Imperial Mandate Pyke build with runes and items. Imperial Mandate Pyke guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play Imperial Mandate Pyke build in League of Legends Patch 14.17!
Updated: 2024-05-27 ()
TLDR
Starting items
Quick Skill Order
Q
E
W
Final items
Quick Runes
Summoner spells
Imperial Mandate Pyke Runes
Inspiration
Resolve
Passive
How it works
Imperial Mandate Build specific
This build is all about Imperial Mandate.
And also all about slows.
You support through disrupting fights, being annoying, Slowing/Healing/Buffing and soaking damage.
How to play
Imperial Mandate Build specific
You rush Imperial Mandate. That is only mandatory item for this build. Then you need to adapt to an enemy team.
Your CC triggers Glacial Augument that slows AOE. All Slows trigger Font of Life AND Imperial Mandate, healing and buffing your allies.
Since LoL Patch 14.1 Imperial Mandate is changed. Now you need your team to proc it to deal any damage. So you need to play a little bit differently. Do not spam mindlessly. Try coordinating it with your team - when they are about to poke or when they go in.
Font of Life heal can trigger various support items, like Ardent Censer or Staff of Flowing Water or even Moonstone Renewer!
You need to adapt your items to the game. Enemy team heavy on AP? Buy MR. They heavy on AD? Buy Armor. You need some damage? Well buy that.
Tips and Tricks
Riot
Pyke is very fragile so don't be afraid to temporarily run from a fight. You can regenerate a significant amount of health from Gift of the Drowned Ones when enemies can't see you.
Hitting an enemy with the Hold version of Bone Skewer will always pull them the same distance. Use it in melee range to throw targets behind you.
The Tap version of Bone Skewer is much faster and deals additional damage.
A lot of your agressive spells are also your escapes. Make sure you always have a plan to get out of the fight.