Pyke is a melee support usually played Support on Summoner's Rift. This guide covers Pyke in ARAM: Pyke is a roaming assassin support who excels at picking off isolated targets with his hook and executing low-health enemies with his ultimate.
Pyke ARAM Abilities
Pyke regenerates recent champion damage while unseen, and converts bonus health into attack damage.
Pyke stabs or pulls an enemy toward him, dealing damage and slowing them.
Pyke camouflages and gains decaying Move Speed.
Pyke dashes forward, leaving a phantom that returns to stun all enemies it passes through.
Pyke blinks to and executes low-health enemies, recasting on takedowns and granting bonus gold to assisting allies.
Pyke ARAM Playstyle & Tips
Pyke is a roaming assassin support who excels at picking off isolated targets with his hook and executing low-health enemies with his ultimate. Play aggressively to snowball, but avoid frontline fights due to his squishiness.
Tips
Use your hook to pull squishy enemies into your team for easy picks.
Save your ultimate to execute low-health enemies and reset for multi-kills.
Build lethality items to maximize your burst damage and execute potential.
Stay hidden in bushes to land surprise hooks and control vision.
Combos
Hook (Q) -> Stun (E) -> Auto-attack -> Ultimate (R) for a quick kill.
Dash (E) behind enemy -> Hook (Q) pull back -> Ultimate (R) execute.
Ultimate (R) -> Hook (Q) to pull an enemy into the execute zone.
Pyke ARAM Build Patch 16.13
Runes
Primary — Domination
Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot
Grisly Mementos
Ultimate HunterSecondary — Resolve
Unflinching
Bone PlatingSummoners
Skill Order
Max your skills in this order
Starter Items
- 1.
The Brutalizer - 2.
Health Potion
Core Items
- 1.
Hubris - 2.
Axiom Arc - 3.
Edge of Night
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- you need burst and chase potential
- enemy has immobile squishy targets
- your champion relies on short trades
Avoid when:
- enemy team has heavy peel or disengage
- you need sustained damage over burst
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- you need burst and chase potential
- enemy has immobile squishy targets
- your champion relies on short trades
Avoid when:
- enemy team has heavy peel or disengage
- you need sustained damage over burst
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy team is squishy and immobile
- you need burst and roaming speed
- your champion relies on lethality
Avoid when:
- enemy team has heavy armor stacking
- you need sustained damage over burst
Options
Pyke ARAM FAQ
What is the best build for Pyke in ARAM?
In ARAM, Pyke typically builds core items like Hubris, Axiom Arc, Edge of Night and Hail of Blades runes (Domination primary, Resolve secondary).
What runes should I use for Pyke in ARAM?
Take Hail of Blades in the Domination tree as your keystone, with Resolve as your secondary tree for Pyke in ARAM.
How do you play Pyke in ARAM?
Pyke is a roaming assassin support who excels at picking off isolated targets with his hook and executing low-health enemies with his ultimate. Play aggressively to snowball, but avoid frontline fights due to his squishiness.
What is Pyke's best combo in ARAM?
Hook (Q) -> Stun (E) -> Auto-attack -> Ultimate (R) for a quick kill.
