Is Jayce good in Patch 26.13?

Jayce is C tier Top in Patch 26.13 with a 49.0% win rate, 5.6% pick rate, and 6.9% ban rate over merged Emerald+ data from u.gg and op.gg. MOBA Trainer rescored Jayce Top after Patch 26.13 using win rate, pick rate, and ban rate within the Top role.

What is the best build for Jayce Top?

The best Jayce Top build in Patch 26.13 uses Tear of the Goddess, Youmuu's Ghostblade, Muramana, Voltaic Cyclosword with the Stormraider's Surge keystone from op.gg build data merged into MOBA Trainer. Jayce Top is C tier with 49.0% win rate this patch.

Champions that counter Jayce in Patch 26.13 include Malphite (44.9% Jayce win rate), Irelia (46.1% Jayce win rate), Yorick (46.4% 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 Top in Patch 26.13, focus on the core patterns MOBA Trainer drills for this champion — Target prioritisation, Traps & catches, and Base timers. Target prioritisation: Target prioritization is all about choosing the right victim in a teamfight. Traps & catches: Catching enemies off guard is one of the best ways to find easy kills.

TOP · EMERALD+ · RANKED SOLO

How to Play JayceTop Build, Emerald+Patch 26.13

The recommended Jayce Top 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 Top with 49.0% win rate over merged Emerald+ data. Best build: Stormraider's Surge + Tear of the Goddess, Youmuu's Ghostblade. Hardest matchup: Malphite (44.9% win rate for Jayce). Key patterns to practice: Target prioritisation, Traps & catches, and Base timers.

Patch 26.13 · Emerald+ · Ranked Solo

TierNo tier changeC#41of 47 Top champions

Win rate49.0%vs 50.1% role avg

Pick rate5.6%8th most picked Top

Ban rate6.9%

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Jayce Top Build (Patch 26.13)

Highest win rate build path (5.7% pick rate, 48.8% win rate). Stats aggregated from Emerald+ ranked.

Runes

48.8% WR

SorceryPRIMARY

Stormraider's SurgeKEYSTONE

Manaflow Band

Absolute Focus

Gathering Storm

InspirationSECONDARY

Magical Footwear

Biscuit Delivery

SHARDS

Stormraider's Surge · Manaflow Band · Absolute Focus · Gathering Storm + Magical Footwear · Biscuit Delivery

Summoner spells

Flash

Teleport

Skill order

EMax Q first

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Item build

5.7% pick

Starting

Doran's Blade + Health Potion

Core build

Tear of the Goddess

Youmuu's Ghostblade

Muramana

Voltaic Cyclosword

Boots

Ionian Boots of Lucidity

Situational

Muramana

Youmuu's Ghostblade

Voltaic Cyclosword

Eclipse

Serylda's Grudge

Serpent's Fang

Jayce Top meta analysis (Patch 26.13)

Jayce holds a 49.0% win rate in the Top role on Patch 26.13, 1.1 points below the Top role average of 50.1%. That is the 41st highest win rate of 47 Top champions tracked at Emerald+ this patch. With a 5.6% pick rate (8th 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 Top 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 Top games. The hardest matchups this patch are Malphite (44.9% win rate for Jayce) and Irelia (46.1% win rate for Jayce): consider banning one or holding your pick until the opponent locks in. On the other side, Yone (51.6%) and Darius (51.6%) are the matchups to look for, where Jayce wins the lane more often than not at Emerald+.

How to play Jayce Top

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

Jayce Top guide

Jayce top leans on the same weapon-swap identity in a 1v1 lane: bait a trade with To the Skies! / Shock Blast (Q) fired through Thundering Blow / Acceleration Gate (E) in cannon form, then flip into hammer form via Mercury Cannon / Mercury Hammer (R) and shove the closing opponent back with a hammer swing, with Hextech Capacitor (passive) adding Move Speed on every transformation.

The build

Skill points go into Q, W, and E at level-up, maxing To the Skies! / Shock Blast (Q) first and Lightning Field / Hyper Charge (W) second. Summoners are Flash and Teleport, paired with a Sorcery page built on Stormraider's Surge, Manaflow Band, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm, splashing Magical Footwear and Biscuit Delivery from Inspiration. Lane opens with Doran's Blade and a Health Potion before Ionian Boots of Lucidity; Tear of the Goddess, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Muramana anchor the core, with Voltaic Cyclosword, Eclipse, or Serylda's Grudge as later options.

Ability mechanics

Hammer form's To the Skies! / Shock Blast (Q) closes the gap with a slowing leap; cannon form turns it into a detonating orb that catches every enemy in its path. Lightning Field / Hyper Charge (W) sustains mana per strike in hammer form, then becomes a burst of maximum Attack Speed in cannon form. Thundering Blow / Acceleration Gate (E) knocks the target back in hammer form, while its cannon-form gate speeds up allies passing through and boosts the range, speed, and damage of a Shock Blast fired through the same opening.

Matchups

Malphite, Irelia, Yorick, Gangplank, and Aatrox rank as the toughest lane opponents. Yone, Darius, and K'Sante are the matchups that favor Jayce most.

Other Top 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 Top in Patch 26.13 with a 49.0% win rate, 5.6% pick rate, and 6.9% ban rate over merged Emerald+ data from u.gg and op.gg. MOBA Trainer rescored Jayce Top after Patch 26.13 using win rate, pick rate, and ban rate within the Top role.
What is the best build for Jayce Top?: The best Jayce Top build in Patch 26.13 uses Tear of the Goddess, Youmuu's Ghostblade, Muramana, Voltaic Cyclosword with the Stormraider's Surge keystone from op.gg build data merged into MOBA Trainer. Jayce Top is C tier with 49.0% win rate this patch.
Who counters Jayce?: Champions that counter Jayce in Patch 26.13 include Malphite (44.9% Jayce win rate), Irelia (46.1% Jayce win rate), Yorick (46.4% 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 Top in Patch 26.13, focus on the core patterns MOBA Trainer drills for this champion — Target prioritisation, Traps & catches, and Base timers. Target prioritisation: Target prioritization is all about choosing the right victim in a teamfight. Traps & catches: Catching enemies off guard is one of the best ways to find easy kills.