Pyke vs Soraka
Skill matchup
Build vs Soraka
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
Soraka's abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
Soraka runs faster towards nearby low health allies.
Cooldowns
Cooldowns by spell rank
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 8s | 6s | 20s | – |
| 6 | 6s | 6s | 20s | 2m30 |
| 9 | 4s | 5s | 20s | 2m30 |
| 11 | 4s | 4s | 20s | 2m15 |
| 16 | 4s | 2s | 18s | 2m |
| 18 | 4s | 2s | 16s | 2m |
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 Soraka
How to counter and exploit weaknesses
- Dodge her star
Dodge Starcall (Q): if it hits a champion, Soraka heals and speeds up, and can pass that heal on to an ally.
- Leave her Equinox fast
Get out of Equinox (E) fast: you're silenced inside, and rooted if you're still there when the zone disappears.
- Focus her, not the healed ally
If you can reach her, focus Soraka rather than the ally she heals: she has no dash, and each Astral Infusion (W) costs her health.
- Finish in a single burst
Finish your targets in a single burst: Wish (R) heals them wherever they are, and more below 40% health.
Other Pyke matchups
Patch 16.21.1