Pyke vs Taric SUPPORT Matchup Guide

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Pyke into Taricmedium

Overview

Use brush control and stealth to threaten hooks and create pick pressure.
Prioritize denying Taric's linked shield and stun angles to reduce his all-in threat.
Leverage roam windows after wave crashes to pressure mid and secure river vision.

Hide threat in brush to pull targets into your ADC burst.
Use to stun escape paths after ADC engages, avoiding early forward that wastes cooldown.
Hold engage until or cooldowns are down to prevent his linked peel.

Respect linked stun combined with ADC follow-up threatening your ADC's positioning.
forces you to disengage or delay engages until it expires.
shield range protects his ADC in extended fights, punishing early all-ins without cooldowns.

Fight level 2 with plus stun to capitalize on your stronger engage.
Deny Taric brush control to limit his linked shield and surprise angles.
Crash waves quickly before roaming to avoid leaving your ADC exposed to Taric's sustain.

Level 2 unlocks plus stun combo, enabling strong early all-ins with ADC follow-up.
Level 3 grants stealth for safer brush control and enhanced roam threat.
Level 6 ultimate resets amplify kill pressure in skirmishes and objective fights.

Convert brush control and hook pressure into denied Taric ADC positioning and kills.
Roam after wave crashes to secure river vision and assist mid, punishing Taric's low mobility.
Use level 6 execute resets to snowball fights around dragon and force favorable 2v2s.

Tactical tip

For Pyke vs Taric, read overview, trading pattern, and danger windows first for a fast Support lane check.

Updated Jul 4, 2026