After Getting Pyke one PBE, I wanted to share some first impressions.

Reaper5599·5/17/2018, 5:15:48 PM·2 votes·1,679 views

So the Context Is i ended up having to play him mid, since people were scrambling for support (for once) to try to get Pyke, I ended up s first pick and got to play him.

And my god was it fun.

His stun is so satisfying, same within ultimate, his harpoon pull adds skill requirement and pre planning, and landing it can be crucial, but missing it can be detrimental.

His passive offers amazing lane sustain for what otherwise would be a bad early game.

His W is the only thing that feels somewhat lacklustre, feeling like a shorter but more powerful Twitch Q, only really used in lane to flank and proc passive healing.

Overall it feels like he's on the right track, going to probably be best mid to late game due to his high early cooldowns, I still feel like he could manage in both the mid and support role (Not so much jungle after the recent changes to the jungle).

And thats all! I HIGHLY recommend people who have PBE try to grab him and try him out.

In the meantime, Any other thoughts on Pyke?

11 Comments

DW Diana5/17/2018, 5:33:12 PM2 votes

I too have played him on PBE, as a support. Bear in mind I am NOT a support player (I'm a midlaner) and found him to be really well balanced. In the start I got poked down badly but my passive helped a lot, we got first blood thanks to a good Q E from me not only hooking the adc but then stunning both of them.

I love electrocute on him for that added kill pressure. W is also very useful for getting your passive up faster, and the roams to midlane with him are GREAT!

As a midlaner looking for champion that I can play as support if I get auto-filled this is definitely a good option.

Ok sure but why5/17/2018, 5:38:19 PM1 votes

Pyke is the bastard love child of Twitch, Darius, Shen and Blitzcrank