LuxVSPyke
What decides the support matchup: Lux 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.
Lux
support · Hook engage
One landed skillshot is the whole lane, and minion cover is what stops it from ever starting.
Sidestep the light binding. Every trade she wins starts with the root landing.
Lux's Q into full rotation is her only engage; behind minions she is a shield bot, and her cooldowns are long enough to punish.
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.
Lux vs Pyke: Common Questions
- Who wins Lux vs Pyke?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked support games of Lux 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. Lux: Sidestep the light binding. Every trade she wins starts with the root landing. Pyke: He roams mid off every push. Ping when he leaves lane and never step up alone.
- How do you play the Lux Pyke matchup?
- It is a support matchup between a hook engage and a roaming assassin. Lux's Q into full rotation is her only engage; behind minions she is a shield bot, and her cooldowns are long enough to punish. 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 Lux?
- Pyke is a roaming assassin: Leaves the lane to kill somewhere else, so tracking and pings are worth more than the wave. Lux 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. Lux: Sidestep the light binding. Every trade she wins starts with the root landing.
- How do I beat Pyke as Lux?
- 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.