Support Matchup

Pyke vs Lux

Patch: 15.16 (25.16)
League: Platinum+
Pyke

Pyke

the Bloodharbor Ripper
Support
Pyke Support Overall Win Rate
48.95%

Matchup Win Rate

48.4%
Pyke vs Lux Wins
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51.6%
Lux vs Pyke Wins
Lux

Lux

the Lady of Luminosity
Support
Lux Support Overall Win Rate
48.98%

Pyke vs Lux - Support Matchup Guide Patch 15.16 (25.16)

Pyke Support vs Lux Support - Who is stronger?

Pyke Support has trouble against Lux (48.4% win rate) based on 1413 games. This is a tough matchup for Pyke players.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Pyke Support vs Lux Support in patch 15.16 (25.16), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 70%+ in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

Current meta showdown: Pyke (6.3% pick rate, 10th most popular out of 53 Support champions) versus Lux (6.5%, 8th place). These two support titans clash constantly, making matchup mastery a decisive factor in your climb. Identical tiers, different outcomes: Despite matching B-tier ratings, Pyke struggles with only 48.4% win rate. Lux's mechanics prove more effective in this particular confrontation. Every edge matters: In this tough matchup, the proven Hail of Blades + Sudden Impact combination (60.4% win rate) plus optimal itemization Umbral Glaive, Edge of Night, Opportunity, and Symbiotic Soles boosts your chances from 48.4% to 70%+ - potentially game-changing.

Vision advantage: Despite losing the direct matchup, Pyke's superior warding (1.03 wards/min, 4th among supports) can swing team fights and objectives in your favor. Outclassed across the board: Lux leads in both matchup win rate (51.6%) and damage (589 vs 451/min). Pyke must seek alternative win conditions through macro play and team coordination. Complete dominance by Lux: leads in both matchup win rate (51.6%) and KDA (2.40 vs 2.20, 34th vs 44th place). Pyke players need exceptional preparation to overcome this counter-pick.

Pyke vs Lux - Support Stats Comparison

Pyke Support
Pyke Support		Versus
Lux Support
Lux Support
BTierB
48.4%Matchup Winrate51.6%
48.95%Role Winrate48.98%
#45Winrate Rank#44
6.3%Pickrate6.5%
2.2Average KDA2.4
331Gold per Minute335
1.03Wards per Minute0.79
451Damage per Minute589

How to Beat Lux as Pyke (Support)

Despite the slight difference in effectiveness, in the Pyke versus Lux matchup as support, neither champion has an overwhelming advantage. The winner is determined by player skill and understanding the intricacies of the confrontation. Studying this guide will improve your chances of success.

Except for rare builds, Pyke deals physical damage. Focus on eliminating enemy carries. Meanwhile, Lux deals primarily magic damage (87.17%), additional magic resistance may be required.

An important advantage of Pyke is superior vision control (ranked 4th among supports) (versus 48th for Lux), which provides better map control and safety for the team in important map areas. Meanwhile, their higher KDA (2.4 versus 2.2) suggests they participate more effectively in team fights.

Key aspects of the Pyke Support versus Lux Support matchup

In this difficult confrontation, it is critically important for the Pyke player to avoid attempts to force trades and all-ins with the Lux player, as the matchup requires a patient and calculated approach. Extended trades without clear tactical advantage often lead to unfavorable consequences, and ignoring opportunities to receive team support can be a fatal mistake for game progression.

Pyke vs Lux: Support Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ignite
Ignite Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
51.0% Win Rate95.2% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Heal
Heal Restores Health and grants Move Speed to you and target allied champion.
65.6% Win Rate0.3% Pick Rate

Pyke vs Lux: Support Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Domination
Hail of Blades
Hail of Blades Gain 140% (80% for ranged champions) Attack Speed when you attack an enemy champion for up to 3 attacks.

No more than 3s can elapse between attacks or this effect will end.

Cooldown: 10s.

Attack resets increase the attack limit by 1.
Allows you to temporarily exceed the attack speed limit.

Hail of Blades

Gain 140% (80% for ranged champions) Attack Speed when you attack an enemy champion for u…

Cheap Shot
Cheap Shot Damaging champions with impaired movement or actions deals 10 - 45 bonus true damage (based on level).

Cooldown: 4s
Activates on damage occurring after the impairment.

Cheap Shot

Damaging champions with impaired movement or actions deals 10 - 45 bonus true d…

Sixth Sense
Sixth Sense Automatically sense a nearby untracked and unseen ward, tracking it for the team.

Level 11: Also reveal the ward for 10s.

This effect has a 250 second Cooldown.

Sixth Sense

Automatically sense a nearby untracked and unseen ward, tracking it for the tea…

Ultimate Hunter
Ultimate Hunter Your ultimate gains 6 Ability Haste, plus an additional 5 Ability Haste per Bounty Hunter stack. Bounty Hunter stacks are earned the first time you get a takedown on each enemy champion.

Ultimate Hunter

Your ultimate gains 6 Ability Haste, plus an additional 5 Ability Haste per Bou…

Secondary Path
Resolve
Bone Plating
Bone Plating After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you receive from them deal 30-60 (based on level) less damage.

Duration: 1.5s
Cooldown: 55s

Bone Plating

After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you re…

Unflinching
Unflinching Gain 6 - 12 (level scaling) Armor and Magic Resist when crowd controlled and for 2 seconds after.

Unflinching

Gain 6 - 12 (level scaling) Armor and Magic Resist when crowd controlled and fo…

Adaptive
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

52.8% Win Rate73.8% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Domination
Hail of Blades
Hail of Blades Gain 140% (80% for ranged champions) Attack Speed when you attack an enemy champion for up to 3 attacks.

No more than 3s can elapse between attacks or this effect will end.

Cooldown: 10s.

Attack resets increase the attack limit by 1.
Allows you to temporarily exceed the attack speed limit.

Hail of Blades

Gain 140% (80% for ranged champions) Attack Speed when you attack an enemy champion for u…

Sudden Impact
Sudden Impact Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal a bonus 20 - 80 True Damage based on level to enemy champions after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when leaving stealth for 4s.

Cooldown: 10s

Sudden Impact

Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal a bonus 20 - 80 True Damage based on …

Deep Ward
Deep Ward Your wards in the enemy jungle are Deep. Deep wards gain +1 extra Health and +[30 - 45]s increased duration (+[45 - 150]s for Trinket stealth wards).

Level 9: Wards in the river are also Deep.

Deep Ward

Your wards in the enemy jungle are Deep. Deep wards gain +1 extra Health and +[…

Relentless Hunter
Relentless Hunter Gain 8 Move Speed out of combat per Bounty Hunter stack. Bounty Hunter stacks are earned the first time you get a takedown on each enemy champion.

Relentless Hunter

Gain 8 Move Speed out of combat per Bounty Hunter stack. Bounty Hunter stacks a…

Secondary Path
Sorcery
Nimbus Cloak
Nimbus Cloak After casting a Summoner Spell, gain a Move Speed increase that lasts for 2s and allows you to pass through units.

Increase: 14% - 40% Move Speed based on the Summoner Spell's cooldown. (Higher cooldown Summoner Spells grant more Move Speed).

Nimbus Cloak

After casting a Summoner Spell, gain a Move Speed increase that lasts for 2s an…

Celerity
Celerity All movement bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.

Celerity

All movement bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.

Adaptive
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

+10% Tenacity and Slow Resist
+10% Tenacity and Slow Resist +10% Tenacity and Slow Resist

+10% Tenacity and Slow Resist

+10% Tenacity and Slow Resist

60.4% Win Rate6.9% Pick Rate

Pyke vs Lux: Support Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
World Atlas
World Atlas (400 gold)
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
50.6% Win Rate61.4% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Symbiotic Soles
Symbiotic Soles (900 gold) 40 Move Speed
Voidborn
Gain Empowered Recall.
Symbiosis
After traveling 150000 units of distance, transform into Synchronized Souls.
51.5% Win Rate55.0% Pick Rate
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
53.7% Win Rate24.2% Pick Rate
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
53.2% Win Rate8.3% Pick Rate
Core Build
Serrated Dirk
Serrated Dirk (1000 gold) 20 Attack Damage
10 Lethality
->
Umbral Glaive
Umbral Glaive (2500 gold) 55 Attack Damage
15 Lethality
10 Ability Haste
Blackout
When you are near enemy Stealth Wards and traps, reveal them for 8 seconds.
Extinguish
Attacks do bonus damage to Wards.
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Youmuu's Ghostblade (2800 gold) 55 Attack Damage
18 Lethality
4% Move Speed
Haunt
Gain Move Speed while out of combat.
Wraith Step
Gain Move Speed and Ghosting for seconds.
Edge of Night
Edge of Night (3000 gold) 50 Attack Damage
15 Lethality
250 Health
Annul
Grants a Spell Shield that blocks the next enemy Ability.
43.2% Win Rate24.9% Pick Rate
Final Build
Opportunity
Opportunity (2700 gold) 55 Attack Damage
15 Lethality
Preparation
After being out of combat with Champions for 8 seconds gain Lethality. This Lethality lasts for 3 seconds after dealing damage to champions.
Extraction
When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, gain 200 decaying Move Speed for 1.5 seconds.
24.9% Win Rate23.3% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Oracle Lens
Oracle Lens (0 gold) Active (160 - 100s, max 2 charges)
Reveals enemy Stealth Wards and traps around you for 6 seconds.
World Atlas
World Atlas (400 gold)
75.0% Win Rate0.6% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
53.7% Win Rate24.2% Pick Rate
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
53.2% Win Rate8.3% Pick Rate
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
53.0% Win Rate7.6% Pick Rate
Core Build
Serrated Dirk
Serrated Dirk (1000 gold) 20 Attack Damage
10 Lethality
->
Umbral Glaive
Umbral Glaive (2500 gold) 55 Attack Damage
15 Lethality
10 Ability Haste
Blackout
When you are near enemy Stealth Wards and traps, reveal them for 8 seconds.
Extinguish
Attacks do bonus damage to Wards.
Edge of Night
Edge of Night (3000 gold) 50 Attack Damage
15 Lethality
250 Health
Annul
Grants a Spell Shield that blocks the next enemy Ability.
Opportunity
Opportunity (2700 gold) 55 Attack Damage
15 Lethality
Preparation
After being out of combat with Champions for 8 seconds gain Lethality. This Lethality lasts for 3 seconds after dealing damage to champions.
Extraction
When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, gain 200 decaying Move Speed for 1.5 seconds.
82.3% Win Rate1.5% Pick Rate
Final Build
Maw of Malmortius
Maw of Malmortius (3100 gold) 60 Attack Damage
15 Ability Haste
40 Magic Resist
Lifeline
Taking magic damage that would reduce your Health below 30% grants a magic damage Shield for 3 seconds and 10% Omnivamp until end of combat.
100.0% Win Rate2.9% Pick Rate
Other Items
Voltaic Cyclosword
Voltaic Cyclosword (3000 gold) 55 Attack Damage
18 Lethality
10 Ability Haste
Galvanize
Dashes and Stealth stack Energized 75% faster.
Firmament
Your Energized Attack deals bonus physical damage and Slows for 0.75 seconds.
19.8% Win Rate14.6% Pick Rate
Axiom Arc
Axiom Arc (3000 gold) 55 Attack Damage
18 Lethality
20 Ability Haste
Flux
When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, refund some of your Ultimate Ability's total cooldown.
33.4% Win Rate8.9% Pick Rate
Guardian Angel
Guardian Angel (3200 gold) 55 Attack Damage
45 Armor
Rebirth
Upon taking lethal damage, restores 50% base Health and 100% max Mana after 4 seconds of Stasis.
99.7% Win Rate5.8% Pick Rate
Shurelya's Battlesong
Shurelya's Battlesong (2200 gold) 50 Ability Power
15 Ability Haste
4% Move Speed
125% Base Mana Regen
Inspiring Speech
Grant nearby allies 30% Move Speed for 4 seconds.
98.6% Win Rate3.0% Pick Rate
Maw of Malmortius
Maw of Malmortius (3100 gold) 60 Attack Damage
15 Ability Haste
40 Magic Resist
Lifeline
Taking magic damage that would reduce your Health below 30% grants a magic damage Shield for 3 seconds and 10% Omnivamp until end of combat.
100.0% Win Rate2.9% Pick Rate
Warmog's Armor
Warmog's Armor (3100 gold) 1000 Health
100% Base Health Regen
Warmog's Heart
If you have 2000 bonus Health and have not taken damage within 8 seconds, restore Health per second.
Warmog's Vitality
Gain bonus Health equal to 12% of your Item Health (0).
0.0% Win Rate2.9% Pick Rate
Death's Dance
Death's Dance (3300 gold) 60 Attack Damage
15 Ability Haste
50 Armor
Ignore Pain
A percentage of damage taken is dealt to you over 3 seconds instead.
Defy
When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, cleanse Ignore Pain's remaining damage and restore Health over 2 seconds.
99.9% Win Rate2.9% Pick Rate

Pyke vs Lux: Support Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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Q
Bone Skewer Pyke either stabs an enemy in front of him or pulls an enemy towards him.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
Ghostwater Dive Pyke enters Camouflage and gains significant Move Speed that decays over time.
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
Phantom Undertow Pyke dashes and leaves behind a phantom that will return to him, stunning enemy champions along its path.
E
E
E
E
E
R
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.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > E > W
51.0% Win Rate81.5% Pick Rate

Highest Win % Skill Order

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R
Q
Bone Skewer Pyke either stabs an enemy in front of him or pulls an enemy towards him.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
R
W
Ghostwater Dive Pyke enters Camouflage and gains significant Move Speed that decays over time.
W
W
W
W
W
R
E
Phantom Undertow Pyke dashes and leaves behind a phantom that will return to him, stunning enemy champions along its path.
E
E
E
E
E
R
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.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > E > W
91.6% Win Rate0.6% Pick Rate

Pyke tips:

  • 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 Lux

  • Lux has powerful zone control abilities. Try to spread out and attack from different directions so she cannot lock down a specific area.
  • When retreating with low health, be prepared to dodge Lux's Final Spark, a red targeting beam fires prior to the main beam, so try to move to the side if possible.

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+3.1%
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+3.0%
Tahm Kench

Pyke vs Tahm Kench

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+2.7%
Senna

Pyke vs Senna

Pyke
+2.2%
Zyra

Pyke vs Zyra

Pyke
+1.8%
Shaco

Pyke vs Shaco

Pyke
+1.8%
Rakan

Pyke vs Rakan

Pyke
+1.8%
Yuumi

Pyke vs Yuumi

Pyke
+1.7%
Alistar

Pyke vs Alistar

Pyke
+1.6%
Mel

Pyke vs Mel

Pyke
+1.5%
Pantheon

Pyke vs Pantheon

Pyke
+1.5%
Karma

Pyke vs Karma

Pyke
+1.3%
Janna

Pyke vs Janna

Pyke
-0.8%
Bard

Pyke vs Bard

Pyke
-1.4%
Seraphine

Pyke vs Seraphine

Pyke
-1.4%
Sona

Pyke vs Sona

Pyke
-1.4%
Swain

Pyke vs Swain

Pyke
-1.5%
Lulu

Pyke vs Lulu

Pyke
-1.6%
Fiddlesticks

Pyke vs Fiddlesticks

Pyke
-1.7%
Neeko

Pyke vs Neeko

Pyke
-1.7%
Morgana

Pyke vs Morgana

Pyke
-2.1%
Thresh

Pyke vs Thresh

Pyke
-2.1%
Soraka

Pyke vs Soraka

Pyke
-2.3%
Nami

Pyke vs Nami

Pyke
-2.3%
Nautilus

Pyke vs Nautilus

Pyke
-2.5%
Leona

Pyke vs Leona

Pyke
-2.9%
Poppy

Pyke vs Poppy

Pyke
-2.9%
Rell

Pyke vs Rell

Pyke
-3.0%
Zilean

Pyke vs Zilean

Pyke
-3.0%
Blitzcrank

Pyke vs Blitzcrank

Pyke
-3.2%
Braum

Pyke vs Braum

Pyke
-4.3%
Milio

Pyke vs Milio

Pyke
-5.1%
Brand

Pyke vs Brand

Pyke
-5.6%
Maokai

Pyke vs Maokai