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.

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 behind by 698 gold.

Pyke at 15:00

Typical gap to Zed, from 38 games that reached 15:00.

Does Pyke counter Zed?

No counter here: Pyke sits at 42% over 41 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.

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 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.

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