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How to Win Draven vs Jayce Counter MatchupDraven is in the s tier of champions

Draven vs Jayce

How to Beat Jayce as Draven in LoLDraven is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Jayce as Draven

based on 1,783 Draven vs Jayce matchups
Win Rate
52.9 %
K/D/A
2.14
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Jayce as Draven came out of an analysis of 1783 ranked matches where both champs faced one another. This champ pairing is somewhat rare. Draven has to counter Jayce in only 1.5% of his games.

Draven vs Jayce Matchup Summary

Draven has done a good job of beating Jayce. Typically, he wins a fantastic 52.9% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Draven against Jayce matches, Draven’s team is 0.1% more expected to get first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Jayce.

Best Draven vs Jayce Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeSerrated Dirk

Core Draven Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterRapid FirecannonThe Collector

Optional Items

Lord Dominik's RegardsInfinity EdgeEssence ReaverHubris

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Draven to level upq
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Second ability for Draven to level upw
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Last skill for Draven to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Draven's passive ability p
Draven's q ability q
Draven's w ability w
Draven's e ability e
Draven's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Guide to Countering Jayce as Draven

Tips for Playing as Draven against Jayce

If Draven doesn't move, Spinning Axe will fall near his present location. It will fall directly on him, or just to the right or left.

If Draven does move after attacking, Spinning Axe will lead him in the direction of his movement. Use this to control where the Spinning Axe will go.

Advice to Win Against Jayce

Jayce is strong in the early game. If he gains the advantage, play defensively.

Jayce can attack in melee or at range. Pay attention to his stance and weapon color to know how he is going to attack.

If you see Jayce drop his Acceleration Gate, be careful, he is probably about to cast Shock Blast.

Draven vs Jayce Counter Stats

Draven Image
Win Rate
52.9 %
VS
Win Rate
47.1 %
Jayce Image
8.6
< Kills >
6.5
6.6
< Deaths >
6.4
5.5
< Assists >
6.1
1.98
< Killing Sprees >
1.48
177
< Minions Killed >
186
0.25
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.48
21,593
< Physical Damage >
19,571
135
< Magic Damage >
4,185
461
< True Damage >
592
22,190
< Damage Dealt >
24,350
22,816
< Damage Taken >
21,113
13,948
< Gold Earned >
12,225
2.46
< Towers >
2.43
0.09
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
7,099
< Total Healing >
2,743
12,503
< Experience >
14,472
15
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
85
< Time Dealing CC >
129

How to Counter Jayce with Draven in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight several strategic Draven versus Jayce counter statistics that may help us understand the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. For instance, Draven’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Jayce’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Draven may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Jayce..

Draven normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Jayce. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Draven and Jayce

Damage Types Compared

Draven
Jayce
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Draven
Jayce

Who is Better, Draven or Jayce?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Draven usually wins when trying to fight Jayce, with a 52.9% win rate. Therefore, Draven makes a good counter for Jayce.

While Draven does have a higher winrate than Jayce, when facing one another, Draven also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champ to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Draven into Jayceas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Draven also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Jayce. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Draven vs Jayce matchups, Draven is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Draven is a good counter to Jayce. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Draven against Jayce.

Additional Information for Draven Players

How We Calculated Our Draven vs Jayce Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jayce as Draven, we analyzed 1,783 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Jayce as Draven comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Draven in order to counter Jayce during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Draven usually accumulates a similar amount of CS as Jayce. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Draven versus Jayce build include Bloodthirster, Rapid Firecannon, and The Collector. When Draven incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs. Jayce than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Draven boasted an average win rate of 52.9% when countering Jayce with this build.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Jayce as Draven, Draven players should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Draven vs Jayce face-offs, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.9% winrate overall.

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