Pyke vs Soraka

Pyke
vs
48.2%

over 527 games

Soraka

Skill matchup

High sustainHeavy AP damageHeavy pokeHeavy CC

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

Health Potion
x2

Core build

Umbral Glaive
1
Youmuu's Ghostblade
2
Edge of Night
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Celestial Opposition
5

Summoner spells

FlashDot95%
ExhaustFlash5%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Celestial Opposition
Bloodsong
Serrated Dirk
Voltaic Cyclosword
Executioner's Calling
Axiom Arc
Solstice Sleigh
Hubris
Bastionbreaker
Serpent's Fang
Chempunk Chainsword
Maw of Malmortius
Guardian Angel
Frozen Heart
Bramble Vest
B. F. Sword
Death's Dance
Mortal Reminder
Locket of the Iron Solari
Dead Man's Plate
Quicksilver Sash
Imperial Mandate
Knight's Vow
70.3% WR37 games
DominationDomination
Hail of BladesHail of Blades
Cheap ShotCheap Shot
Sixth SenseSixth Sense
Ultimate HunterUltimate Hunter
ResolveResolve
UnflinchingUnflinching
Bone PlatingBone Plating
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Soraka's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Salvation (P)

Soraka runs faster towards nearby low health allies.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
38s6s20s–
66s6s20s2m30
94s5s20s2m30
114s4s20s2m15
164s2s18s2m
184s2s16s2m

Playing as Pyke

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Finish in a single burst

    Finish your targets in a single burst: Wish (R) heals them wherever they are, and more below 40% health.

Patch 16.21.1