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How to Win Jayce vs Kai'Sa Counter MatchupJayce is in the b tier of champions

Jayce vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Jayce in LoLJayce is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kai'Sa as Jayce

based on 2,100 Jayce vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
52 %
K/D/A
2.02
Pick Rate
4.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Kai'Sa as Jayce resulted from an analysis of 2100 ranked rounds where both champions faced off against each other. This champ pairing is relatively uncommon. Jayce has to counter Kai'Sa in only 4.1% of his rounds.

Jayce vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Jayce does a good job of countering Kai'Sa. On average, he wins a fantastic 52.0% of the time the champions oppose each other in. In Jayce against Kai'Sa games, Jayce’s team is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Kai'Sa.

Best Jayce vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Jayce Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelMuramanaSerylda's Grudge

Optional Items

Edge of NightEclipseOpportunityYoumuu's Ghostblade

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryPhase RushManaflow BandAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Jayce's passive ability p
Jayce's q ability q
Jayce's w ability w
Jayce's e ability e
Jayce's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
Q
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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kai'Sa as Jayce

Tips for Playing as Jayce against Kai'Sa

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 Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa is very vulnerable to getting outranged by mages and long range carries.

Make sure to place wards in your blind spots so you can see Kai'Sa coming.

Kai'Sa is very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together against her.

Jayce vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Jayce Image
Win Rate
52 %
VS
Win Rate
48 %
Kai'Sa Image
6.7
< Kills >
7.6
6.5
< Deaths >
6.3
6.4
< Assists >
6
1.56
< Killing Sprees >
1.75
185
< Minions Killed >
184
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.46
20,061
< Physical Damage >
11,571
4,326
< Magic Damage >
7,742
632
< True Damage >
411
25,019
< Damage Dealt >
19,724
21,475
< Damage Taken >
20,223
12,449
< Gold Earned >
12,550
2.57
< Towers >
2.09
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
2,779
< Total Healing >
4,325
14,846
< Experience >
12,899
19
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
136
< Time Dealing CC >
46

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Jayce in LoL

The stats provided here show some valuable Jayce vs. Kai'Sa counter stats that may help you grasp the distinctions between the two. As an example, Jayce’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kai'Sa’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Jayce may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Kai'Sa..

Jayce often has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Kai'Sa. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Jayce and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Jayce
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jayce
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Jayce or Kai'Sa?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Jayce usually wins when taking on Kai'Sa, with a 52.0% win rate. As a result, Jayce makes a good counter for Kai'Sa.

While Jayce does have a higher win rate compared to Kai'Sa, when on opposite teams, Jayce also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Jayce into Kai'Saas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Jayce also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kai'Sa. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Jayce vs Kai'Sa matchups, Jayce is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Jayce is a decent counter to Kai'Sa. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Jayce against Kai'Sa.

Additional Information for Jayce Players

How We Calculated Our Jayce vs Kai'Sa Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Jayce, we analyzed 2,100 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 Kai'Sa as Jayce 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 learn all of the intricacies of Jayce to counter Kai'Sa during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jayce often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Kai'Sa. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts 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 on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Jayce versus Kai'Sa build include Guardian Angel, Muramana, and Serylda's Grudge. When Jayce used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs Kai'Sa than with most other common item sets. In fact, Jayce had an average win rate of 52.0% battling Kai'Sa with this build.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Kai'Sa as Jayce, you should take the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Absolute Focus, Gathering Storm, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Jayce vs Kai'Sa face-offs, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 52.0% winrate overall.

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