Jayce vs Kai'Sa

Jayce
vs
Not enough games
Kai'Sa
Sustained DPSHigh burstHeavy AP damageHeavy AD damage

Build vs Kai'Sa

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, Serpent's Fang, Eclipse.

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

FlashDot45%
FlashTeleport43%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Voltaic Cyclosword
Serylda's Grudge
Serpent's Fang
Eclipse
Bastionbreaker
Edge of Night
Serrated Dirk
Maw of Malmortius
Manamune
Guardian Angel
55.6% WR18 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

Kai'Sa's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Second Skin (P)

Kai'Sa's basic attacks stack Plasma, dealing increasing bonus magic damage. Allies' immobilizing effects help stack Plasma. Additionally, Kai'Sa's item purchases upgrade her basic spells to have more powerful properties.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
310s20s16s–
68s20s16s2m10
96s18.5s16s2m10
116s17s16s1m40
166s14s13s1m10
186s14s10s1m10

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 Kai'Sa

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Stay near your minions

    Stay near your minions: Icathian Rain (Q) splits its missiles between nearby enemies, and on your own, you take them all.

  2. Harass her before she evolves

    If your attack range beats her 525 units, harass her early: Second Skin (passive) only evolves her spells as she buys items.

  3. Dodge her Void Seeker

    Dodge Void Seeker (W): it marks you with Plasma and reveals you, which lets Killer Instinct (R) dash onto you from very far away.

Other Jayce matchups

Patch 16.21.1