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Jayce Top build & stats

FighterMarksman B 1,690 games · patch 16.16
Win rate
49.9%
Pick rate
7.5%
Ban rate
17.2%
Division
Master
Build, runes, spells and skill order are from Master games only.

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.16

Solid sample

Start with

Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade
450 gold
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 gold
56.2% 130 games

Build in this order

Youmuu's Ghostblade 1
Youmuu's Ghostblade
2,800 gold
Manamune 2
Manamune
2,900 gold
Serpent's Fang 3
Serpent's Fang
2,500 gold
8,200 gold
100.0% WR 8 games

Boots

Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness
1,000 gold
60.1% 148 games

Runes

Resolve Resolve + Inspiration Inspiration
73.7% WR
19 games · 1% pick
Grasp of the Undying
Grasp of the Undying

Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health.

Resolve Resolve
Grasp of the Undying Aftershock Guardian
Shield Bash Demolish Font of Life
Conditioning Second Wind Bone Plating
Unflinching Overgrowth Revitalize
Inspiration Inspiration
Magical Footwear Hextech Flashtraption Cash Back
Triple Tonic Biscuit Delivery Time Warp Tonic
Jack Of All Trades Cosmic Insight Approach Velocity
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Exhaust Flash
57.1% 21 games

Max order

To the Skies! / Shock Blast Q Lightning Field / Hyper Charge W Thundering Blow / Acceleration Gate E
55.2% 125 games

Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Jayce

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Jayce wins 49.9% of games as Top on patch 16.16 (1,690 games).
  • Most common core: Youmuu's Ghostblade → Manamune → Voltaic Cyclosword — 62% win rate over 32 games.
  • Take Stormraider's Surge as keystone: picked in 41% of games with a 49% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Zaahen (83% over 12 games). Hardest: Mordekaiser (20% over 10 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
  • Banned in 17% of games — have a backup pick ready.

Items

Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)

Core build

Youmuu's Ghostblade 1
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Manamune 2
Manamune
Voltaic Cyclosword 3
Voltaic Cyclosword
66.7% WR
9 games · 1% pick
Youmuu's Ghostblade 1
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Manamune 2
Manamune
Serpent's Fang 3
Serpent's Fang
100.0% WR
8 games · 0% pick
Youmuu's Ghostblade 1
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Manamune 2
Manamune
Serylda's Grudge 3
Serylda's Grudge
62.5% WR
8 games · 0% pick

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade
Health Potion
Health Potion
56.2% WR
130 games · 8% pick
Doran's Shield
Doran's Shield
Health Potion
Health Potion
40.0% WR
5 games · 0% pick
Doran's Helm
Doran's Helm
Health Potion
Health Potion
0.0% WR
3 games · 0% pick

Boots

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
53.9% WR
219 games · 13% pick
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
55.0% WR
202 games · 12% pick
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness
60.1% WR
148 games · 9% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
69.2% 2% (39)
66.2% 4% (68)
58.6% 10% (169)
57.4% 6% (94)
56.3% 9% (151)
55.4% 9% (148)
54.5% 2% (33)
54.3% 6% (94)
53.7% 15% (257)
49.2% 27% (449)
46.2% 2% (39)
42.1% 1% (19)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Resolve Resolve + Inspiration Inspiration
56.1% WR
41 games · 2% pick
Grasp of the Undying
Grasp of the Undying

Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health.

Resolve Resolve
Grasp of the Undying Aftershock Guardian
Shield Bash Demolish Font of Life
Conditioning Second Wind Bone Plating
Unflinching Overgrowth Revitalize
Inspiration Inspiration
Magical Footwear Hextech Flashtraption Cash Back
Triple Tonic Biscuit Delivery Time Warp Tonic
Jack Of All Trades Cosmic Insight Approach Velocity
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Sorcery Sorcery + Inspiration Inspiration
35.0% WR
40 games · 2% pick
Stormraider's Surge Manaflow Band Absolute Focus Gathering Storm Biscuit Delivery Magical Footwear
Sorcery Sorcery + Inspiration Inspiration
44.7% WR
38 games · 2% pick
Stormraider's Surge Manaflow Band Absolute Focus Scorch Triple Tonic Cosmic Insight

Keystones

  • Stormraider's Surge Stormraider's Surge Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist. 50.5%19% pick
  • Grasp of the Undying Grasp of the Undying Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health. 55.7%14% pick
  • Conqueror Conqueror Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions. 45.7%9% pick
  • Electrocute Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage. 54.1%4% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 49.7%28% pick
  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 53.5%17% pick
  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 57.1%1% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

To the Skies! / Shock Blast Q Lightning Field / Hyper Charge W Thundering Blow / Acceleration Gate E 55.2%125 games
To the Skies! / Shock Blast Q Thundering Blow / Acceleration Gate E Lightning Field / Hyper Charge W 100.0%6 games

Most common first three levels: Q → E → W (54%), Q → W → E (49%), W → Q → E (47%).

  • PHextech Capacitor

    When Jayce swaps weapons he gains Move Speed for a short duration.

  • QTo the Skies! / Shock Blast

    Hammer Stance: Leaps to an enemy dealing physical damage and slowing enemies.Cannon Stance: Fires an orb of electricity that detonates upon hitting an enemy (or reaching the end of its path) dealing physical damage to al...

  • WLightning Field / Hyper Charge

    Hammer Stance: Passive: Restores Mana per strike. Active: Creates a field of lightning damaging nearby enemies for several seconds.Cannon Stance: Gains a burst of energy, increasing Attack Speed to maximum for several at...

  • EThundering Blow / Acceleration Gate

    Hammer Stance: Deals magic damage to an enemy and knocks them back a short distance.Cannon Stance: Deploys an Acceleration Gate increasing the Move Speed of all allied champions who pass through it. If Shock Blast is fir...

  • RMercury Cannon / Mercury Hammer

    Hammer Stance: Transforms the Mercury Hammer into the Mercury Cannon gaining new abilities and increased range. The first attack in this form reduces the target's Armor and Magic Resist.Cannon Stance: Transforms the Merc...