How do you play Jayce?

TyrekGoldenspear·Oct 4, 2016·2 votes·669 views

I just got him via Hextech.

So I would like to know the optimal tips and builds for him. Should I only build for one stance, or is it possible to build for both?

22 Comments

EndlessSorcererOct 4, 20162 votes

Generic Build: item 3158 item 3004 item 3142 item 3071 item 3036 item 3026

Runes: AD Quints, Armor Pen Marks, Armor or Scaling Health Seals, MR Glyphs

Masteries: 12/18/0 (Thunderlords + Precision)

TyrekGoldenspearOct 4, 20162 votes

Full damage I see. Would help against those annoying ADCs top.

Looking at you Quinn.

EndlessSorcererOct 4, 20162 votes

I've only really played him in the mid-lane where I am against squishy opponents. It is generally pretty easy to poke and burst a target down while they can easily do the same to you, so it is a matter of who plays the lane better.

I have Irelia for those ADC top laners.

If you are looking for Jayce streamers to watch, I would recommend "Just Jayce" and "BJNA".

Mira Arya EntheOct 4, 20161 votes

item 3042 item 3071 item 3078 (or item 3025 ) item 3053 item 3026 item 1001 myself

TyrekGoldenspearOct 4, 20161 votes

Thanks, btw I didn't know you played Jayce

Mira Arya EntheOct 4, 20161 votes

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Thanks, btw I didn't know you played Jayce

Yes. Quinn, Jayce and Riven are my top laners. Shyvana, Vi and Sejauni are my junglers. I primarily play Shyvana in ranked so I can focus on one champion and gain skill, but I will play these others if I get top or if Shyvana is not ideal for a team comp. Shy only works if your team has CC so I use Vi or Sej otherwise. Top lane is my secondary, gave up on support, can only handle one hated role at a time. But normally I support as Leona, Soraka and Sona.

TyrekGoldenspearOct 4, 20162 votes

Ah.

Well I haven't played Soraka in a while, but I can give you pointers with Leona.

I played her all throughout the rotation and found a new favorite tank support.

Basically you go 0/12/18 mysteries, grabbing BoS and veteran's scars for that HP boost, beautiful early game.

For runes take armor quints, health seals, MR glyphs, and Armor marks (take AD marks if you're feeling cheeky.)

The max order is W>Q>E.

W first because it gives 60 armor and MR at max rank which is huge.

Q for reduced cooldown.

E for reduced cooldown.

Items go FotM then ruby sightstone and Locket. (Order varies) rest is mostly situational. You can kinda get away with building mostly health because of your W steroids.

Best lockdown combo is E W Q R. Its easiest to land R when you already stunned them.

In teamfights you have to choose between peeling for your carry or deciding to make their carry unable to play for a bit. Throwing your ult ahead of you is great disruption, you may stun several.

Hit W, pull yourself to the carry and lock them down for an easy kill.

Mobi boots are my favorite on her

Remember that Leona is a all in support . once you jump in somebody has to die , so make sure they die first. :)

Mira Arya EntheOct 4, 20161 votes

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Ah.

Well I haven't played Soraka in a while, but I can give you pointers with Leona.

I played her all throughout the rotation and found a new favorite tank support.

Basically you go 0/12/18 mysteries, grabbing BoS and veteran's scars for that HP boost, beautiful early game.

For runes take armor quints, health seals, MR glyphs, and Armor marks (take AD marks if you're feeling cheeky.)

The max order is W>Q>E.

W first because it gives 60 armor and MR at max rank which is huge.

Q for reduced cooldown.

E for reduced cooldown.

Items go FotM then ruby sightstone and Locket. (Order varies) rest is mostly situational. You can kinda get away with building mostly health because of your W steroids.

Best lockdown combo is E W Q R. Its easiest to land R when you already stunned them.

In teamfights you have to choose between peeling for your carry or deciding to make their carry unable to play for a bit. Throwing your ult ahead of you is great disruption, you may stun several.

Hit W, pull yourself to the carry and lock them down for an easy kill.

Mobi boots are my favorite on her

Remember that Leona is a all in support . once you jump in somebody has to die , so make sure they die first. :)

Good tips, though I did main support for 3 seasons. I switched to jungle in S5 out of spite for ADCs XD

ÐelofashtOct 4, 20161 votes

I like to roll my face on the keyboard gently from right to left in cannon stance, and left to right in hammer stance.

TyrekGoldenspearOct 4, 20161 votes

Makes sense lol.

Very Hard EngageOct 4, 20161 votes

tear/longsword on first back.

build mura -> cleaver -> last whisper

thats his core

lucidity boots are prefered or merc/tabis for tanky jayce

the rest of the build is subjective and match dependent.

ive seen dyrus focus more on item 3742 item 3065 item 3102 item 3026 for his last items

ive also seen item 3142 item 3053 for more damage oriented jayces, but ive never seen a 6 damage item jayce so i cant say what else. its usually just mura,cleaver,lw

TyrekGoldenspearOct 4, 20161 votes

Ah okay thanks.

Do you perhaps know the proper max order?

Very Hard EngageOct 4, 20161 votes

Q > W > E

take one point in E at level 2, then its last.

EndlessSorcererOct 4, 20161 votes

I tend to take QEQWQQ, Q>W>E

AngelFrost00Oct 4, 20161 votes

item 3071 is better if enemy building Armour. item 3078 is if you are ahead and you want more damage. item 3070 Always first item then finish it item 3042 1st item mostly but blackcleaver can also effect lane and teamfights. EDIT : Hexdrinker is better first item if you against hard AP assassin leblanc , blue square etc.. item 3156 If enemy has Assasin or 2 AP item 3022 Never tried it on Him but it can work. item 3508 it feels good stealing mana from air item 3812 Works if you want sustain item 3026 Seeing this on jayce most of time in midlane as 3rd item item 3139 If Enemy has Hard CC item 3142 For That ARM Pen.

item 1055 BUT item 1083 is so much better and worth risk.

TyrekGoldenspearOct 4, 20161 votes

Thanks for the tips.

Lol, blue square.

AngelFrost00Oct 4, 20161 votes

Never underestimate the power of Fizz .

LadracOct 4, 20161 votes

I love to play Jayce :D I am not very good with him, but I can give you some piece of advice. Jayce doesnt work too good in any team comps, so I dont pick him too much, mostly when I face champions like Darius or when I have a poke oriented team. If you play him top, most of the time you will face tanks, so grab teleport+flash, and Fervor of battle Keystone. If you play him mid, you will face only squishy champions, so grab ignite+flash, and Thunderlords, so you can delete them. You can play him with item 3043 , but I feel like grabbing item 3070 kills some potential damage. Sometimes I go without mana items if I wont poke a lot...and other times I just grab item 3025 if they have many ad champions. Also, the cdr is very good and it brings you good stats. You can go ad Jayce if you re ahead or you want to splitpush a lot, and your usual build will look like this: item 3043 item 3071 item 3142 item 3156 item 3158 and the last item I guess it should be a defensive one....or you can go with item 3812 or item 3072 . Also, you can build bruiser Jayce, grabbing items like item 3053 or even item 3068 for tankiness and insane waveclear. You already got a mini on your W in melee form...and you will clear minion waves like crazy :D Hope I helped and I also hope I didnt gave wrong indications, I am only a gold player...

TyrekGoldenspearOct 4, 20161 votes

Not to worry mate, I'm silver so any tips you can give me helps. :D

Wolfram OxfordOct 4, 20161 votes

item 3042 item 3142 item 3071 item 3033 item 3036 item 3812 item 3009 Assassin Jayce item 3053 item 3026 item 3111 Bruiser/Assassin

EcchiOtakuTMOct 4, 20161 votes

Stormraiders or TLD

Build full armor pene(Youmuu, black cleaver, maw, LW, situational)+ludicity. You have no need for manamune anymore due to his W's mana refund thus allowing him to use the armor pen build to it's fullest.

Although if you want bruiser build jayce that's an entirely different playstyle which I'll take no part of.

You basically play like a GP but more reliable for slightly less tank busting, huge team MS, and disengage.

1251192115Oct 4, 20161 votes

i saw a jayce the other day on my team go , thormail, omens, sunfire, and GA with mercs. he did really well, and i looked his match history after game, he only plays jayce and won 11 games with that build. but i like jayce he is cool champion