Matchup

Yorick
Yorick
60%
40%

vs

52.4%

over 1789 games

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

Skill matchup

You are stronger early — look to snowball before your opponent scales.

Build vs Jayce

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Shield
Health Potion

Core build

Trinity Force
1DPS
Black Cleaver
2vs Tank
Spear of Shojin
3Bruiser

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Serylda's Grudge
5vs Tank

Summoner spells

41273%
41418%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Jak'Sho, The Protean
5vs Hybride
Randuin's Omen
vs AD
Iceborn Gauntlet
vs AD
Death's Dance
vs AD
Dead Man's Plate
vs AD
Guardian Angel
vs AD
Frozen Heart
vs AD

Anti Heal

Thornmail
6vs Hybride

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Spirit Visage
5vs AP
Force of Nature
vs AP
Maw of Malmortius
vs AP

Anti Tank

Serylda's Grudge
5vs Tank
Voltaic Cyclosword
vs Tank
Youmuu's Ghostblade
vs Tank
Bastionbreaker
vs Tank
Edge of Night
vs Tank
Serpent's Fang
vs Tank
Profane Hydra
vs Tank

DPS

Hullbreaker
Bruiser
Eclipse
DPS
Liandry's Torment
Mage tank
Titanic Hydra
Bruiser
Sundered Sky
Bruiser

Other options

Sterak's Gage
Survival
Executioner's Calling
77.3% WR22 games
ResolveResolve
Grasp of the UndyingGrasp of the Undying
DemolishDemolish
Bone PlatingBone Plating
OvergrowthOvergrowth
PrecisionPrecision
Presence of MindPresence of Mind
Legend: BloodlineLegend: Bloodline
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

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