Matchup

Azir
Azir
43%
57%

vs

44.6%

over 121 games

Jayce
Jayce
73%
27%
Heavy AD damageHeavy pokeHigh burstSustained DPS

Hard matchup

You are stronger late game — farm safe and avoid early trades.

Build vs Jayce

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Nashor's Tooth
1DPS
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
2Mage tank
Zhonya's Hourglass
3vs AD

Standard

Sorcerer's Shoes
4Magic pen
Shadowflame
5vs Tank

Summoner spells

41284%
4149%

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Banshee's Veil
5vs AP

Anti Tank

Shadowflame
5vs Tank
Void Staff
vs Tank
Stormsurge
vs Tank

DPS

Rabadon's Deathcap
Mage
Liandry's Torment
Mage tank
Hextech Rocketbelt
Mage tank
Dusk and Dawn
Mage tank
Riftmaker
Mage tank

Other options

Dark Seal
Oblivion Orb
100.0% WR2 games
PrecisionPrecision
Lethal TempoLethal Tempo
Presence of MindPresence of Mind
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
Cut DownCut Down
ResolveResolve
OvergrowthOvergrowth
Bone PlatingBone Plating
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
AzirAzir
JayceJayce
Passive
Neutral
Aggressive

Jayce's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Hextech Capacitor (P)

When Jayce swaps weapons he gains Move Speed for a short duration.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
316s10s20s
612s10s20s6s
98s10s20s6s
118s10s20s6s
168s10s16s6s
188s10s12s6s

Playing against Jayce

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Dodge his accelerated Q (through the gate): it's his only real poke and it hurts a lot.

2

Jayce scales poorly compared to most top laners — if you survive his laning phase, you'll be more useful in the late game.

3

In melee form, he's vulnerable to poke — force him to stay in melee with engages.

4

His melee E (knockback) can only be used once per switch — once he uses it, he loses his disengage.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026