MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Pyke vs Zed
How often does Pyke beat Zed in Support?
Pyke into Zed in Support: 42% observed win rate across 41 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Pyke behind by 698 gold.
Does Pyke counter Zed?
Too close for a counter call: Pyke sits at 42% over 41 games, inside the noise band. On this sample neither pick counters the other — the swing lives in the conditions below, so play the side you know better.
Beating Zed: the Pyke game plan
Someone usually dies here around 5:12 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 8:52. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Pyke's Support build, with receipts
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 16.1-16.12.
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.