LeonaVSPyke
What decides the support matchup: Leona vs Pyke in League of Legends
What decides the support
A tactical read of the support matchup, written from LaneDiff's champion notes: what each champion threatens, and the one thing to do about it before three minutes. It is analysis, not a match sample, so there is no win rate on this page.
Leona
support · Hook engage
One landed skillshot is the whole lane, and minion cover is what stops it from ever starting.
She all-ins off one landed E. Hug your minions and respect her level-two spike.
Leona's Zenith Blade through a gap in the wave starts a full CC chain; level two is her strongest all-in window of the lane.
Pyke
support · Roaming assassin
Leaves the lane to kill somewhere else, so tracking and pings are worth more than the wave.
He roams mid off every push. Ping when he leaves lane and never step up alone.
Pyke regenerates lost health in stealth and his ult resets on executes; his lane absences are kill attempts elsewhere, not resets.
Leona vs Pyke: Common Questions
- Who wins Leona vs Pyke?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked support games of Leona against Pyke to publish a win rate, and does not estimate one. What decides the lane is which player respects the other's threat first. Leona: She all-ins off one landed E. Hug your minions and respect her level-two spike. Pyke: He roams mid off every push. Ping when he leaves lane and never step up alone.
- How do you play the Leona Pyke matchup?
- It is a support matchup between a hook engage and a roaming assassin. Leona's Zenith Blade through a gap in the wave starts a full CC chain; level two is her strongest all-in window of the lane. Pyke regenerates lost health in stealth and his ult resets on executes; his lane absences are kill attempts elsewhere, not resets.
- What should I know about Pyke vs Leona?
- Pyke is a roaming assassin: Leaves the lane to kill somewhere else, so tracking and pings are worth more than the wave. Leona is a hook engage: One landed skillshot is the whole lane, and minion cover is what stops it from ever starting. Pyke: He roams mid off every push. Ping when he leaves lane and never step up alone. Leona: She all-ins off one landed E. Hug your minions and respect her level-two spike.
- How do I beat Pyke as Leona?
- Pyke regenerates lost health in stealth and his ult resets on executes; his lane absences are kill attempts elsewhere, not resets. He roams mid off every push. Ping when he leaves lane and never step up alone. LaneDiff's live scan then tells you which Pyke you have drawn: their recent form on the champion, whether they are on a loss streak, and whether they are smurfing, because the player in front of you moves the odds more than the matchup does.