Matchup

Skarner
Skarner
58%
42%

vs

54.0%

over 74 games

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

Skill matchup

Build vs Jayce

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Scorchclaw Pup

Core build

Protoplasm Harness
1Survival
Bandlepipes
2vs Hybride
Jak'Sho, The Protean
3vs Hybride

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Heartsteel
5Survival

Summoner spells

411100%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Unending Despair
5vs AD
Randuin's Omen
vs AD
Sunfire Aegis
vs AD
Dead Man's Plate
vs AD

Anti Heal

Thornmail
6vs Hybride

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Spirit Visage
5vs AP
Kaenic Rookern
vs AP

DPS

Titanic Hydra
Bruiser
Trinity Force
DPS

Other options

Heartsteel
Survival
Zeke's Convergence
Tank
Sterak's Gage
Survival
Overlord's Bloodmail
HP
100.0% WR3 games
ResolveResolve
Grasp of the UndyingGrasp of the Undying
Shield BashShield Bash
ConditioningConditioning
OvergrowthOvergrowth
InspirationInspiration
Magical FootwearMagical Footwear
Approach VelocityApproach Velocity
Ability HasteHealth ScalingHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
SkarnerSkarner
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