Is Jayce good in Patch 26.13?

Jayce is C tier Jungle in Patch 26.13 with a 48.6% win rate, 2.3% pick rate, and 6.9% ban rate over merged Emerald+ data from u.gg and op.gg. MOBA Trainer rescored Jayce Jungle after Patch 26.13 using win rate, pick rate, and ban rate within the Jungle role.

What is the best build for Jayce Jungle?

The best Jayce Jungle build in Patch 26.13 uses Youmuu's Ghostblade, Voltaic Cyclosword, Edge of Night with the First Strike keystone from op.gg build data merged into MOBA Trainer. Jayce Jungle is C tier with 48.6% win rate this patch.

Champions that counter Jayce in Patch 26.13 include Nocturne (44.2% Jayce win rate), Vi (47.1% Jayce win rate), Graves (47.4% Jayce win rate), based on matchup win rates from merged Emerald+ data. See the counters section for full matchup stats.

What should I practice to climb with Jayce?

To climb with Jayce Jungle in Patch 26.13, focus on the core patterns MOBA Trainer drills for this champion — Baiting, Fight outcome prediction, and Win condition identification. Baiting: Baiting is a mindgame employed to provoke enemies into making a mistake. Fight outcome prediction: Fortune-telling in League of Legends is not some magic, but a skill you can improve on.

JUNGLE · EMERALD+ · RANKED SOLO

How to Play JayceJungle Build, Emerald+Patch 26.13

The recommended Jayce Jungle build for LoL Patch 26.13, from rune set to skill order to item path, based on MOBA Trainer's merged Emerald+ data.

In Patch 26.13, Jayce is C tier Jungle with 48.6% win rate over merged Emerald+ data. Best build: First Strike + Youmuu's Ghostblade, Voltaic Cyclosword. Hardest matchup: Nocturne (44.2% win rate for Jayce). Key patterns to practice: Baiting, Fight outcome prediction, and Win condition identification.

Patch 26.13 · Emerald+ · Ranked Solo

TierNo tier changeC#40of 44 Jungle champions

Win rate48.6%vs 50.2% role avg

Pick rate2.3%30th most picked Jungle

Ban rate6.9%

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Jayce Jungle Build (Patch 26.13)

Highest win rate build path (2.4% pick rate, 48.7% win rate). Stats aggregated from Emerald+ ranked.

Runes

48.7% WR

InspirationPRIMARY

First StrikeKEYSTONE

Cash Back

Triple Tonic

Cosmic Insight

PrecisionSECONDARY

Legend: Haste

Cut Down

SHARDS

First Strike · Cash Back · Triple Tonic · Cosmic Insight + Legend: Haste · Cut Down

Summoner spells

Flash

Smite

Skill order

EMax Q first

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31415

Item build

2.4% pick

Starting

Scorchclaw Pup + Health Potion

Core build

Youmuu's Ghostblade

Voltaic Cyclosword

Edge of Night

Boots

Ionian Boots of Lucidity

Situational

Voltaic Cyclosword

Youmuu's Ghostblade

Serylda's Grudge

Edge of Night

Bastionbreaker

Serpent's Fang

Jayce Jungle meta analysis (Patch 26.13)

Jayce holds a 48.6% win rate in the Jungle role on Patch 26.13, 1.6 points below the Jungle role average of 50.2%. That is the 40th highest win rate of 44 Jungle champions tracked at Emerald+ this patch. With a 2.3% pick rate (30th most played in the role) and a 6.9% ban rate, Jayce gets banned regularly, so it helps to have a second comfort pick.

Jayce Jungle held steady at C tier through Patch 26.13, with no tier movement since the previous data merge. Stable ratings are a good sign for one-tricks: the play patterns you practice now should keep working next patch. At C tier, Jayce is a mains-only pick this patch: expect to out-knowledge opponents rather than out-stat them.

Champion select decides a lot of Jayce Jungle games. The hardest matchups this patch are Nocturne (44.2% win rate for Jayce) and Vi (47.1% win rate for Jayce): consider banning one or holding your pick until the opponent locks in. On the other side, Viego (50.7%) and JarvanIV (50.1%) are the matchups to look for, where Jayce wins the lane more often than not at Emerald+.

How to play Jayce Jungle

Pick Jayce Jungle in patch 26.13 only as a comfort pick: expect to out-knowledge opponents rather than out-stat them.

Jayce Jungle guide

Jayce jungle runs the same stance-swap combo against camps and skirmishes: fire To the Skies! / Shock Blast (Q) through Thundering Blow / Acceleration Gate (E) to poke in cannon form, then use Mercury Cannon / Mercury Hammer (R) to swap into hammer form and finish with Thundering Blow's knockback, while Hextech Capacitor (passive) grants Move Speed on every swap.

The build

Rune page: First Strike, Cash Back, Triple Tonic, and Cosmic Insight (Inspiration), with Cut Down and Legend: Haste (Precision). Summoners: Flash and Smite. Skill order opens Q, W, E and maxes To the Skies! / Shock Blast (Q) first with Lightning Field / Hyper Charge (W) second. Starter: Scorchclaw Pup and a Health Potion, into Ionian Boots of Lucidity. Core build: Youmuu's Ghostblade, Voltaic Cyclosword, and Edge of Night, with Serylda's Grudge, Bastionbreaker, and Serpent's Fang as later options.

Ability mechanics

To the Skies! / Shock Blast (Q) leaps to an enemy and slows in hammer form, or fires a detonating orb hitting all enemies in its path in cannon form. Thundering Blow / Acceleration Gate (E) knocks an enemy back in hammer form, or deploys a gate that speeds up allies and boosts Shock Blast's speed, range, and damage when fired through it. Lightning Field / Hyper Charge (W) restores mana per strike in hammer form and maxes Attack Speed for several hits in cannon form.

Matchups

Hardest matchups by win rate: Nocturne, Vi, Graves, Naafiri, Lee Sin. Best matchups: Viego, Jarvan IV, Sylas.

Other Jungle champions at a similar power level in Patch 26.13:

View Jayce counters · LoL tier list

Frequently asked questions

Is Jayce good in Patch 26.13?: Jayce is C tier Jungle in Patch 26.13 with a 48.6% win rate, 2.3% pick rate, and 6.9% ban rate over merged Emerald+ data from u.gg and op.gg. MOBA Trainer rescored Jayce Jungle after Patch 26.13 using win rate, pick rate, and ban rate within the Jungle role.
What is the best build for Jayce Jungle?: The best Jayce Jungle build in Patch 26.13 uses Youmuu's Ghostblade, Voltaic Cyclosword, Edge of Night with the First Strike keystone from op.gg build data merged into MOBA Trainer. Jayce Jungle is C tier with 48.6% win rate this patch.
Who counters Jayce?: Champions that counter Jayce in Patch 26.13 include Nocturne (44.2% Jayce win rate), Vi (47.1% Jayce win rate), Graves (47.4% Jayce win rate), based on matchup win rates from merged Emerald+ data. See the counters section for full matchup stats.
What should I practice to climb with Jayce?: To climb with Jayce Jungle in Patch 26.13, focus on the core patterns MOBA Trainer drills for this champion — Baiting, Fight outcome prediction, and Win condition identification. Baiting: Baiting is a mindgame employed to provoke enemies into making a mistake. Fight outcome prediction: Fortune-telling in League of Legends is not some magic, but a skill you can improve on.