Pyke, the Bloodharbor Ripper, Now Available!

Posted on at 8:28 AM by Aznbeat
"Another name off the list." - Pyke is now available for purchase!

Pulling into port during the Curse of the Drowned event, Pyke is priced at 975 RP / 7800 BE and will drop to the standard 6300 BE price point after June 14th. You can pick up Pyke and Sand Wraith Pyke in release bundle for 1837 RP for a limited time.
Continue reading to dive into more Pyke's gameplay, special interactions, and more!

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Release Announcement

From the release announcement - "Pyke available now!"

"He comes to rip. He comes to drown. 
Nowhere to run you can’t be found. 
Beware the Ripper—Pyke is available now. 

THE BUNDLE 
Sand Wraith Pyke Bundle | 1837 RP 
Available now until June 7th at 11:59 PM PT, this bundle includes:
  • Pyke
  • Sand Wraith Pyke 
THE CHROMAS
Embody the hues of the shifting sands with the Sand Wraith Pyke Chroma Bundle for 3062 RP from now through June 7th at 11:59 PM PT (available for 3550 RP after that). 
Bundle includes: 
  • Pyke (50% off)
  • Sand Wraith Pyke
  • All chromas (175 RP each) 
Individual chromas also available for 290 RP each: 
  • Sand Wraith Pyke (Catseye)
  • Sand Wraith Pyke (Obsidian)
  • Sand Wraith Pyke (Sapphire)
  • Sand Wraith Pyke (Tanzanite)
  • Sand Wraith Pyke (Rose Quartz)
  • Sand Wraith Pyke (Turquoise)
  • Sand Wraith Pyke (Pearl) 
STALK THE SLAUGHTER DOCKS 
Return to Butcher’s Bridge with a special Bilgewater-themed ARAM—the Curse of the Drowned eventis now live. Limited time missions, capsules, skins, and more are ready for you to plunder. 

DISCOVER MORE 
Learn more about Pyke, his gameplay, and his backstory:

Pyke will also be available in the ARAM Free-to-play rotation through June 18th.

Pyke, the Bloodharbor Ripper

[Blade can toggle from normal to watery using CTRL+5]

Champion Spotlight

Before we sink into the kit details, check out Pyke's champion spotlight for a rundown of his playstyle and gamepaly.


Stats & Abilities


Stats:
  • Base HP: 600
  • HP Per Level: 110
  • HP Regen Growth: 0.1
  • Base Mana: 380
  • Mana Per Level: 50
  • Base MR: 32
  • MR Per Level: 1.25
  • Base AD: 60
  • AD per level: 2
  • Base Armor: 42
  • Armor Per Level: 4
  • Attack Speed: .667
  • Attack Speed Growth: 2.5
  • Base Move Speed: 330
  • Attack Range: 150

Abilities:

Gift of the Drowned Ones (Passive)
"If Pyke cannot be seen by enemies, he will rapidly regenerate [30 - 81%] of damage he has recently taken from champions, up to x. 
Pyke converts all extra Maximum Health from any source into Attack Damage instead. (1 AD per 14 Health - Currently: x)"
    • Bonus Health to AD Scaling is [14 bonus HP = 1 AD]
    • Regen Rate based on level - 30/33/36/39/42/45/48/51/54/57/60/63/66/69/72/75/78/81%
    • Maximum Health Regen = [25% to 50% of HP, scales up with AD - 238 AD to hit cap]
      • [238 AD to hit maximum effect of 50%]

Bone Skewer (Q)
Cost: 70 Mana
Cooldown: 16/14/12/10/8
Range: 400
"Tap: Pyke strikes all enemies in front of him dealing x (+x) [115% of HOLD damage] physical damage. 
Hold: Pyke throws his harpoon, pulling the first enemy struck towards him and dealing 75/125/175/225/275 (+60% Bonus AD) physical damage.
Targets hit by either attack are slowed by  90% for 1 second. 
Tapping deals 50% reduced damage to minions and monsters beyond the closest."

Ghostwater Dive (W)
Cost: 75 Mana
Cooldown: 12/11.5/11/10.5/10 sec
Range: 600
"Pyke gains Camouflage and 60/65/70/75/80% (+4% per 100 bonus AD) decaying movement speed for 5s. 
Stealth - Camouflage: Pyke is hidden from view while enemy champions remain outside his detection radius. Attacking or casting spells ends Camouflage."

Phantom Undertow (E)
Cost: 50 Mana
Cooldown: 15 sec
Range: 550
"Pyke dashes, leaving a drowned phantom behind him. After a short delay the phantom returns to Pyke, striking all enemies along it's path dealing 95/130/165/200/235 (+80% Bonus AD) physical damage and stunning for 1.1/1.2/1.3/1.4/1.5s."

Death From Below (R)
Cost: 100 Mana
Cooldown: 120/100/80 sec
Range: 750
"Pyke strikes all enemy champions in an X, blinking to and executing targets below 190 - 655 (+60% Bonus AD) health. Enemies not executed instead take physical damage equal to the threshold. 
When an enemy champion dies in the X from any source, an assisting ally also gains full kill gold and Pyke may re-cast Death From Below again within 20 seconds. 
Total gold granted: x"
  • R's base damage scales with Pyke's Level (starting at 6)  = 185/225/265/305/345/385/420/455/490/525/560/590/620 
  • Gold granted to ally via an inventory item called "Your Cut". 
  • The execute will bypass shields if target is under threshold .
[Execute indicator]

Voiceover

Here's Pyke's voiceover, clocking in at just under 15 mins:
and here are Pyke's Special Interactions:


Choose VO: "Sink em' all."

Ban VO: "My list just got longer."

Lore

Here's Pyke's shorten in-client lore entry:
"A renowned harpooner from the slaughter docks of Bilgewater, Pyke should have met his death in the belly of a gigantic jaull-fish; and yet, he returned. Now, stalking the dank alleys and backways of his former hometown, he uses his new supernatural gifts to bring a swift and gruesome end to those who make their fortune by exploiting others-- and a city that prides itself on hunting monsters now finds a monster hunting them."
Additional lore on Pyke available on his universe page - including the short story THEN, TEETH , his champion bio, and much more.

Release Skin

As seen in Pyke's reveal, his release skin is SAND WRAITH PYKE!

Sand Wraith Pyke

1350 RP [Src]
[Blade can toggle from normal to sandy using CTRL+5]

New Chroma

Sand Wraith Pyke also has a set of seven new chroma available on release:


New Ward Skin

In addition to Pyke, we also have a new ward skin featuring his dagger - The Ripper Ward.

The Ripper Ward

 [Reward for "Crossed Off The List Mission" during  Curse of the Drowned event.]

Pyke Login Theme

Pyke's animated login and music will be also featured on the client:


Champion Price Reduction

With Pyke's release, Vi's BE/RP price has been permanently reduced from 6300 BE/975 RP to 4800 BE / 880 RP.
For more on Pyke, check out these links:

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