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Pyke
the Bloodharbor Ripper

Pyke

Passive · Gift of the Drowned Ones

Pyke recovers a portion of damage taken while in brush, and shares full kill gold with assisters.

DamageDurabilityMagicDifficultyMobilityCC
Champion profile (Riot)
  • Damage9
  • Durability3
  • Magic1
  • Difficulty7
  • Mobility8
  • CC8
Counters by laneEach lane has counters + tips
Top

How to play as Pyke

Top: hold CS, run TP or Ghost depending on the matchup.

How to beat Pyke

Top: punish wave-states and ward river/jungle to dodge ganks.

Jungle

How to play as Pyke

Jungle: track Scuttle, gank weak lanes, scale to objectives.

How to beat Pyke

Jungle: ward objectives, never walk blind into brush.

Strong against

No data yet

Weak against

No data yet

Mid

How to play as Pyke

Mid: shove wave fast and roam to side lanes.

How to beat Pyke

Mid: watch for roams and save Flash for the next gank.

ADC

How to play as Pyke

ADC: kite the frontline, hit the closest tank then the carries.

How to beat Pyke

ADC: stay behind minions and focus the enemy ADC in fights.

Strong against

No data yet

Weak against

No data yet

Support
Primary

How to play as Pyke

Support: keep vision + peel for ADC, build Locket of the Iron Solari + Knight's Vow.

How to beat Pyke

Support: dodge hooks/engages, buy Mikael's into heavy CC.

Abilities

Gift of the Drowned Ones

PC
Passive

Innate: Pyke's maximum health cannot increase except through growth (per level), instead he gains

Innate: Pyke gains 1 bonus movement speed while in the river.

Innate: Pyke stores 9% (+ 0.2% per 1 Lethality) of the post-mitigation damage he takes from enemy champions as grey health on his health bar, increased to 40% (+ 0.4% per 1 Lethality) while there are two or more sight enemy champions nearby. He can store up to 80 (+ 800% bonus AD) grey health, with an upper cap of 55% of his maximum health.

Numbers (latest)
With two or more enemy champions nearby, stored damage ratio
50% + 0.65% × Fixed armor penetration
Stored damage cap
65% Health and 160 + 800% the lower value of the bonus Attack Damage

Bone Skewer

PC
Q

Active: Pyke channel while being slow by 20% for up to 3 seconds to increase Bone Skewer's range over the first second of the channel. Bone Skewer can be recast within the duration.

Recast: Pyke hurls his harpoon in the target direction, becoming lockout while it is in flight and dealing physical damage to the first enemy hit and airborne them, during which they are also standard sight, then slow them by 90% for 1 second.

Releasing the ability within 0.4 seconds causes Pyke to instead thrust his blade in the target direction, dealing the same damage to the closest enemy champion, or closest enemy otherwise.

Numbers (latest)
Damage ratio to minions
50%
Damage ratio to monsters
50%
Base damage
120/185/250/315
Basic damage
130/195/260/325
Cooldown10 to 8

Ghostwater Dive

PC
W

Active: Pyke submerges into water for 5 seconds, entering camouflage and gaining 45% (+ 2% per 1 Lethality) bonus movement speed that decays over the duration. Attacking or casting abilities ends Ghostwater Dive immediately.

Enemy champions within 1500 units of Pyke are alerted of his presence and whether he can execute them with Death from Below.

Cooldown14 to 10

Phantom Undertow

PC
E

Active: Pyke dash in the target direction, leaving behind a Phantom.

After 1 second, the Phantom homes back to Pyke to stun enemies around it and those it passes through along the way for 1.25 (+ 0.1 per 10 Lethality) seconds. Enemy champions hit also take physical damage.

Numbers (latest)
Damage ratio to monsters
50%
Damage ratio to minions
50%
Base damage
120/170/220/270
Base stun duration
1.5s
Damage
120/175/230/285 + 100% bonus Attack Damage
Stun time
(1.25+1% Armor Penetration)s
Cooldown14 to 10

Death from Below

PC
Ultimate

Active: Pyke marks the target location with an X before striking it, execute enemy champions within the area that are below 250;290;330;370;400;430;450;470;490;510;530;540;550% (+ 80% bonus AD) (+ 1.5 per 1 Lethality) health. Other enemies hit and enemy champions above the threshold are instead dealt

If Death from Below hits an enemy champion or at least one is killed inside the X by the execution or an ally, Pyke will blink to the center of the X. For the latter case Pyke can also recast the ability within 20 seconds at no cost.

Each successful execution grants one Your Cut to the last assisting ally, instead of its natural assist gold. Otherwise, Pyke is granted a Your Cut for each enemy champion killed inside the X by an ally during Death from Below's cast time.

Numbers (latest)
Additional gold ratio for solo kills
100%
Gold granted to Pyke for assisting a teammate
120% Extra gold cap: 550g → 600g
Execute threshold
250/400/550
Pyke gains gold if his allies assist in takedowns
160%
Cooldown100 to 70
Balance history7 patches
5.3c3 changes
  • Bone Skewer · Cooldown: 9.5/9/8.5/8s10/9/8/7s
  • Bone Skewer · Movement speed lowered by charging: 20%15%
  • Phantom Undertow · Duration for stunning: (1.25 + 1% armor penetration)s( 1.5 + 1% armor penetration)s
5.1b1 changes
  • PHANTOM UNDERTOW · Stun time: (1.5+1.5% Armor Penetration)s(1.25+1% Armor Penetration)s
4.4d2 changes
  • PHANTOM UNDERTOW · Damage: 120/170/220/270 + 100% bonus Attack Damage120/175/230/285 + 100% bonus Attack Damage
  • DEATH FROM BELOW · Pyke gains gold if his allies assist in takedowns: 140%160%
4.3b7 changes
  • Base Stats · Attack Damage per level: 2.653.5
  • BONE SKEWER · Basic damage: 120/185/250/315130/195/260/325
  • BONE SKEWER · Damage ratio to minions: 80%50%
  • BONE SKEWER · Damage ratio to monsters: 90%50%
  • PHANTOM UNDERTOW · Base damage: 110/160/210/260120/170/220/270
  • PHANTOM UNDERTOW · Base stun duration: 1.25s1.5s
  • PHANTOM UNDERTOW · Damage ratio to monsters: 100%50%
4.2a5 changes
  • Base Stats · Armor per level: 4.35
  • Base Stats · Magic resist per level: 1.62.5
  • GIFT OF THE DROWNED ONES · Stored damage cap: 60% Health and 140 + 800% the lower value of the bonus Attack Damage65% Health and 160 + 800% the lower value of the bonus Attack Damage
  • BONE SKEWER · Base damage: 110/175/240/305120/185/250/315
  • DEATH FROM BELOW · Execute threshold: 250/375/500250/400/550
4.1b3 changes
  • GIFT OF THE DROWNED ONES · With two or more enemy champions nearby, stored damage ratio: 45% + 0.65% × Fixed armor penetration50% + 0.65% × Fixed armor penetration
  • GIFT OF THE DROWNED ONES · Stored damage cap: The lower number of 60% maximum health and 80+8 × Additional Attack DamageThe lower number of 60% maximum health and 140+8 × Additional Attack Damage
  • PHANTOM UNDERTOW · Damage ratio to minions: 80%50%
4.1a5 changes
  • BONE SKEWER · Damage ratio to minions: 100%80%
  • BONE SKEWER · Damage ratio to monsters: 110%90%
  • PHANTOM UNDERTOW · Damage ratio to monsters: 110%100%
  • DEATH FROM BELOW · Additional gold ratio for solo kills: 110%100%
  • DEATH FROM BELOW · Gold granted to Pyke for assisting a teammate: 110%120% Extra gold cap: 550g → 600g