MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Pyke vs Veigar
How often does Pyke beat Veigar in Support?
Pyke into Veigar in Support: 61% observed win rate across 181 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Pyke ahead by 271 gold.
Pyke at 15:00
- Gold: +271
- CS: -9
- XP: -193
Typical gap to Veigar, from 180 games that reached 15:00.
Does Pyke counter Veigar?
The count says yes: across 181 ranked Support games into Veigar, Pyke takes 61%. That edge is worth playing for. Check the rows below to see how much a gold lead at 10:00 adds, and what a bad start costs Pyke.
Beating Veigar: the Pyke game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Pyke at 66% across 124 games. Flip the lead and Pyke falls to 50% across 56.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 66% | 124 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 50% | 56 |
| First blood | 67% | 90 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 69% | 94 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 49% | 45 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:27 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 8:42. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Pyke's Support build, with receipts
Into Veigar specifically, Pyke finishes Umbral Glaive first most often: 62.7% over 59 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Pyke core is Umbral Glaive, Youmuu's Ghostblade, Edge of Night: 52.2% across 2,741 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Umbral Glaive (30,014 games).
Skill plan: Pyke players max Q first and take Q at level 1.