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Jax vs Jayce

Jax
vs
52.8%

over 2898 games

Jayce
Analyze a draft with Jax

Skill matchup

Heavy AD damageHeavy pokeHigh burstHeavy CC

Build vs Jayce

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Jax: Trinity Force, Sundered Sky, Zhonya's Hourglass, Plated Steelcaps, Death's Dance, Dusk and Dawn, Blade of The Ruined King, Hextech Gunblade.

Starting items

Doran's Shield
Health Potion

Core build

Trinity Force
1
Sundered Sky
2
Zhonya's Hourglass
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Death's Dance
5

Summoner spells

FlashDot57%
FlashTeleport31%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Death's Dance
Dusk and Dawn
Blade of The Ruined King
Hextech Gunblade
Stridebreaker
Sterak's Gage
Riftmaker
Seeker's Armguard
Wit's End
Spear of Shojin
Frozen Heart
Experimental Hexplate
Tiamat
Ravenous Hydra
Hullbreaker
Titanic Hydra
Iceborn Gauntlet
Zeke's Convergence
Randuin's Omen
Dark Seal
Hextech Rocketbelt
Black Cleaver
Nashor's Tooth
Guardian Angel
Maw of Malmortius
Kaenic Rookern
Jak'Sho, The Protean
59.8% WR311 games
PrecisionPrecision
Lethal TempoLethal Tempo
TriumphTriumph
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
Last StandLast Stand
ResolveResolve
UnflinchingUnflinching
Bone PlatingBone Plating
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

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 as Jax

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Start trades with Counter Strike

    Start your trades with Counter Strike (E): you dodge autos and take less area damage, and each dodged auto adds damage to the stunning counterattack.

  2. Look for long trades

    Look for long trades: each consecutive auto increases your attack speed thanks to Relentless Assault (passive).

  3. Ward hop to escape

    To escape, place a ward and jump to it with Leap Strike (Q): it can target any unit or ward, allied or enemy.

  4. Activate your R up close

    Activate Grandmaster-at-Arms (R) up close: it only grants armor and magic resist if it hits a champion, and your bonus hits then land every other auto.

Playing against Jayce

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Watch for the orb behind his gate

    When he places Acceleration Gate (E), expect Shock Blast (Q) through it: the orb gains speed, range and damage.

  2. Back off when he goes hammer

    If you have range, back off when he switches to hammer: Mercury Hammer (R) makes him tankier, and he can't go back to cannon for 6 seconds.

  3. Engage after his Thundering Blow

    Engage after Thundering Blow (E): it's his only knockback, and it has a 20 to 10 second cooldown.

  4. Drag the game out

    If you survive the laning phase, play for time: Jayce is strongest early, when his cannon range dominates the lane.

Other Jax matchups

Patch 16.21.1