Pyke Champion Spotlight | Gameplay - League of Legends

Some champs just want to watch the world drown. Witness the Bloodharbor Ripper at work.
Pyke Reveal: riot.com/2L069ZP

[@TigerKirby215]

>Assassin Abilities >Assassin Runes >Assassin Items >"He's a support btw"

[@OctoboltFlash]

I can't see comments here help

[@zyperific4687]

We need more help

[@rihasanatrofolo2472]

@@zyperific4687 Even more

[@averonisgaming9023]

@Alekxander Hellmold pyke was built for support so his whole kit was meant for it, his Q to pull, his E to stun, his W and passive for sustain, and his ult is for times when the adc misses a target

[@wrex4699]

He's not a support he's an ad-carry carry

[@ButterNuss.]

“Did i support right?“ His best voiceline by far.

[@mpraka]

whenever he gets a penta :)

[@KhangNguyen-sn6qb]

“Kaptain told me to kill fish, fish told me to kill kaptain. Make sense” is actually my favorite

[@Zeeruy]

In the future games: Support: 12/2/0 ADC: 0/4/12

[@KhangNguyen-sn6qb]

Zeeruy Happened to me last game. My “smurf Diamond ADC” fed 0/5/4 with no boot while I got 17/7. LoL

[@maknyo8964]

@@KhangNguyen-sn6qb From what you said i can see that you're the one that was feeding. Even if he has no kills, you had more deaths than him. Not saying that he did more in this game than you just pointing out that what you said was wrong.

[@KhangNguyen-sn6qb]

Maknyo Hey man, yes, I fed more than him. Yes, I did ks by his ult but he can’t even have a boot. LoL

[@KhangNguyen-sn6qb]

Maknyo And well, I never said I feed less than him

[@d3m0nsh1n3]

ohyes daddy

[@_vavss_]

He is for the people who get autofilled to support

[@maxgillard7878]

thats true

[@peeweesdisciple7281]

PH server will abuse him like yasuo haHha

[@TheLiwlimuz]

WP sir

[@MaiBigButt]

God I miss you Bard. When will you be strong in the rift again?

[@rus6091]

But no one can compare to you, Bard!my love, my hero, my life!

[@stardoll4eve]

"did I support right?" Even Pyke knows he shouldn't be a support role

[@kaitlyn6336]

i think was creators mocking all the players that they knew would say hes not a support, even though his kit literally makes him a support

[@keddi35]

I play him jungle

[@rotciv1486]

@@keddi35 Thought this too, he really looks like a jungle too me. Self regen, mobility, gank potential...

[@Banana-cc5rx]

@@rotciv1486 sell regen only works from champ damage, jg/creeps/towers doesnt trigger it. But yes he works fine in the jg

[@geodashbusboy197]

@@keddi35 yo! Same! Great minds think alike.

[@Foxster5144]

"I'ts not kill stealing. It's kill sharing" * *Soviet union anthem plays in background* *

[@omaro7015]

xD Our kill

[@nizar5014]

Our assist

[@ZyrusTyrax]

*COMMUNISM 100*

[@ThaMobstarr]

KS - kill secured.

[@mohdfarhan5255]

@@ThaMobstarr KS - Kill Sharing

[@Rwscienceguy]

"the perfect champion for anyone who thinks that Death is the ultimate crowd control" Yes please.

[@GregoryHouse92]

WE DO NOT SUPPORT TOXIC PLAYERS "Keep your enemies super salty" -Riot

[@flowrinlol8661]

they should see this message

[@irlmilam3033]

Lmao that made me laugh

[@ionutgogosanu4452]

Pike

[@Seroxm13]

Maybe cause Pyke is from salty ocean water? I think.

[@XxCrySoulxX]

I put like to make it 1K

[@RuleLol]

WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO PHREAK?!

[@temparalflux914]

Your referring to the Guy doing the Commentary...im annoyed it's not the usual guy!

[@Natsuu]

That's Rivington, NALCS caster. When this was recorded, Phreak was away for MSI so Riv stepped in.

[@temparalflux914]

he doesn't sound as charismatic and more like a geeky teen version

[@TheLastAatroxMain]

Phreak can khs

[@Bleach821]

Ahh, that makes sense. Love Riv too , thanks!

[@DammitSinged]

_It's so weird hearing Rivington do one of these._

[@dnguyen253]

I miss his stuffy nose.

[@Ventairo]

Lol I agree

[@MrRazielsBeast]

yeah but i just need to hear phreak say tons of dmg

[@Vennimar]

in what spotlight did he have a stuffy nose again?

[@darksuper54]

Venni All of them?

[@dennyo1563]

Riot: "it's not kill stealing, it's kill sharing" LITERALLY EVERY ADC MAIN: "No."

[@dlancer2k]

1) Has a hook 2) Has a heal 3) Has invisibility 4) Has a dash 5) Has a stun 6) Has an execute 7) Has a reset Riot was high af when they made this champ.

[@amadou5276]

dlancer2k comes late but you forgot the extra mony and the blink

[@jaromen3004]

and slow

[@xysm5224]

"NOW HIS R DEALS ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO ENEMIES IT DOESN'T KILL" Meme harder riot.

[@pvv890]

Has super good mobility too

[@xenit2854]

And a 48.95% win rate :,v

[@veridian4433]

When you get auto filled to support but you still wanna kill stuff

[@davidli2642]

then you play zyra

[@zacharymachado7394]

i do that, but with sona XD now time to do pyke :3

[@LoLTerminus]

Veridian brand. Karma. Lux. Stop me when these names sound familiar.

[@edgycunt6358]

Play darius support

[@J040PL7]

cant fight em, join em

[@PILAVGAMES]

SHORT AND BALD JUST LIKE TYLER1 THATS ALL I NEED THANKS RIOT

[@MrAngeltf]

haha

[@exSkev]

Jesus PILAV, you're so active wtf

[@zoroo3000abg]

OMG PILAV 😂😂😂... LMAO

[@wout5484]

LOOOOL

[@AcoKocovic]

But you like long and hairy

[@ShadyDoorags]

I find this video's lack of Phreak disturbing.

[@sevenosaav]

sounds like you could be sucking on a stack of statik shivs

[@themitochondriaisthepowerh9177]

Is it phreaking you out?

[@schnader]

Good old G A N K 'N S H A N K

[@mZStarCraft]

Where is the lord of puns? Why have you forsaken us Rito gaems?

[@jakedubiel8483]

miniZergling dude there are lots of puns took a few watches to notice them though , "pyke is constantly ANGLING" , "don't make AHAB-it of it" and more stuff

[@colzerert]

He didn't mean where's the puns, he meant where's Phreak

[@Number1OnlineGamer]

Phreak was at MSI to cast at the time of the videos creation

[@user-kd7kr1zu8x]

Now u know this game is dead

[@ShutupNerd]

he's out of mana

[@Valcerv]

in the video "pyke is a support" also in the video "buy items like Duskblade and Youmuus Ghostblade to increace your damage"

[@mangofloat7742]

Gangplank well his philosophy as a support is more or “Kill everyone before they hurt your ADC” and the more damage he gets the higher the treshold for executing enemies goes. So yes, build full AD

[@froilanjosephpaz4941]

supports are the REAL carries they say.

[@beckhampang191]

Can't supports get damage?

[@Contrakt]

death is the best cc

[@Xaikun]

No need to buy wards if the enemies are always dead..

[@wynntempest2833]

One of the best Champion Design ever.

[@stoez659]

@Firelord Eliteast67 nah it has very clear counterplay

[@wrathkingodm1419]

A lot of counterplay but I still respect the perfect design

[@JustinSeizure]

Perfect sarcasm! The person who decided it was a good idea to put him into the game derves to have his genitals mutilated.

[@mimotojiyt]

Nah. Jhin is.

[@yahiaguerfel1349]

Yey i got a kill! Pyke: our kill

[@catrielmarignaclionti4518]

its kinda the inverse tho

[@zeroace4746]

You mean? Pyke: my kill

[@catrielmarignaclionti4518]

@@zeroace4746 i mean, pyke: my kill. The random who solwd him for 30% during 1 sec: our kill

[@Trist797]

**DEATH IS THE ULTIMATE CC**

[@Trist797]

[@hellofriend8432]

hes a jungler

[@voodoohoneyjar2079]

Where's Phreak? Is he okay???

[@legendaryrayquaza98]

Voodoo Honeyjar Phreak was casting MSI when they made the spotlight

[@voodoohoneyjar2079]

Oh that makes sense.

[@MrGabAlej]

he didn't have enough mana, he will be fine soon tho

[@ameryuu5369]

"Did I support right?" - Pyke

[@kingbugs3558]

"No, really guys, he's a support!"

[@tam2071]

I don't want to be an ADC main anymore ...

[@knightpax5049]

every update

[@100pwndragons]

Welcome to season 8: - Make solo carrying practically impossible - Nerf tanks - Make ADC the main lane that brings victory - Bring back assassin meta ("PyKE iS a SupPoRt cHAmPiOn")

[@Leyrann]

You got to rule supreme for the last several months and still you're complaining?

[@SuperKilroy123]

+Thulani Simela Woah...You mean they are doing what actual high elo players wanted? Amazing...

[@Gojira-tr9nn]

Same here

[@SC44RF4CE]

His Theme could have been *Ocean Man* instead

[@nemezalightcel5771]

TAKE ME BY THE HAND

[@jo99jonny26]

he is not a marvel or dc character pro

[@alienalibi2382]

nty, love Ween but jesus memes are so insufferable at times

[@johnnyscifi]

Yes!!!

[@NOBODY-jy6hv]

Why must you hurt me this way

[@meatlessleaf6349]

New patch: E can't kill minions anymore. #2019

[@36mrblu]

They just brought it back on n 9.14

[@saidgucuklu9862]

@@36mrblu nope only stun zero damage on minions,monsters and drakes

[@FakeMonika]

But R gets double gold

[@nhatminh468]

@@FakeMonika still hard to farm tho

[@FakeMonika]

@@nhatminh468 at early game, yes but you could buy tiamat and everything will be easier (for most case, depend on which champion you're laning with)

[@dflame3993]

At last a champ when no one will say kill steal Because its KILL SHARE

[@emilmadsen494]

I have played with adcs with less than ome brain cell still complaining that i ks with pyke ult.

[@helpme2401]

Kill share is still ks though

[@rycchi1331]

*COMMUNISM STYLE*

[@rhythm1961]

It's OUR kill

[@dr.nightmare9093]

Unless that enemy has a bounty

[@ronitnayak4408]

Reminds me of Darius Support in my bronze 4 promos

[@theirritator5809]

I had Darius adc in my Silver 5 promos along with Brand supp. They crushed botlane.

[@kidwithasquid3577]

He's making more puns than Phreak doing Puns of damage...Where is Phreak?!

[@dgeo5709]

Hextech Kid when they made this spotlight phreak was on MSI so they temporarly replaced him

[@kidwithasquid3577]

dgeo ouhh i see

[@Mizu215]

he making more puns that Carl Azus from cnn student news lmao

[@wunsh4268]

No mana

[@geriademi5822]

"to make your enemies super salty" thanks riot is what we needed

[@galitnapusa634]

Welcome to the Wildrift Pyke ! 🔥🔥 "Did i Support, right" ? 🤣🤣

[@arianarnwine9290]

Nautilus without his armor.

[@shimarranguy584]

u mean Blitzcrank?

[@naekano1488]

Bij it's nauty ^^

[@TheWhiteDrakon]

The exact same lore as nautilus. With the difference of hunting for kills as revenge which is already Kalista's lore. Oh yeah and kench's passive. The creativity is astounding.

[@pete7354]

he got the highest base amor in the game

[@Jose-gz5vq]

*_SUPPORT BY THE WAY_*

[@naono9715]

DragonKoal Support Assassin

[@SarynPrime]

FBI WHY ARE YOU IN THIS COMMENT SECTION AREN'T YOU SUPPOSED TO ARREST PEOPLE WHO WATCHES LOLIS

[@hyakkimaru6245]

F.B. I unstoppable btw

[@coolstain1019]

Iron man btw?

[@Jose-gz5vq]

Press F for pray main adc ss8

[@aracelifoussal8612]

2:39 satisfactory

[@clownsanchez1987]

Nobody: Rito: *Releases a new champion* Also rito: *gives 99 nerfs to it*

[@rheunark3985]

I really like how they brought back suggested items in this spotlight. I've really missed it in the latest ones.

[@DabloonsTNT3]

Lord Rhinark I think they removed the items because the video would become outdated in 2 weeks. I mean, have you seen Teemo's or TF's items in the spotlight? Half of them don't exist anymore!

[@veridian4433]

The moral of the story is *If Pyke can be a support, **_anyone can_*

[@gruntage95]

I've been playing Ekko support for ages ahah

[@Michael-nx1cd]

Veridian teemo sup :)

[@Weerknuffelbeer]

The sole reason Pyke can support is because of his HP->AD conversion. Otherwise AD supports are still as unviable as ever.

[@Pieeatereleven]

so finally everyone accept what i am talking the last years, if ur are a good support u can play any champ and win bot

[@vinh8655]

Yasuo

[@3Katapa]

Looking back, Pyke is a really well designed champion. Never felt super oppressive.

[@Bob-tq9ny]

I mean, true damage executioner ULT with resets?

[@cukman1643]

Pyke is designed well but to say he doesn't feel oprresive is stupid lol he can execute targets up to 800 health...5 times.

[@ethanwasme4307]

Imagine using your E and then a poppy knocks you halfway across the map xD

[@whyisgamora4191]

Nautilus must be angry. Puke shamelessly stole his lore

[@shinonomehakase2298]

I like Pyke but I would certainly love to start calling him Puke

[@maherthemage1458]

I've been thinking the same thing since I first heard this guys back story. It's not just that it's betrayal, it's a drowned betrayed guy that came back from death for vengeance. It's the exact same story. I guess Nautilus will just have to get revenge on Pyke too.

[@creatressanna8714]

The thing is, according to Rito, Nautilus is still keeping most of his old lore. So now there's TWO betrayed sailors out for revenge on Bilgewater. Real shame that Pyke has little to no interactions with anyone, let alone Nautilus.

[@cryptocorynes1253]

Lady Synth in nautilus’ case the people he wanted revenge on died years before he was revived. So he had to come to terms with his new life. (New lore)

[@beckhampang191]

Maher Akremi the thing is Naut was like decades ago. They left him to die rather than betray him.

[@Dumbs]

Where's my lord Phreak at?

[@schnader]

Dumbs They should've let Vedius replace him on the Champion Spotlights. We need more meme potential for your dank content.

[@jsc1jake512]

agreed Khada Jhin

[@FeiertdasKreuz]

Phreak was at MSI when they recorded it.

[@itstime3171]

who cares.

[@commentreader3944]

Phreak dont have mana right now

[@pvv890]

lol when pyke kills teemo he says : “Finally could kick him.”

[@niklaskaiser3734]

No he says finally quit kicking

[@pvv890]

Ah sorry. But it still sounds like finally could kick him.

[@duck3892]

That's on any champion kill, sadly. Also, in case some didn't notice, the spotlight isn't accurate anymore. E only damages champs and q:stab only works for one enemy now. They nerfed Pyke hard. I still main him tho and he's so strong if used correctly

[@duck3892]

Wait nevermind you were referring to the video

[@Bootyeater6969_]

*We need him in wild rift ASAP*

[@StillLivesWithMa]

Agreed too many noob supports rn

[@tedddenzel6769]

He would be broken and toxic haha I love it

[@shovelollipopincatassandsell]

He is coming

[@letsrank9349]

Pretty sure Pyke is coming in the next champ release. He is the only Edgy Bildgewater guy I know.

[@shovelollipopincatassandsell]

@@letsrank9349 gangplank

[@katowo6521]

Dan is gone from EC and Phreak is gone from here... I feel sad...

[@wissammukaddam1393]

o O 0 Dan will be missed...

[@LolLol-ok4lr]

Man i Feel You

[@deamon6681]

Wait Phreak is also gone?

[@paoloelias6697]

No he was just away for MSI when this was recorded

[@Dorakos]

What's EC & who's Dan?

[@lucasm.3864]

Riot will get mad we aren't playing him *exactly* how they wanted, so they will nerf him into oblivion until his only viable role is support.

[@lukasj601]

he wont be played at all if he gets nerfed

[@bledathehun328]

Lucas M no no no. Where did you get that? Riot has never nerfed something to be used in exactly some way before... Kappa

[@P_Y_R]

If you think he can be a better pick in jungle / mid / top than current champions, you clearly didn't look at his kit

[@bluemercy2989]

Luc A what about his kit says support more exactly the fact that he shares gold, i'd rather play him jungler or even mid

[@svenddamsgaard7742]

His cooldowns are too long to be effective in lane or in jungle, but will not harm him as a support

[@Alex90680]

Whoever is doing the voiceover, I love it. A marked improvement over the last one.

[@thexgamer8240]

Good news everyone: *He’s coming to Wild Rift in Patch 3.2, along with Ekko & Nautilus. Rejoice.*

[@casseroledank]

"Players we want your feedback on how we're going to update Nautilus backstory" Yeah because it turns out they were giving it to Pyke jfc.

[@GrimmBones]

My thought exactly. Nautilus + Kalista backstory or something like that.

[@ironboy3245]

they did update nautilus's backstory. its on the PBE right now IIRC, or might even already be on the Universe site

[@casseroledank]

I know they did. What Im saying it Nautilus old backstory is basically what Pykes is. Naut's old backstory TL;DR was "Was in a diving suit investigating black liquid, it pulled him down, he grabbed the anchor to stay alive and his ship mates cut the anchor away. Then he wakes up on the ocean floor, determined to find his guilty ship mates who let him drown". Sound familiar to a recent champion at all?

[@skarrambo1]

Can't wait for the Krampus Pyke skin with his Naughty List

[@giulianoerba9131]

Naughty List...or Nautlius

[@NikoDaBeast430]

well yea but pyke has the list... just give the man goat legs it will be phenomenal lmaooo

[@user-zz1tp2mo4c]

Yesdrek krampus soraka already exists

[@TheLastAatroxMain]

skarrambo 1 can't wait for riot to steal your idea

[@apoc5412]

Probably a champ that will pull me back to league. Been waiting for something like this for a while, looks creative and fun

[@alessandroarroyo1731]

Sounds like Stealth Fish Darius. *I need this in wild rift.*

[@TheDJboi2011]

why'd the 'narrator' change?

[@sarcasmismyfavoriteemotion4180]

Phreak was casting for MSI when this was created, so they had to have someone else voice it

[@LisaNarozhnykh]

Bring back Narrator, he was such a good champ!

[@lucasm.3864]

He's a "support" the same way an adc is a support: they just kill the whole team.

[@Myce]

not true.

[@LisaNarozhnykh]

But an ADC takes the kill gold alone, Pyke shares it (bc he's secretly a nice boi)

[@Wolfeur]

Death is the best CC

[@teeje8205]

he can go full utility (Righteous glory/ Redemption / Knight's vow) and still get a ton of AD from the HP.

[@maxhuzen6329]

"it's not like I want you to take the kill gold or anything.. b-baka

[@sky_light5404]

I'm gonna try duskblade and youmuu's on janna now :)

[@egrolol6620]

How did it go?

[@kittandpup5633]

I'd like to know as well

[@Kilesfactor]

It probably went as well as my jungle lulu play.

[@RuzYT]

New Meta

[@thelordofthelostbraincells]

I'm here because he's coming to wild rift

[@spawner2]

“Support”

[@dorcusss3693]

next up is zed support ? yasuo support ? long swords ...err i mean talon support ? yi support ?

[@Liumane]

Yet nobody has anything to say about Brand. You silly Silver players and your double standards

[@anonfalco7880]

Gotta love all of that Zed & Yi CC

[@merren2306]

*cough* brand *cough* annie *cough* lux *cough*

[@Aeivious]

They're just branching out on what support can mean instead of some squishy heal and cc bot, that gets annoying gameplay and design wise, same as how they tried to have mordekaiser function as an adc. The more maliable the role is the more creative they can get with said roles

[@tylermccombs4823]

Tryndamere, Vayne, Evelynn, Caitlyn, Kayn, Jayce, Xayah, Zyra, Kayle, Yi, Ryze, Shyvana, Syndra. "Hey Boss, our new champ's name doesn't look cool enough." "Throw in an extra y."

[@ewutermohlen]

You forgot Yasuo, Yorick, Udyr, Taliyah and Poppy

[@bloodnessx]

Tyler McCombs smh

[@skeletonwar4445]

Aaytrox

[@remyseijen]

y tho?

[@nightcoremusic997]

Tyler McCombs . They must add a shuriman loli that is an adc. Named Yash'an. She throws gems

[@Mycllq]

LoL: Pyke A Support Assassin Champion... Moonton: mAtHilDA a SuPPoRT aSsAsIN hERoO

[@just.inseyesemar2173]

Then?

[@Mycllq]

@@just.inseyesemar2173 🗿

[@just.inseyesemar2173]

@@Mycllq ?

[@Mycllq]

@@just.inseyesemar2173 🗿🗿🗿

[@TheCryingDove69]

LOL

[@kevinbrown2438]

'Introducing Pyke, the permabanned support champion.'

[@lionsinescanor2763]

Yes and iam tilt bc i cant play him

[@redeyedfreak1264]

Is this the first support that can do ad damage just ad?

[@stinglerder7845]

MF support

[@scrub2657]

MF isn't meant as a support, so that doesn't count. + She is just not an optimal supp champ anyways

[@MrJordan5051]

sion

[@malcolmrymer7263]

Shen

[@nfzeta128]

+MrJordan5051 yea sion is the closest we've had to an ad champion that can properly support. Trundle had a little stint too but he was never a proper one.

[@altiverse198]

"Pyke's W is great for diving enemies" I see what you did there...

[@paztah2194]

Altiverse I sea what you did there

[@humaidxx7d440]

I don’t get it?

[@RaiyanAhmedLoL]

Humaidxx7D Pyke dives underwater as an animation when using W

[@froilanjosephpaz4941]

then get it.

[@blacknwhitedevil]

Humaidxx7D I'm shore you did.

[@viatka1966]

In hindside from 2021, making an assasin-support was awesome call from Riot, it's champions like this that make supporting in LoL fun an rewarding.

[@geodashbusboy197]

In that last fight scene, there was one detail missing: enemies can see when you approach with the sharks underneath their feet! But they thought no one would notice if they removed the sharks to remove any idea that pyke can give away his position with his own ability. They thought wrong. I noticed.

[@thecaptain126]

A support that builds lethality after his support item. wow

[@Steampunkzter]

thecaptain he doesn’t need a sup iteam actually as he gets gold already..... and since he can’t build tank he just builds dmg to poke so that would mean he would get ancient coin only as that drops passive coins but for pyke ancient coin won’t help so instead he just needs to farm in lane ..... so that relic shield but as I said he can’t build tank so relic shield turns to dmg which makes it useless .... so then that leaves ap nope .... so say we take relic shield now we do more dmg but if I want to poke I don’t get gold for poking ughhh so then we just farm lane while pokeing so we’re being the adc ... pyke pushes adc from lane to carry yep seems liget

[@jarvic07]

It's like lux that builds full ap after spellthief's edge smh

[@dorcusss3693]

this video inspired me to play zed support . i think it's a really bad idea , but wish me good luck . i might get banned

[@fanu8033]

thecaptain i don't know what problems you all have.. take Brand, zyra and all the other full ap supports.. they literally all do the same.. just this time with ad

[@maleevedb]

All the full ap supports are actually midlaners that are used as support and Pyke is a champ who's meant to be used as support.

[@xxronoroa8307]

Darius as supp

[@aBOreSSs]

Darius is already a supp, that's the migrant fake Darius

[@davouchyr]

Project pyke is comming boiz

[@Sepulchrality]

Any clue when that one is coming out? My wallet is ready.

[@davouchyr]

@@Sepulchrality i think 9.15 so its like 2-3 weeks :(

[@Sepulchrality]

@@davouchyr PepeHands

[@corvideuscrow]

ult got nerfed again. ;-;

[@Sepulchrality]

@@corvideuscrow It's not really a nerf if you play support

[@MrDaikatan]

I love how they still try to put him into the support role

[@michaelanderson3672]

Ivern: Supporting Jungler Pyke: Jungling Support

[@0clock275]

Michael Anderson Roaming*

[@I-NiK-I]

He isnt that good jg tho

[@MilkshakeGuruTTV]

His power in the JG higher ELO is overrated. He has HEAVY mana costs. Long cooldowns being 12 to 15 seconds each early which means he clears slow and can't duel well. So Junglers who are good at invading and stealing camps will out farm him. Junglers who are good at dueling will just invade and murder him. The only thing he can do well is roam. But if you are missing all your farm in the new jungle no amount of roaming helps with how the exp works. Especially if they are killing you. He can't build HP so he's squishy and easy to invade. He has zero sustain for being in the jungle because his passive only heals damage from champions not monsters. Don't mistake a bunch of PBE snowballers uploading him being "good" in the jungle with the real live version of the game. Not many people try hard or play well on PBE. In reality higher ranked people will punish him harshly for trying it. He is however in the same category as Thresh, Bard, and Rakaan. He's a playmaker/roaming support. Roam often and you will be the secondary jungler. But being primary roamer/jungler is asking for a bad time. He's better solo laning than jungling. And it's meh if that too.

[@Railgun5]

Good jungle Good mid/top. Good support. He only cannot play adc.

[@Karaamjeet]

Coulrophobia He is a pretty bad jungle now. Especially with his new AD ratios (that will still need to be altered)

[@nataliestudynkova1785]

I need Starguardian Pyke *RIGHT NOW*

[@arturoaviles7587]

RIP pyke 2018 - patch 12.8

[@swickens930]

Is it really weird that we saw him shred tanks, adcs, and pretty much everyone, under towers, sometimes 2v1, and still live?

[@DomineekoYT]

Who is this guy? Where is Phreak?

[@goldswiz]

Rivington LCS caster filling in for phreak he was at msi

[@ArabKido]

WhOs ThIs GuY? League normie... It's Rivington the great.

[@raileightejada4298]

He is phreaking sick

[@ItsAlpacaMan]

This dude had terrible word play

[@mihiryadav9290]

WHERE'S PHREAK????!!! is he okay? This spotlight sounds so different without his voice.

[@moonkoto]

was at msi

[@chefharden6824]

Fluffy Toast HE HAD NO MANA*

[@sirdamned9272]

Oh dear f****ing lord, they got Stefan The Verge PC build guy to do a Champion Spotlight.

[@koonehkun6404]

His passive is quite useful to know if the bush is warded or not, if he's damaged

[@keltic1956]

People say it brings a new style to support but in reality, he is just gonna be played in a different lane, then get nerfed to force him into the support role, but his kit just doesn't present the support feel.

[@Joestar012]

He’s already a support status wise. He has meh scaling, high cool downs, and zero waveclear.

[@MrSlothJunior]

We'll see. He looks like something that would be a good bruiser for top lane.

[@epicunicorns28k]

his Q is a slow and pull, W self healing, E is stun, and his ult gives allies full kill gold, sounds like a support kit.

[@eagernotion3684]

and yet i always pick Dianna support cause LOL is for fun and nobody gets it....

[@emojiconn2215]

lol i know right. In a way, LoL is sort of like basketball. It's supposed to be fun and all, but toxic people come in, flexing their skills and flaming allies and foes alike. Both of them also have a competition where a group of people that form a team fight other teams until one is the champion.

[@notchris1173]

He could help AD carries reach their item....... powerspyke faster...

[@TheHuesitos04]

...

[@jadorbraidy1099]

Pun intended?

[@assassindancer914]

... HAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHA

[@cloudlight9784]

please leave and never come back...

[@cobaltonion9834]

This champion spotlight feels like an infomercial.

[@sancho4975]

Oh my god! I've been a Zed main since 2021 and never realized I was just a support!

[@ladanyigergo3704]

We should more characters like Pyke! Fantastic hero! Nice work RIOT!

[@TomberryGG]

Pyke will be Pyke or ban.

[@Utopia39747]

ahahahaha

[@cokefloat18]

There's a door over there sir..

[@3DSCRUSHER]

Just came to see the difference of quality from this and the TF Champion Spotlight My lord is it different

[@CLP97]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed the narrative voice change

[@xxOnigiri99]

Rito Now: "For this support, you should focus on building support items, like Youmuss and Dusk Blade for damage". Rito later: "Why is Pyke being used as everything but support and actually giving us trouble to balance?"

[@baisansebastian3358]

I mean...he works top and mid against imbeciles,and jungling with him is tedious. In lane you just poke the guy until he dies,it s not hard.

[@xxOnigiri99]

I was being sarcastic, dude. I imagine that he won't do well right away on lane outside of his role. But, you know LoL players, they'll eventually find a way to abuse this guy. It's bound to happen.

[@ArcAngelaGaming]

A little late for april fools...

[@martindevin798]

ArcAngela because it isn't an April Fools joke

[@marxismleninismkanyeism6440]

ArcAngela what do you mean?

[@paul20g20]

ikr. talk about OP

[@anonfalco7880]

Just like every other new champion that came out? Of course everyone screams OP when a character first comes out. If Lux came out yesterday everyone would say: 'What, she's got so much CC and One Shot? GG OP' Just let Champions release. Of course they don't show champion weaknesses in trailers otherwise who would buy em.

[@ArcAngelaGaming]

You put the words "assassin" and "support" in the same sentence and it becomes a nice meme... Yout put this joke in the game and it becomes a bad one. Can't wait for the next Top laner: A Tank that doesn't tank

[@tristrisX]

I like who ever did this spotlight commentary

[@ashwong6769]

Hope riot put him in WR. 😊

[@ashwong6769]

Still waiting for Pyke to be release in WR 😂

[@Lizchi14]

@@ashwong6769 good news, they just did a patch review with Pyke, Nautilus, and Ekko as new champs

[@ashwong6769]

@@Lizchi14 yeah ikr. My dream came true. Lol

[@carljohnson5306]

Incoming in wood elo : Report pyke for ks I go troll

[@Simokise]

"Can't 100 to 0 champions as quickly" 100 to 0's Viktor and bard

[@GoldenNinja777]

I like the use of his wording in this overview , well said

[@jerri7417]

Pyke has a really good roaming kit, if his sustain was a little better he could jungle really well. If you built max hp and life steal maybe he could do jg, and his ult is good for early teamfights and just speeding up a lane. I'm glad I understand the feeling of 'riot made a champion just for me' now.

[@alexraiiiiiii]

The phreak dynasty is over

[@naaanshaw8604]

Crazy Support... Even a pentakill your team would be proud

[@razatlab2804]

The penta´s now are a Double penta

[@thesnaketales1049]

why tho... why would you remove Q cast aoe dmg and E damaging creeps?

[@renren9394]

Well explained by good ol Riv here.... I think I'll main him as a support when he comes out.

[@calebsmith254]

I have been playing since S2 and stopped back in 2016. When I came back, I played against this champion. My first reaction was "What the fook is Pyke?!" P. S. He never felt like a support in my eyes. Now I'm watching his spotlight video to at least understand what he is.

[@baki6236]

And the best part is he is the least concerning new champs to ever come into release :D

[@DD-wx1od]

Perma ban.

[@jeffhotes2673]

Bye, Phreak, finally.

[@JamesAver]

My friend used to main Pyke and now I main him because how unique his kit is