Pyke vs Brand Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Pyke, the Bloodharbor Ripper, meets Brand, the Burning Vengeance, in the Support lane. 1,059 tracked games on 16.13.1 put Pyke at a 53.5% win rate into Brand. A 3.5-point edge is what puts this matchup in Pyke’s column.
Watch the cooldowns that swing it: Pyke’s Bone Skewer (Q) against Brand’s Conflagration (E). The pressure spikes when Death From Below and Pyroclasm come online together.
The 550-versus-150 attack range gap means Brand can contest the wave from outside Pyke’s reach. Every step Pyke takes forward is one Brand can answer from range.
The physical-versus-magic split between Pyke and Brand decides which resistance matters first. The stat sheet reads 670 HP and 37 armour for Pyke against 570 and 24 for Brand. Early physical trades read in Pyke’s favour thanks to 13 more armour. Level 18 armour lands at 117 for Pyke and 95 for Brand. Base attack damage is 62 against 57, so Pyke wins the raw auto-attack exchange. Base movement favours Brand — 330 versus 340.
A 7/10 difficulty rating on Pyke, against 4/10, means the sample includes plenty of players still learning it. The 1,059-game sample behind Pyke versus Brand is data rather than opinion.
FAQ
Yes — Pyke holds the statistical advantage in this matchup. Pyke wins 53.5% of the recorded games.
53.5% from Pyke's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
1,059 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Pyke build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Pyke build page.