Jayce·Mid Build
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R| Win rate | 50.7% |
| Pick rate | 0.7% |
| Ban rate | 15.7% |
| Matches | 15 251- |
Jayce Build
Most Popular
Win Rate 52.3% based on 2 512 matches
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Most Popular
52.3%

2nd Most Popular
51.3%

Alternative
54.0%

Off-Meta
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Starter Items
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@ 3 min
Core Items



@ 18 min
Full Build






ability order
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Jayce Matchups Overview
Jayce General information
Jayce tips and tricks
Focus on poking the enemy down with your Q before committing to a fight. Jayce is more of a poke champion rather than a 1v1 dueler.
Aim your Q so it hits the enemy and the minion wave at the same time to push them under their tower.
Jayce is a mana hungry champion. Avoid using all of your mana in the early game trying to poke. Save enough mana for your E so you can disengage if the enemy tries to fight.
Jayce combos
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The Best Jayce Builds, Runes and Items for Mid in Emerald +
Most Popular
If you want to use the most popular Jayce Mid build, you should take Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Phase Rush as your keystone, followed by Manaflow Band, Absolute Focus and Scorch in the primary tree, as well as Cash Back and Triple Tonic in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Youmuu's Ghostblade as your first item, followed by Ionian Boots of Lucidity and Manamune. For your last 3 items, you should build Serylda's Grudge, Edge of Night and finish with Serpent's Fang. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - W - E. Right now, this build has 52.3% winrate over 2 512 matches played.
Optional
Your second option for Jayce Mid build would be to take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. The runes that this build takes advantage of are First Strike as your keystone, Cash Back, Triple Tonic and Cosmic Insight in the primary tree, and Sudden Impact with Treasure Hunter in the secondary tree. The shards used in this build are Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense. The items for the build are Youmuu's Ghostblade, which you should build first, followed by Ionian Boots of Lucidity as your second item and Manamune as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Serylda's Grudge, Edge of Night and Opportunity. The skill order for this build is Q - W - E. In the current patch, this build has a 51.3% win rate over 2 354 matches.
Alternative
If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Electrocute as your keystone, Sudden Impact, Grisly Mementos and Relentless Hunter in the primary tree, and Presence of Mind with Last Stand in the secondary tree, as well as Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, and Health as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Youmuu's Ghostblade as your first item, then Ionian Boots of Lucidity as a second item and Manamune as a third item. You want to finish the build with Serylda's Grudge, Edge of Night and Serpent's Fang. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it Q - W - E. This build is currently sitting at a 54.0% win rate across 1 495 matches played.
Off-Meta
If you want to try an Off-Meta Jayce Mid build in the current patch, try Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand as your primary rune tree, and Biscuit Delivery with Magical Footwear as your secondary tree. Use Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force and Health Scaling as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Youmuu's Ghostblade as your first item, then finish Ionian Boots of Lucidity as your second item, and Manamune as third item. The last 3 options are Serylda's Grudge, Edge of Night and Maw of Malmortius. The ability order for this build is Q - W - E. As of the current patch, this build has a 52.8% win rate over 587 matches played.
Situational Jayce Runes and Items
Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you might want to consider building some situational items or take specific runes. Carefully examine your team, enemy team, game state , and your matchup to plan your Jayce build accordingly! For example, when it comes to rune shards, you might want to take either Armor or Magic Resist, depending on which champion you are about to lane against.
Furthermore, if you want a more detailed breakdown, you should also check out Jayce runes page.

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Jayce Counters - Best and Worst Matchups for Mid in Emerald +
Best Matchups
In Patch 26.2 the best possible matchups for Jayce Mid are:
- vs. Sylas - 56.4% win rate over 580 games.
- vs. Vladimir - 55.3% win rate over 197 games.
- vs. Ryze - 55.0% win rate over 694 games.
- vs. Twisted Fate - 54.3% win rate over 407 games.
- vs. Ekko - 53.8% win rate over 275 games.
Consider picking Jayce into these matches to increase your chance to win a game. These are the most popular Mid matchups that currently are in favor of Jayce.
Worst Matchups
We highly recommend avoiding picking Jayce in the current patch into the following Mid matchups:
- vs. Anivia - 40.8% win rate over 213 games.
- vs. Smolder - 41.1% win rate over 73 games.
- vs. Lissandra - 42.0% win rate over 174 games.
- vs. Malphite - 44.2% win rate over 86 games.
- vs. Naafiri - 44.7% win rate over 237 games.
These champions are considered as Jayce counters in the current patch, and playing such a matchup will decrease your chances of winning a game.
Additional Notes
If you want to find out more about best and worst matchups, as well as specific matchup statistics, we highly encourage you to check our Jayce counters page. Keep in mind that while the champion may counter or be countered, it also comes down to your individual skill, the skill of your opponent, your team, and enemy team compositions.