Matchup

Hecarim
Hecarim
67%
33%

vs

48.4%

over 312 games

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

Skill matchup

Build vs Jayce

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Gustwalker Hatchling

Core build

Spear of Shojin
1Bruiser
Death's Dance
2vs AD
Black Cleaver
3vs Tank

Standard

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
4CDR
Endless Hunger
5DPS

Summoner spells

61198%
11141%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Randuin's Omen
5vs AD
Guardian Angel
vs AD
Dead Man's Plate
vs AD
Frozen Heart
vs AD

Anti Heal

Chempunk Chainsword
6vs Heal

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Maw of Malmortius
5vs AP
Spirit Visage
vs AP
Force of Nature
vs AP

Anti Tank

Voltaic Cyclosword
5vs Tank
Hubris
vs Tank
Axiom Arc
vs Tank
Serylda's Grudge
vs Tank
Serpent's Fang
vs Tank
Youmuu's Ghostblade
vs Tank

DPS

Endless Hunger
DPS
Eclipse
DPS
Trinity Force
DPS

Other options

Zeke's Convergence
Tank
Sterak's Gage
Survival
Muramana
80.0% WR5 games
SorcerySorcery
Stormraider's SurgeStormraider's Surge
Nimbus CloakNimbus Cloak
CelerityCelerity
WaterwalkingWaterwalking
PrecisionPrecision
Legend: HasteLegend: Haste
TriumphTriumph
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
HecarimHecarim
JayceJayce
Passive
Favorable
Favorable

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