Jayce vs Caitlyn
How to Beat Caitlyn as Jayce
based on 5,000 Jayce vs Caitlyn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Jayce vs Caitlyn Matchup Summary
Best Jayce vs Caitlyn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Caitlyn as Jayce
Tips for Playing as Jayce against Caitlyn
For increased range and damage, try casting Shock Blast through the Acceleration Gate.
If you find yourself taking lots of damage, try using Jayce's Hammer Stance, as it grants you additional defenses.
Be sure to switch stances often. It will enhance your attacks and grant you quick bursts of speed.
Advice to Win Against Caitlyn
Keep behind allied minions if Caitlyn is harassing you with Piltover Peacemaker (it deals less damage with each subsequent target).
You can intercept Ace in the Hole's missile from hitting an ally if you stand in its path.
Jayce vs Caitlyn Counter Stats
How to Counter Caitlyn with Jayce in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here show some influential Jayce versus Caitlyn matchup stats that can help us understand the differences between the pair. For instance, Jayce’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Caitlyn’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Jayce may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Caitlyn..
Jayce usually has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Caitlyn. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Jayce and Caitlyn
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Who is Better, Jayce or Caitlyn?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Jayce usually loses when trying to fight Caitlyn, with a 48.6% win rate. As a result, Jayce makes a bad counter for Caitlyn.
While Jayce does have a lower win rate compared to Caitlyn, when on opposite teams, Jayce also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Jayce into Caitlynas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Jayce also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Caitlyn. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Jayce vs Caitlyn matchups, Caitlyn is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Jayce is a somewhat poor counter for Caitlyn. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Jayce against Caitlyn.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Jayce in order to counter Caitlyn during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Jayce typically racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Caitlyn. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.
The best items to have in your Jayce versus Caitlyn build include Guardian Angel, Edge of Night, and Serylda's Grudge. When Jayce incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better countering Caitlyn than with most other typical builds. In fact, Jayce boasted an average win rate of 48.6% battling Caitlyn with this build.
To have the best probability of vanquishing Caitlyn as Jayce, you should use the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Absolute Focus, Gathering Storm, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Jayce vs Caitlyn fights, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.6% win rate overall.
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