Jayce Pro Builds - How to Play Jayce in Season 14
Jayce – the Defender of Tomorrow – is a great Marksman that is usually played on position Top. Jayce can also be played in other roles, but we focus on position Top in this LoL Jayce guide as it fits the current meta in S14 very well.
Jayce has a win rate of 57% and pick rate of 0.9%. There is a ban rate of 4%. Although a great champion, winning with Jayce is not a given. You need to have the right Jayce build in order to unleash the full potential on patch 14.23. There are many Jayce probuilds out there. We help you to find the right probuild, Jayce players need to win.
Latest Jayce probuilds
Here a quick view on the latest Jayce probuilds on position Top.
How to play Jayce
We will show you what you need to do, to increase your chances of winning your lane. Jayce is strong, but if you ran into 
Cho'Gath or 
Maokai you might get in trouble. In order to win your lane and against your counter, you need the right spells, items and runes. The following Jayce Top pro build will help you with that.
Follow our build, pentakills will follow and you will learn how to play Jayce. Since Riot Games regularly releases a new patch, Jayce builds may change from time to time. It is important to keep up to date.
Items for Jayce
Items obviously play a big role in League of Legends. Buying the right item can make the difference between winning and losing as Jayce. The order of items is also very important. Especially in early game, it is imperative to make the right decision on what to buy. You need to know the right starter item and starter trinket. But you also need to know what your final items will be. Your opponent like 
Smolder or 
Illaoi can also influence your buying decisions.
Since Jayce is a powerful Marksman you should start with 
Doran's Blade and 
Health Potion. Your starter trinket should be 
Stealth Ward. You will find those in the shop under: Tools > Vision & Trinkets. Your optimal final boots are 
Ionian Boots of Lucidity. So make sure to buy accordingly. A good buy order for your items is:
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Manamune
Serylda's Grudge
Jayce abilities and summoner spells
Pro Gamers in LoL also gain advantage by their choice of spells and the order they use their abilities on Jayce. You also shouldn’t leave this to chance.
During champion select you have the possibility to choose two spells for Jayce. The choice of summoner spells can’t be underestimated. They can play a big role in team-fights. Countless team-fights have been decided by a well-used flash. Statistics have proven that the best choice is 
Flash and 
Teleport.
You can also gain an advantage in early game by using Jayce abilities in a certain order. Each phase of the game differs. Some abilities might be good in late game, but less in early game. Start the game with 
To the Skies! / Shock Blast. Then you should continue with 
Lightning Field / Hyper Charge, followed by 
Thundering Blow / Acceleration Gate. An order for abilities of Jayce up to level 10:
| Level | Key | Champion Spell |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | R | To the Skies! / Shock Blast |
| 2 | R | Lightning Field / Hyper Charge |
| 3 | R | Thundering Blow / Acceleration Gate |
| 4 | R | To the Skies! / Shock Blast |
| 5 | R | To the Skies! / Shock Blast |
| 6 | R | Lightning Field / Hyper Charge |
| 7 | R | To the Skies! / Shock Blast |
| 8 | R | Lightning Field / Hyper Charge |
| 9 | R | To the Skies! / Shock Blast |
| 10 | R | Lightning Field / Hyper Charge |
Most effective Jayce runes selection
For an effective Jayce build, you also need to select the appropriate runes. Ideally, you make an extra rune page for Jayce. You have to choose a primary and a secondary path from five rune paths for the Defender of Tomorrow: Precision, Domination, Sorcery, Resolve and Inspiration.
In the primary path you can choose a keystone rune and three lesser runes. The secondary path only consists of two lesser runes. There are also the three so-called shard slots. The best rune paths for Jayce are for primary 
Precision and for secondary 
Inspiration. As the keystone rune on Jayce most pros pick 
Conqueror.
For your primary path – Precision – choose these runes on Jayce:
- Conqueror
Presence of Mind
Legend: Alacrity
Last Stand
For your secondary path – Inspiration – choose these runes on Jayce:
Biscuit Delivery
Magical Footwear
Champions that counter Jayce
As mentioned before, it is always necessary to react to opponents of Jayce. There are champions that counter Jayce. These champions have advantages that can be dangerous for you. Cho'Gath for instance is strong against Jayce and has a win rate of 59%. Another dangerous counter is Maokai.
When your opponent counter picks Jayce in champion select, you need to be aware. In this case, adjust your items and game to the situation.
Prestige T1 Jayce is one of the 12 available skins for Jayce.
Conclusion
Many people are looking for Jayce pro builds, that players often used to win. By following our probuilds, you can turn Jayce into a beast. Especially if you also follow our Jayce guide. When you have your runes placed like we told you, Jayce will reach its full potential. Buying the items we listed will also increase your chances. Start with the abilities in the correct order to gain an advantage in early game.
When you build Jayce in League of Legends correctly, you will have a very capable champion. But as always you need to practice, especially when and how to use 
Mercury Cannon / Mercury Hammer. League of Legends is a dynamic game that changes with every patch. Keep following the patch notes and keep adjusting your LoL Jayce build.
Also, keep reacting to the game itself. Do you play mid, top or bot? Who is support or jungle? Overall, a good game is the sum of the right decisions. Over time, you your skills with Jayce will grow. Once you mastered Jayce – the Defender of Tomorrow – you will rule the rift.
