Jayce Build, Runes & Counters — Patch 26.22

Build for Jungle, Emerald+

The Defender of Tomorrow

Jungle Fighter · Marksman Emerald+

Worlds 202615 picks30 bans53.3 % win rateLeaguepedia

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Tier

#64 of 66 on the Jungle tier list

Win Rate46.4%−3.9 ptsvs average (50.3 %)

Pick Rate2.6%

Ban Rate6.2%

Games43K

KDA2.55

Emerald+▾

🌐All▾

Patch 26.22▾

TOP62.6 %

JGL29.0 %

MID7.5 %

BOT0.4 %

SUP0.5 %

Tier

46.4 %

Win Rate

−3.9 vs avg

64/66

Rank

2.6 %

Pick Rate

6.2 %

Ban Rate

43K

Games

D tier

Jayce Build for Jungle

Patch 26.22Emerald+ Fighter · Marksman · #64 of 66 on the Jungle tier list

The most played Jayce build (Patch 26.22) is Voltaic Cyclosword into Bastionbreaker with First Strike. It wins 48.3 % of 12,059 games in Emerald+.

Win Rate−3.9 pts vs average (50.3 %): 46.4 %
Pick Rate: 2.6 %
Ban Rate: 6.2 %
Games: 43K
KDA: 2.55

Win Rate: −3.9 pts vs average (50.3 %)

Worlds 2026 · 15 picks · 30 bans · 53.3 % win rate · Leaguepedia Compare with your own games →

Build against

Runes

First Strike · Precision

Summoner spells

Smite · Flash

Start

Scorchclaw Pup

Full build

Voltaic Cyclosword › Bastionbreaker › Edge of Night › Serylda's Grudge › Guardian Angel › Maw of Malmortius

Skill order QWE Max Q, then W, then E

Jayce runes

46.5 % WR · 16,591 games · 38.8 % of games

Inspiration

Precision

Inspiration: First Strike, Cash Back, Triple Tonic, Cosmic Insight
Precision: Legend: Haste, Cut Down

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Jayce summoner spells

Smite + Flash46.4 % WR

100 % of games

Exhaust + Smite33.9 % WR

0 % of games

Jayce skill order

46.5 % WR · 39,375 games · 92 % of games

14579

28101213

314151718

61116

Start: Q › W › E › Q · 50 % of 43,135 games

Jayce items

Finished items in buying order

Early order: Scorchclaw Pup › Pickaxe › The Brutalizer › Long Sword · 45.0 % WR · 2,427 games All items & build orders →

Jayce matchups

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Jayce wins most against

Zed 50.5 % 675 games
Qiyana 50.4 % 1,964 games
Vi 48.6 % 1,097 games
Sylas 48.1 % 1,487 games
Taliyah 47.7 % 866 games
Cho'Gath 47.6 % 976 games
Viego 47.5 % 1,686 games
Lee Sin 47.4 % 4,045 games
Jarvan IV 47.4 % 2,258 games
Diana 47.1 % 671 games

Jayce struggles most against

Zyra 40.0 % 570 games
Kha'Zix 42.9 % 1,437 games
Kindred 43.5 % 642 games
Nidalee 43.5 % 832 games
Master Yi 43.6 % 1,228 games
Xin Zhao 43.8 % 612 games
Briar 44.6 % 802 games
Elise 44.7 % 570 games
Naafiri 44.9 % 1,118 games
Zac 45.3 % 525 games

Jayce's win rate in lane against each champion with at least 500 games. The line marks 50 %.

Jayce Jungle build in brief

Jayce Jungle is tier D with these filters, with a 46.4 % win rate from 43,136 games. The average of all champions in this selection is 50.3 %.

Most played rune page: First Strike with Precision as the secondary path, in 39 % of games.
Summoner spells: Smite and Flash, in 100 % of games.
Start with Scorchclaw Pup; boots: Ionian Boots of Lucidity.
Core items: Voltaic Cyclosword → Bastionbreaker → Edge of Night, then usually Serylda's Grudge, Guardian Angel, Maw of Malmortius.
Skill max order: Q > W > E (92 % of games with a recorded order).
The lane goes best against Jax, Amumu, Cho'Gath and hardest against Kha'Zix, Karthus, Zyra.

Questions about Jayce

What is the best Jayce build (Patch 26.22)?

Voltaic Cyclosword › Bastionbreaker › Edge of Night › Serylda's Grudge › Guardian Angel › Maw of Malmortius, with Ionian Boots of Lucidity. The most played start wins 48.3 % of 12,059 games in Emerald+.

Which runes does Jayce take?

First Strike, Cash Back, Triple Tonic, Cosmic Insight, with Legend: Haste, Cut Down from Precision. This page is used in 39 % of games.

Who counters Jayce in lane?

Jayce struggles most against Zyra (40.0 % win rate), Kha'Zix (42.9 %) and Kindred (43.5 %).

How strong is Jayce right now?

Jayce is D tier with a 46.4 % win rate and a 2.6 % pick rate in Emerald+.

Win rates are colored only when they are at least 1 point above or below Jayce's average (46.4 %) and based on 500 or more games.