Matchup

Sylas
Sylas
27%
73%

vs

50.0%

over 290 games

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

Skill matchup

Build vs Jayce

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Hextech Rocketbelt
1Mage tank
Zhonya's Hourglass
2vs AD
Shadowflame
3vs Tank

Standard

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
4CDR
Riftmaker
5Mage tank

Summoner spells

41467%
41230%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Frozen Heart
5vs AD

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Anti Tank

Bloodletter's Curse
5vs Tank
Cryptbloom
vs Tank
Stormsurge
vs Tank
Void Staff
vs Tank

DPS

Riftmaker
Mage tank
Cosmic Drive
Mage tank
Rabadon's Deathcap
Mage
Blackfire Torch
Mage
Dusk and Dawn
Mage tank
Hextech Gunblade
Mage
Lich Bane
Mage
Titanic Hydra
Bruiser
Liandry's Torment
Mage tank

Other options

Rod of Ages
HP
Mejai's Soulstealer
Muramana
Oblivion Orb
100.0% WR3 games
PrecisionPrecision
ConquerorConqueror
Presence of MindPresence of Mind
Legend: HasteLegend: Haste
Last StandLast Stand
ResolveResolve
UnflinchingUnflinching
Second WindSecond Wind
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
SylasSylas
JayceJayce
Careful
Neutral
Neutral

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 8, 2026