
Jayce
Recommended Build
Most popular build path
Starting items
Core build
Standard
Anti AD
Anti CC
Anti Tank
DPS
Abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
When Jayce swaps weapons he gains Move Speed for a short duration.
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 16s | 10s | 20s | – |
| 6 | 12s | 10s | 20s | 6s |
| 9 | 8s | 10s | 20s | 6s |
| 11 | 8s | 10s | 20s | 6s |
| 16 | 8s | 10s | 16s | 6s |
| 18 | 8s | 10s | 12s | 6s |
The ranged combo is Q (Shock Blast) through E (Acceleration Gate) for a fast, amplified missile — it's your main poke.
Switch to melee for all-ins: Q (Hammer) → auto → W (Lightning Field) → E (Thundering Blow) knockback.
Form switching (R) grants bonus effects: switching to melee gives resistances, switching to ranged gives an empowered auto.
Jayce is a lane bully — use your range and poke to zone the enemy from level 1.
Playing as Jayce
Tips to maximize your impact
The ranged combo is Q (Shock Blast) through E (Acceleration Gate) for a fast, amplified missile — it's your main poke.
Switch to melee for all-ins: Q (Hammer) → auto → W (Lightning Field) → E (Thundering Blow) knockback.
Form switching (R) grants bonus effects: switching to melee gives resistances, switching to ranged gives an empowered auto.
Jayce is a lane bully — use your range and poke to zone the enemy from level 1.
Playing against Jayce
How to counter and exploit weaknesses
Dodge his accelerated Q (through the gate): it's his only real poke and it hurts a lot.
Jayce scales poorly compared to most top laners — if you survive his laning phase, you'll be more useful in the late game.
In melee form, he's vulnerable to poke — force him to stay in melee with engages.
His melee E (knockback) can only be used once per switch — once he uses it, he loses his disengage.
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Source: op.gg · Patch 16.9.1 · Apr 29, 2026
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