who can attack quickly and decisively after being spotted. The large lethality boost this item provides means it is best against squishy targets. If the enemy is built more around tanks or brawlers, you may want to get a different core item.
Serpent's Fang
Anti-Shielding +50 Attack Damage +10 Ability Haste
Stab: +15 Armor Penetration.
Shield Reaver: Dealing damage to an enemy champion reduces any shields they gain for 3s. Melee champions apply (10% of bonus AD + 40)% shield reduction, capped at 60%; while ranged champions apply (10% of bonus AD + 25)% shield reduction, capped at 45%. When you damage an enemy who is unaffected by Shield Reaver, all shields on them are reduced by the same values. 2800
Serpent's Fang TIPS: If you're an assassin and the enemy has a lot of shields, pick this item up to make destroying their shields easier.
Edge of Night
Blocks an enemy ability +250 Max Health +50 Attack Damage
Gouge: +8 Armor Penetration.
Annul: Grants a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. This spell shield refreshes upon leaving combat with enemy champions. (35 second cooldown) 3150
Edge of Night TIPS: Defensive and offensive item, great for champions that need to engage and protect themselves from crowd control. It's most effective against champions with crucial abilities that can be blocked by its active shield, such as Ashe, Lux, Morgana.
The Collector
Execute low health champions +40 Attack Damage +25% Critical Rate
Killer: +10 Armor Penetration.
Death and Taxes: Dealing damage that would leave an enemy champion below 5% of their maximum Health executes them. Champion kills grant an additional 25 gold.
Limited to 1 The Collector. 2900
The Collector TIPS: Is good on champions with lots of burst or AOE damage.
Situational items
The Collector
Execute low health champions +40 Attack Damage +25% Critical Rate
Killer: +10 Armor Penetration.
Death and Taxes: Dealing damage that would leave an enemy champion below 5% of their maximum Health executes them. Champion kills grant an additional 25 gold.
Limited to 1 The Collector. 2900
The Collector TIPS: Is good on champions with lots of burst or AOE damage.
Chempunk Chainsword
Reduces enemy healing +250 Max Health +45 Attack Damage +15 Ability Haste
Punishment: Dealing physical damage to enemy champions applies 50% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 2800
Chempunk Chainsword TIPS: Strong item to build when facing enemy champions with high sustain like Mundo, Soraka and Yuumi who have significant healing abilities. It can also be useful against champions who rely on lifesteal like Aatrox, Darius, and Fiora.
The Collector
Execute low health champions +40 Attack Damage +25% Critical Rate
Killer: +10 Armor Penetration.
Death and Taxes: Dealing damage that would leave an enemy champion below 5% of their maximum Health executes them. Champion kills grant an additional 25 gold.
Limited to 1 The Collector. 2900
The Collector TIPS: Is good on champions with lots of burst or AOE damage.
Death's Dance
Delays damage taken +35 Attack Damage +40 Armor +15 Ability Haste
Dance: Champion takedowns cleanse Cauterize's remaining damage pool and restores 10% of your maximum health over 2 seconds.
Cauterize: 32% of physical damage received (12% if the equipped champion is ranged) is dealt to you over 3 seconds as true damage instead. 3000
Death's Dance TIPS: Effective against champions with high burst damage or who rely on abilities to deal damage, such as assassins like Zed, Kha'Zix, Talon. The item's passive damage reduction and healing can help mitigate their burst and sustain through extended fights.
The Collector
Execute low health champions +40 Attack Damage +25% Critical Rate
Killer: +10 Armor Penetration.
Death and Taxes: Dealing damage that would leave an enemy champion below 5% of their maximum Health executes them. Champion kills grant an additional 25 gold.
Limited to 1 The Collector. 2900
The Collector TIPS: Is good on champions with lots of burst or AOE damage.
Maw of Malmortius
Converts damage from attacks into a magic shield +55 Attack Damage +45 Magic Resistance +10 Ability Haste
Demonbane: 20% of the damage that your attack deals, or 15% of the physical damage that your abilities deal is converted into a magic shield that absorbs up to 60-400 magic damage. The shield decays by 5% per second. 3000
Maw of Malmortius TIPS: Good choice against burst mages like Vex, Syndra, and Annie who can quickly take you down. It's also effective against sustained damage mages like Vladimir and Swain who rely on consistent damage over time.
The Collector
Execute low health champions +40 Attack Damage +25% Critical Rate
Killer: +10 Armor Penetration.
Death and Taxes: Dealing damage that would leave an enemy champion below 5% of their maximum Health executes them. Champion kills grant an additional 25 gold.
Limited to 1 The Collector. 2900
The Collector TIPS: Is good on champions with lots of burst or AOE damage.
Guardian Angel
Revives at death +40 Attack Damage +40 Armor
Resurrect: Upon taking lethal damage, restores 50% Health and 30% Mana after 4 seconds of stasis. (210s Cooldown) 3400
Guardian Angel TIPS: Second chance in teamfights. Effective against high burst damage champions (Zed, Syndra, Zoe, etc.) and strong diving potential (Camille, Kha’Zix, Lee Sin, etc.).
Summoner Spells
Flash (Teleport a short distance) and 
Barrier (Gain a shield) as your Summoner Spells.
Flash
Teleport a short distance forward or towards the aimed direction.
Cooldown: 150s
Barrier
Gain a shield that absorbs 120 (120–560 ) damage for 2.5 seconds.
Cooldown: 100s
Ignite
Ignites target enemy champion, dealing 72 true damage (72–380 ) over 5 and applying 60% Grievous Wounds for the duration.
Grievous Wound reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
Cooldown: 100s
Runes BUILD
Electrocute (Hitting a champion with successive attacks or abilities deals bonus adaptive damage.) as your keystone, followed by Sudden Impact (After dashing or exiting invisibility/stealth, your next damaging attack or ability deals true damage on hit.), 
Cheap Shot (Deals true damage to enemy champions when their movement is impaired.) and 
Eyeball Collector (Gains Adaptive Force after champion takedowns.) in the primary tree, as well as Second Wind (Heals you after taking damage.) in the secondary tree. Below you can see possible options for replacing runes.
Electrocute
Burst Damage
Within 3 seconds, hit the same enemy champion with 3 basick attacks or abilities to cause additional adaptive damage to the target.
Damage value: 40-194 () + 40% extra + 25%
Cooldown: 20-13s ()
Sudden Impact
Bonus Damage
Damaging an enemy champion deals a bonus 10-80 true damage after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when exiting stealth for 4s.
The damaging attack/ability gains bonuses at higher levels:
Level 5: Deal an additional 10 true damage.
Level 9: Deal an additional 20 true damage and gain 10% Movement Speed for 1.5s after dealing the damage.
Cooldown: 10s
Cheap Shot
Bonus Damage
Deals 10-45 bonus true damage to enemies whose movement is impaired.
Cooldown: 7s
Eyeball Collector
Adaptive Force
Gains 1 or 2 after each unique enemy champion takedown, stacking up to 10 times.
At 10 stacks, gain bonus 10 or 20.
Second Wind
Heal after taking damage
Gain 5 Health every 5 seconds.
After taking damage from an enemy champion, regenerate 6 + (2% of your missing health) over the next 5 seconds. This effect is doubled for melee champions.
Skills Order
(Q) BONE SKEWER
10/9/8/7s 35/40/45/50
Charge: Slows himself by 15% for up to 3s, increasing cast range over the first 0.8s.
Release: Hurls his spear, dealing 130 physical damage (130/195/260/325 + 60% bonus ), slowing the target by 90% for 1s and pulling it in. Releasing the ability immediately will cause Pyke to thrust his spear instead, dealing the same damage.
Deals 50% damage to minions.
Deals 50% damage to monsters.
If BONE SKEWER is overcharged it refunds a portion of it's cooldown and 50% of its mana cost.
(Q) BONE SKEWER
(W) GHOSTWATER DIVE
10.5/10/9.5/9s
Becomes camouflaged for 5 seconds and gains 40% Movements Speed (40 + 2% ) that decays over the duration.
(W) GHOSTWATER DIVE
(E) PHANTOM UNDERTOW
11/10.5/10/9.5s 40
Dashes forward, leaving behind a phantom. After 1 second, the phantom returns to Pyke, dealing 120 physical damage (120/175/230/285 + 100% bonus ) to enemy champions and stunning for 1.5 (1.5 + 1% ) seconds.
Deals 50% damage to minions
Deals 50% damage to monsters.
(E) PHANTOM UNDERTOW
(R) DEATH FROM BELOW
80/70/60s 100
Marks target area with an X, executing enemy champions below 250 (250 + 80% bonus + 250/400/550% ) health. Non-champions and champions above the threshold take 50% of this amount as physical damage.
If an emeny champion is struck, Pyke blinks to the location. If he was executed Pyke can recast DEATH FROM BELOW within 15s.Each execution grants Pyke 100% bounty gold. If there's an assisting ally, grant them 100% gold, and grant Pyke 160% gold (up to 600). Enemies killed by an ally inside the X grant Pyke 160% gold (up to 600).
(R) DEATH FROM BELOW
Mid PYKE Counters
We have prepared lists of champions that can really annoy you during a match with the game on the Mid PYKE. We have also prepared a list of champions with whom you will be comfortable being on the same team. These lists are relative and depend greatly on your level of play, the skills of your allies and opponents. Do not forget that each situation is individual!
Threats
Synergies
Mid PYKE Counter Items
We have prepared a list of items and spells that will help counter Mid PYKE in a given situation. Buy items wisely, only if it is really necessary for a specific situation!
Armor
Items that reduce Auto Attacks (AA) / Physical Damage.
Plated Steelcaps
Reduces Physical Damage +150 Max Health +100% Health Regen +35 Armor +45 Move Speed.
Block: Reduces physical damage taken by 7-10% (). 1350
Guardian Angel
Revives at death +40 Attack Damage +40 Armor
Resurrect: Upon taking lethal damage, restores 50% Health and 30% Mana after 4 seconds of stasis. (210s Cooldown) 3400
Guardian Angel TIPS: Second chance in teamfights. Effective against high burst damage champions (Zed, Syndra, Zoe, etc.) and strong diving potential (Camille, Kha’Zix, Lee Sin, etc.).
Randuin's Omen
Attack to heal from enemy Critical Strikes +400 Max Health +75 Armor
Countercurrent: When you are Critically Struck or take physical damage, gain 1 stack of Countercurrent. Each stack of Countercurrent grants 5% Critical Strike damage reduction. Stacks up to 4 times. Upon reaching full stacks, grants 20% bonus Movement Speed and slow resist equal to 20% plus 0.5% of bonus Health. 2800
Randuin's Omen TIPS: Pick the item if enemy team has a lot of physical damage, you need increased armor and you want to get an additional bonus to movement speed and resistance to slowdowns.. Effective against champions who deal consistent crit based damage like Jinx, Yasuo or Tryndamere.
Thornmail
Reflects damage and reduces enemy healing +200 Max Health +75 Armor
Thorns: When struck by an enemy champion's attack, deal 20 + 6% bonus Armor + 2% bonus Health magic damage to the attacker and inflict 50% Grievous Wounds for 3 second(s).
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 2700
Thornmail TIPS: Consider in the following situations: 1) when facing multiple auto-attack reliant champions on the enemy team, such as Tryndamere, Yasuo, and Jinx; 2) reduce the effectiveness of healing when playing against Soraka, Vladimir or Samira; 3) soak up damage.
Dead Man's Plate
Increases Movement Speed +250 Max Health +50 Armor
Relentless: +5% Move Speed.
Momentum: Moving builds Momentum, granting up to 40 Move Speed at 100 stacks. Attacking removes all Momentum. Stacks decay when movement is impaired.
Crushing Blow: Attacks deal up to 100 bonus magic damage based on Momentum removed. Melee attacks with max Momentum slows by 50% for 1 second. 2800
Dead Man's Plate TIPS: Great for tanks and bruisers who need extra movement speed and durability. Also provides excellent burst especially in combination with spellblade items (e.g. Divine Sunderer).
Cleanse or Block Spells
Items with ability or property to cleanse or block negative spells.
Stasis Enchant
Turn invulnerable
Stasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (120s Cooldown) 1000
Stasis Enchant TIPS: Good against assassins and burst damage.
Quicksilver Enchant
Dispels crowd control
Quicksilver (Active): Removes all crowd control effects currently affecting you, and become immune to crowd control effects for 0.75 seconds.
Perseverance (Passive): After the Quicksilver effects ends, grant 30% Tenacity and 30% Slow Resist for 1.5 seconds. (60s Cooldown)
Cannot be used during knock up or knock back effects. 800
Edge of Night
Blocks an enemy ability +250 Max Health +50 Attack Damage
Gouge: +8 Armor Penetration.
Annul: Grants a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. This spell shield refreshes upon leaving combat with enemy champions. (35 second cooldown) 3150
Edge of Night TIPS: Defensive and offensive item, great for champions that need to engage and protect themselves from crowd control. It's most effective against champions with crucial abilities that can be blocked by its active shield, such as Ashe, Lux, Morgana.
Crown of the Shattered Queen
Blocks an enemy ability +60 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration +200 Max Mana +20 Ability Haste
Safeguard: Grant a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability, reduce incoming damage by 40% for 1s (40s Cooldown).
Poise: AP increases by 20 while Safeguarded. Dealing magic damage to enemy champions using an active ability reduces Safeguard's cooldown by 4s. 3000
Crown of the Shattered Queen TIPS: Defensive and offensive item, great for champions that need to engage and protect themselves from crowd control. It's most effective against champions with crucial abilities that can be blocked by its active shield, such as Ashe, Lux, Morgana.
Cleanse
Removes disables (including spell debuffs) affecting your champion and grants immunity to disables for 0.25 seconds.
Cooldown: 110s
Gain a Shield
Gives you a shield that increases your chances of survival against PYKE.
Sterak's Gage
Taking damage triggers a shield +400 Max Health
Heavy Handed: +50% base Attack Damage as bonus Attack Damage.
Lifeline: Damage that puts you under 35% Health grants a shield that equal to 75% of your bonus health that decays over 3 seconds (90s Cooldown).
Sterak's Fury: Triggering Lifeline increases size, empowers you, removes all crowd control effects on you (except Airborne), and grants 30% Tenacity for 4 seconds. 3200
Sterak's Gage TIPS: Increase survivability in team fights to be tankier frontliner. It's effective against champions with burst damage like Zed, Talon and against champions with heavy CC like Lissandra and Nautilus, as the shield can help you survive their initial burst and crowd control.
Immortal Shieldbow
Gain a Shield and Physical Vamp when health is low +40 Attack Damage +25% Critical Rate +15% Attack Speed +5% Physical Vamp
Lifeline: Damage that puts you under 35% Health preemptively grants a shield that absorbs 250-550 damage () for 5 seconds. (90s Cooldown).
Buttle Furor: Triggering Lifeline grants +8% Physical Vamp for 8 seconds. 3000
Immortal Shieldbow TIPS: Recommended when you need a lot of sustain in fights; play a champion that benefits from high AD, (i.e. Draven, Jhin) or facing champions that deal a lot of physical damage (i.e. Zed, Master Yi, Tryndamere).
Locket Enchant
Area of effect magic shield
Locket (Active): Grants a shield to yourself and nearby allied champions that each absorbs 60-330 damage for 2.5 seconds. (60s cooldown)
This effect is reduced by 50% if the target has been affected by another Locket in the last 20 seconds. 500
Locket Enchant TIPS: Is great on tanks who are good in team fights.
Stoneplate Enchant
Shield
Stoneplate (Active): Gain a shield that absorbs 28% of your max Health. The shield decays over 4 seconds. (60s Cooldown) Fore every enemy nearby, gain an additional shield that absorbs damage equal to 10% of max Health, capped at 3 shields. Damage dealt is reduced by 40% for 4 seconds. If the shield breaks early, damage reduction will end. 500
Mid PYKE Strengths and Weaknesses
Mid PYKE Strategy and Tactics
Wild Rift PYKE Ability and Tips
GIFT OF THE DROWNED ONES
BONE SKEWER
GHOSTWATER DIVE
PHANTOM UNDERTOW
DEATH FROM BELOW
(PASSIVE) GIFT OF THE DROWNED ONES
Stores 10% (10 + 0.35% ) of damage taken from champions, increased to 50% (50 + 0.65% ) if there are two or more visible enemy champions nearby. Damage stored cannot exceed 160 (lower value between 65% and 146 + 800% bonus ).
When Pyke is not visible to enemies, he heals for the amount of damage stored.
Pyke cannot increase his max Health and converts 14 bonus Health to 1 Attack Damage.
Ability Tips
Video
(Q) BONE SKEWER
10/9/8/7s 35/40/45/50
Charge: Slows himself by 15% for up to 3s, increasing cast range over the first 0.8s.
Release: Hurls his spear, dealing 130 physical damage (130/195/260/325 + 60% bonus ), slowing the target by 90% for 1s and pulling it in. Releasing the ability immediately will cause Pyke to thrust his spear instead, dealing the same damage.
Deals 50% damage to minions.
Deals 50% damage to monsters.
If BONE SKEWER is overcharged it refunds a portion of it's cooldown and 50% of its mana cost.
Ability Tips
Video
(E) PHANTOM UNDERTOW
11/10.5/10/9.5s 40
Dashes forward, leaving behind a phantom. After 1 second, the phantom returns to Pyke, dealing 120 physical damage (120/175/230/285 + 100% bonus ) to enemy champions and stunning for 1.5 (1.5 + 1% ) seconds.
Deals 50% damage to minions
Deals 50% damage to monsters.
Ability Tips
Video
(R) DEATH FROM BELOW
80/70/60s 100
Marks target area with an X, executing enemy champions below 250 (250 + 80% bonus + 250/400/550% ) health. Non-champions and champions above the threshold take 50% of this amount as physical damage.
If an emeny champion is struck, Pyke blinks to the location. If he was executed Pyke can recast DEATH FROM BELOW within 15s.Each execution grants Pyke 100% bounty gold. If there's an assisting ally, grant them 100% gold, and grant Pyke 160% gold (up to 600). Enemies killed by an ally inside the X grant Pyke 160% gold (up to 600).
Ability Tips
Video
Wild Rift PYKE Skills Combo
Pyke Stun Ultimate Redirect
Execution
Use this combo to unexpectedly CC multiple enemies in a teamfight.
Use (W) GHOSTWATER DIVE to approach the teamfight. (E) PHANTOM UNDERTOW through as many targets as possible. Use (R) DEATH FROM BELOW on a target that is furthest away just as when your (E) is about to connect through the initial targets. This will redirect the stun on the last target.
Combo Video
Wild Rift PYKE Video
Watch here!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.