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As a Pyke player, it's essential to know how to deal with champions that have abilities like invulnerability, untargetability, suppression, spell shields, sustains and dashes, which can counter Pyke's kit. While it may seem daunting, mastering the art of adaptation and survival is crucial to succeeding with Pyke.
When facing champions with invulnerability or untargetability effects, patience is key. Remember that these effects have a duration and will eventually wear off. Instead of going all-in immediately, focus on staying alive during this time. Play a more cautious style, using your mobility to dodge skill shots and avoid getting caught. Once the invulnerability or untargetability wears off, seize the opportunity to strike back and secure a kill.
Learning the timing and audio cues of these abilities can greatly improve your ability to respond effectively. For example, when an enemy uses Zhonya's Hourglass, watch for the stasis effect to end, and quickly follow up with your ultimate to secure a kill.
Champions with dashes can be tricky to deal with as they can easily dodge Pyke's abilities. To counter this, try to bait out their dashes before going all-in. Feign an engagement and force them to use their dash defensively. Once their dash is on cooldown, capitalize on the opportunity and go for the kill.
Regarding champions with sustain abilities, focus on short, bursty trades rather than prolonged engagements. Sustaining champions can outlast Pyke in prolonged fights, so it's better to strike quickly and retreat. Use your combo to deal significant damage, then disengage before they can heal back up. Keep in mind that your ultimate ignores shields but not healing, so target champions with low health and avoid wasting your ultimate on high-health sustainers.
Overall, learning to adapt and adjust your playstyle based on the enemy team composition and their abilities is crucial for mastering Pyke. By honing your survival skills and choosing the right moments to strike, you can become a formidable force on the Rift, regardless of counters or unfavorable matchups.
The most serious counters in fact for Pyke (without contradicting myself with those lists that I have listed in the samples section) are the dashes and sustains (not shield-type, only the cures, since the R passes through any shield
(except Sivir etc.)).
Let's start with the first one, the dash. There are several champions who abuse the dash to dodge Pyke's attacks.
Here is a list, I hope exhaustive, of all the champions who give dash their skills:
 Click to see Dash List
A-Champions:
✦ Aatrox's Umbral Dash dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Ahri's Spirit Rush dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Akali's Shuriken Flip dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Akali's Perfect Execution dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Akshan's Heroic Swing dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Alistar's Headbutt dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Amumu's Bandage Toss dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Azir's Shifting Sands dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
B-Champions:
✦ Bel'Veth's Void Surge dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Braum's Stand Behind Me dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Briar's Head Rush dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
C-Champions:
✦ Caitlyn's 90 Caliber Net dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Camille's Hookshot / Wall Dive dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Corki's Valkyrie dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
D-Champions:
✦ Diana's Lunar Rush dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
E-Champions:
✦ Ekko's Phase Dive dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Elise's Venomous Bite dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Evelynn's Empowered Whiplash dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Ezreal's Arcane Shift dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
F-Champions:
✦ Fiora's Lunge dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Fizz's Playful / Trickster dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Fizz's Urchin Strike dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
G-Champions:
✦ Galio's Justice Punch dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Galio's Hero's Entrance dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Gnar's Hop dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Gnar's Crunch dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Gragas's Body Slam dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Graves's Quickdraw dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Graves's Collateral Damage dodge Pyke's Q,E,R ( reverse-targeted )
✦ Gwen's Skip 'n Slash dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
H-Champions:
✦ Hecarim's Onslaught of Shadows dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Hecarim's Devastating Charge dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
I-Champions:
✦ Illaoi's Harsh Lesson dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Irelia's Bladesurge dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Ivern's Rootcaller dodge Pyke's Q,E,R ( when clicking a rooted target )
J-Champions:
✦ Jarvan IV's Dragon Strike dodge Pyke's Q,E,R (when colliding with a Demacian Standard)
✦ Jarvan IV's Cataclysm dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Jax's Leap Strike dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Jayce's To The Skies! dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
K-Champions:
✦ K'Sante's Footwork dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Kai'Sa's Supercharge dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Kai'Sa's Killer Instinct dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Kalista's Martial Poise dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Kassadin's Riftwalk dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Kayn's Reaping Slash dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Kayn's Umbral Trespass dodge Pyke's Q,E,R ( and its recast )
✦ Kha'Zix's Leap dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Kindred's Dance of Arrows dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Kled's Chaaaaaaaarge!!! dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Kled's Pocket Pistol dodge Pyke's Q,E,R ( reverse-targeted )
✦ Kled's Jousting dodge Pyke's Q,E,R ( first and second cast )
L-Champions:
✦ LeBlanc's Distortion dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ LeBlanc's Mimic dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Lee Sin's Sonic Wave / Resonating Strike dodge Pyke's Q,E,R ( second cast )
✦ Leona's Zenith Blade dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Lillia's Watch Out! Eep! dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Lucian's Relentless Pursuit dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
M-Champions:
✦ Malphite's Unstoppable Force dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Maokai's Twisted Advance dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
N-Champions:
✦ Naafiri's Hounds' Pursuit dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Naafiri's Eviscerate dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Nautilus's Dredge Line dodge Pyke's Q,E,R ( when hitting a unit )
✦ Nidalee's Pounce dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Nilah's Slipstream dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
O-Champions:
✦ Ornn's Searing Charge dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Ornn's Call of the Forge God dodge Pyke's Q,E,R ( recast )
P-Champions:
✦ Pantheon's Shield Vault dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Poppy's Heroic Charge dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
Q-Champions:
✦ Qiyana's Audacity dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Qiyana's Terrashape dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Quinn's Vault dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
R-Champions:
✦ Rakan's Battle Dance dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Rakan's Grand Entrance dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Rammus's Soaring Slam dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Rek'Sai's Void Rush dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Rek'Sai's Tunnel dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Rell's Ferromancy - Crash Down / Mount Up dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Renekton's Slice and Dice dodge Pyke's Q,E,R ( and recast )
✦ Rengar's Unseen Predator dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Riven's Broken Wings dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Riven's Valor dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
S-Champions:
✦ Samira's Daredevil Impulse dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Samira's Wild Rush dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Sejuani's Arctic Assault dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Shen's Shadow Dash dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Shyvana's Dragon's Descent dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Sylas's Abscond dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Sylas's Abduct dodge Pyke's Q,E,R ( when hitting a unit )
✦ Sylas's Kingslayer dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
T-Champions:
✦ Talon's Noxian Diplomacy dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Thresh's Death Sentence dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Thresh's Dark Passage dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Tristana's Rocket Jump dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Tryndamere's Spinning Slash dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
U-Champions:
✦ Urgot's Disdain dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
V-Champions:
✦ Vayne's Tumble dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Vi's Vault Breaker dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Viego's Spectral Maw dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Volibear's Stormbringer dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
W-Champions:
✦ Warwick's Infinite Duress dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Warwick's Jaws of the Beast dodge Pyke's Q,E,R ( when held )
✦ Wukong's Warrior Trickster dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Wukong's Nimbus Strike dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
X-Champions:
✦ Xin Zhao's Audacious Charge dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
Y-Champions:
✦ Yasuo's Sweeping Blade dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Yone's Mortal Steel dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Yone's Soul Unbound dodge Pyke's Q,E,R ( first cast )
Z-Champions:
✦ Zac's Elastic Slingshot dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Zed's Living Shadow dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Zed's Death Mark dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Zeri's Spark Surge dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Ziggs's Satchel Charge dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
Items :
✦ Galeforce dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
✦ Hextech Rocketbelt dodge Pyke's Q,E,R
Let's continue talking about sustain now, that is only about the cures that are able with the right timing
to make you fail your X ( Death from Below). Here is a list, I hope exhaustive,
of all the champions who give sustain (cure or lifesteal) their skills:
 Click to see Sustain List
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