why are people still taking aftershock on pyke?

Summoner SpeII·Dec 12, 2019·2 votes·1,744 views

it only gives 35 armor and mr now, and the damage scales on hp, which pyke doesn't have. So why are pyke players still taking this rune?

13 Comments

JetCrackerDec 12, 20191 votes

aftershock is good on pyke because in early game he can survive easier and in teamfights pyke usually has to get a pick then go in so it allows him to tank a little more before diving head first into the enemy team.

Ashe mage ADDec 12, 20191 votes

Are you even being serious though? You can't build any hp on that thing, resistances are the only thing you got.

Summoner SpeIIDec 12, 20191 votes

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Are you even being serious though? You can't build any hp on that thing, resistances are the only thing you got.

but i see all pyke players still running aftershock

Ashe mage ADDec 12, 20191 votes

[sg-lux-2]

resistances are the only thing you got.

was what I said. Aftershock gives resistances. How come things don't click for you? Or let me just ask you. What would you run on him instead?

Summoner SpeIIDec 12, 20191 votes

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[sg-lux-2]

was what I said. Aftershock gives resistances. How come things don't click for you? Or let me just ask you. What would you run on him instead?

predator so i can roam mid easier

Ashe mage ADDec 12, 20191 votes

So why don't you play 10 games with Aftershock and 10 games with predator then? And notice how you die a lot more when you don't have aftershock.

Summoner SpeIIDec 12, 20191 votes

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So why don't you play 10 games with Aftershock and 10 games with predator then? And notice how you die a lot more when you don't have aftershock.

i guess the aftershock nerf for squishy users comes off as a hard nerf to pyke

Ashe mage ADDec 12, 20191 votes

Sure is but that doesn't change the fact that he gets no hp from items so resistances are still attractive for him regardless.

BandleBooty69Dec 12, 20191 votes

give you access to the resolve tree unflinching for tenacity demolish or font of life being great runes on him bone plating against burst botlanes or second wind for poke lanes revitalize also works really well with his W

TegashDec 12, 20191 votes

Short answer: People don't read patch notes.

Long answer: It's habitual at this point. Also, Aftershock is the only "support-like" rune that Pyke can take. I personally prefer Grasp for lategame myself.

SlobberyBeastDec 12, 20191 votes

I recently hit m7 with pyke using aftershock and let me tell u, if u take press the attack as the secondary rune, u are going to win a lot more games with him.

The aftershock rune helps in the early game and then in the mid to late game, u should be fed and dealling a ton more damage with press the attack.

So trust me, I know what I'm doing

Summoner SpeIIDec 12, 20191 votes

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I recently hit m7 with pyke using aftershock and let me tell u, if u take press the attack as the secondary rune, u are going to win a lot more games with him.

The aftershock rune helps in the early game and then in the mid to late game, u should be fed and dealling a ton more damage with press the attack.

So trust me, I know what I'm doing

have u tried hail of blades?

SlobberyBeastDec 12, 20191 votes

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have u tried hail of blades?

I have done a bit of picking around with it around m5 and m6. I was mainly just using it as an aram rune but I might use it in norms too. We'll see