This...is Pyke, the Bloodharbor Ripper.
Abandoned by his crew, Pyke drowned—but didn’t stay dead.
Driven mad with revenge, this revenant of the deep stalks, cripples, and kills everyone
on a list that keeps getting longer.
Welcome to the Pyke Champion Spotlight.
Pyke’s passive is Gift of the Drowned Ones.
When Pyke is unseen by enemies, he rapidly regenerates some of the health recently lost to enemy champions.
Pyke also converts bonus health he gets from any source into bonus attack damage; including items and ally abilities.
Pyke’s Q is Bone Skewer.
If you tap Q, Pyke shish-kebabs and greatly slows all enemies in front of him.
If you hold Q a little longer, Pyke readies and then throws his harpoon,
impaling the first enemy struck and pulling them towards him.
Bone Skewer’s harpoon will always pull your catch the same distance—which means you
can reel champs through walls and fling close enemies behind you.
Pyke’s W is Ghostwater Dive.
Pyke dives into spectral waters, entering camouflage and gaining a significant increase
to his movement speed that decays over a few seconds.
Pyke’s W is great for diving enemies, but it’s also your main way to claim
Gift of the Drowned Ones in the middle of a fight.
Taking a few seconds to slip out of sight will keep your health topped off and your
enemies super salty.
Pyke’s E is Phantom Undertow.
Pyke dashes, leaving behind a drowned phantom.
After a delay, the phantom returns to Pyke, damaging and stunning enemies it passes through.
The phantom is a diehard dive buddy who will follow Pyke to his final destination,
no matter how deep you go—or how you get there.
Don’t make it Ahab-it to always start with your Q harpoon—stay unpredictable by mixing
up your engage and leading in with a Phantom Undertow before Skewering enemies.
Pyke’s ultimate is Death from Below.
Pyke strikes in an X-shaped area, blinking to champions…
...and executing those below a certain amount of health, ignoring resistances and shields.
Enemies above the threshold take damage normally.
When a champion dies in the X area, for any reason,
he can use Death from Below again for a period of time.
Additionally, the last ally to assist Pyke’s homicide joins in the plunder,
gaining full kill gold.
It’s not kill stealing; it’s kill sharing.
In lane Pyke is constantly angling for the all-in and a chance to hook, line, and sink em.
Once you’ve chopped up bot, search the map for more opportunities to keep killing.
X marks the spot.
Just make shore to keep an eye on the horizon for enemies with backup, or you might find
yourself struggling to stay afloat.
The Ripper likes runes that maximize his plundering potential.
Take Domination for runes like Electrocute and Sudden Impact to fillet foes wherever he goes.
Dipping into Sorcery for Waterwalking and Celerity will streamline your roaming
and turn the river into a graveyard.
When it comes time to spend your blood money, buy items like Duskblade or Youmuus Ghostblade
to increase your damage and lethality.
For more in-lane utility, try a traditional support item like Relic Shield—the health
conversion from Gift of the Drowned Ones will make sure you’re still racking up the attack damage.
While Pyke doesn’t hundred-to-zero targets as quickly as other assassins, the Ripper
can surface with little warning and still send enemies to the depths in just a few seconds.
Landing a Bone Skewer ensures they’re caught in the Phantom Undertow.
Once they’re low, hit em with the X for an EZ kill.
Ghostwater Dive and Phantom Undertow double as mobility, allowing the Ripper to rapidly
traverse the map for a good old gank n’ shank.
Pyke’s versatile movement extends to his ult, crafty cutthroats can exploit the blink effect
to make tricky picks.
So if you’re onboard with death as the ultimate crowd control, make Pyke part of your crew
and start crossing names off your list.
Thanks for tuning into the Pyke Champion Spotlight.
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