Jayce vs Darius

Jayce
vs
51.0%

over 2704 games

Darius

Skill matchup

Heavy AD damageHigh burstSplit pushSustained DPS

Build vs Darius

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Jayce: Tear of the Goddess, Youmuu's Ghostblade, Muramana, Ionian Boots of Lucidity, Voltaic Cyclosword, Serylda's Grudge, Eclipse, Edge of Night.

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Tear of the Goddess
1
Youmuu's Ghostblade
2
Muramana
3

Standard

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
4CDR
Voltaic Cyclosword
5

Summoner spells

FlashDot67%
FlashTeleport28%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Voltaic Cyclosword
Serylda's Grudge
Eclipse
Edge of Night
Bastionbreaker
Serrated Dirk
Serpent's Fang
Black Cleaver
Lord Dominik's Regards
Mortal Reminder
Executioner's Calling
Manamune
Spear of Shojin
Guardian Angel
Maw of Malmortius
Hubris
The Collector
B. F. Sword
Death's Dance
Chempunk Chainsword
Endless Hunger
Infinity Edge
Umbral Glaive
Immortal Shieldbow
Bramble Vest
Fimbulwinter
Sterak's Gage
54.6% WR476 games
SorcerySorcery
Stormraider's SurgeStormraider's Surge
Manaflow BandManaflow Band
Absolute FocusAbsolute Focus
Gathering StormGathering Storm
InspirationInspiration
Magical FootwearMagical Footwear
Biscuit DeliveryBiscuit Delivery
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Darius's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Hemorrhage (P)

Darius' attacks and damaging abilities cause enemies to bleed for physical damage over 5 seconds, stacking up to 5 times. Darius enrages and gains massive Attack Damage when his target reaches max stacks.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
39s5s26s–
66.5s5s26s2m
94s5s26s2m
114s5s26s1m40
164s5s21s1m20
184s5s16s1m20

Playing as Jayce

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Poke through your gate

    In cannon form, fire Shock Blast (Q) through Acceleration Gate (E) from the start of lane: the orb gains speed, range and damage, and it's your best poke.

  2. All-in with the hammer

    To all-in, switch to hammer: leap in with To the Skies! (Q), activate Lightning Field (W), then knock your target back with Thundering Blow (E).

  3. Auto after every swap

    Land an auto after each weapon swap: switching to Mercury Cannon (R) reduces your target's armor and magic resist, and your first hammer hit deals bonus magic damage.

  4. Swap weapons to escape

    To escape, swap weapons then walk through Acceleration Gate (E): Hextech Capacitor (passive) and the gate each give you move speed.

Playing against Darius

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Short trades

    Take a short trade, then back off: each of his hits applies a Hemorrhage (passive) stack, and at five stacks he gains a massive AD bonus.

  2. Leave his blade or hug him

    Step out of range or stick to him when he casts Decimate (Q): only the blade, at the edge, heals him and applies Hemorrhage (passive).

  3. Boots early

    Buy your boots early: before he hits level 6, Apprehend (E) is his only spell to get back on you, on a 26 to 16 second cooldown.

  4. Respect his level 6

    Once he hits level 6, don't let him put five Hemorrhage (passive) stacks on you: Noxian Guillotine (R) gains true damage with each stack.

Patch 16.21.1