Pyke vs Renata Glasc
Skill matchup
Build vs Renata Glasc
Build adapted to this matchup
Recommended items for Pyke: Umbral Glaive, Youmuu's Ghostblade, Edge of Night, Boots of Swiftness, Celestial Opposition, Bloodsong, Serrated Dirk, Voltaic Cyclosword.
Starting items
Core build
Standard
Summoner spells
Anti CC
Other options
Power Spikes
Strength by game phase
Renata Glasc's abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
Renata's Attacks deal bonus damage and mark enemies. Renata's allies can damage marked enemies to deal bonus damage.
Cooldowns
Cooldowns by spell rank
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 16s | 28s | 14s | – |
| 6 | 16s | 28s | 14s | 2m30 |
| 9 | 16s | 27s | 14s | 2m30 |
| 11 | 16s | 26s | 14s | 2m10 |
| 16 | 16s | 24s | 12s | 1m50 |
| 18 | 16s | 24s | 10s | 1m50 |
Playing as Pyke
Tips to maximize your impact
- Hook from the fog of war
Charge Bone Skewer (Q) from a brush or the fog of war: when held, it pulls the first enemy hit, and refunds mana if it hits a champion.
- Dash through your target
Dash through your target with Phantom Undertow (E): the phantom left behind returns to you and stuns champions in its path.
- Leave their vision to recover
After a trade, get out of their vision: Gift of the Drowned Ones (passive) regenerates the damage champions just dealt you.
- Chain your executions
Cast Death From Below (R) on a target below the threshold: each champion who dies in the X lets you recast it, and your last assisting ally also gets the kill gold.
- Roam camouflaged
Roam or flank with Ghostwater Dive (W): you're camouflaged and gain a lot of move speed, which decays over time.
Playing against Renata Glasc
How to counter and exploit weaknesses
- Stay behind your minions
Stay behind your minions: Handshake (Q) roots the first enemy hit, then can throw them into their allies.
- Step up after a missed Handshake
Step up when Handshake (Q) misses you: it's her only root, with a 16-second cooldown at every rank.
- Target her: she has no dash
If you can engage, target Renata: her kit has no dash to escape.
- Spread out from your carries
Spread out from your allies when she casts Hostile Takeover (R): berserk, you attack the nearest unit, your allies first.
- Don't hand them a kill
When an enemy survives thanks to Bailout (W), back off rather than offer a kill: they lose their health over 3 seconds, and only a takedown saves them.
Other Pyke matchups
Patch 16.21.1