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How to Win Jayce vs Nilah Counter MatchupJayce is in the b tier of champions

Jayce vs Nilah

How to Beat Nilah as Jayce in LoLJayce is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Nilah as Jayce

based on 755 Jayce vs Nilah matchups
Win Rate
48.3 %
K/D/A
2.11
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Nilah as Jayce resulted from an analysis of 755 ranked rounds where both champs opposed one another. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Jayce fights Nilah in only 1.5% of his rounds.

Jayce vs Nilah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Jayce does a below average job of beating Nilah. Normally, he wins a lowly 48.3% of the time the champs fight each other in. In Jayce vs Nilah games, Jayce’s team is 0.1% less expected to get first blood, implying that he most likely won't get first blood versus Nilah.

Best Jayce vs Nilah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Tear of the GoddessSerrated Dirk

Core Jayce Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaYoumuu's GhostbladeEdge of Night

Optional Items

Serylda's GrudgeHubrisOpportunityVoltaic Cyclosword

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
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E
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Q
4
W
5
Q
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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Nilah as Jayce

Tips for Playing as Jayce against Nilah

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.

Jayce vs Nilah Counter Stats

Jayce Image
Win Rate
48.3 %
VS
Win Rate
51.7 %
Nilah Image
6.9
< Kills >
7.7
6.5
< Deaths >
6.8
6.8
< Assists >
6.1
1.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.79
185
< Minions Killed >
176
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.58
20,566
< Physical Damage >
17,471
4,487
< Magic Damage >
176
578
< True Damage >
389
25,632
< Damage Dealt >
18,036
21,402
< Damage Taken >
24,796
12,436
< Gold Earned >
12,799
2.55
< Towers >
2.55
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
2,865
< Total Healing >
8,651
14,904
< Experience >
13,425
18
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
136
< Time Dealing CC >
90

How to Counter Nilah with Jayce in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight some influential Jayce vs. Nilah counter stats that can help us figure out the differences between the two. Jayce’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nilah’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Jayce may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Nilah..

Jayce often has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. On average, he takes less damage than Nilah. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jayce and Nilah

Damage Types Compared

Jayce
Nilah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jayce
Nilah

Who is Better, Jayce or Nilah?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Jayce usually loses when taking on Nilah, with a 48.3% win rate. Thus, Jayce makes a poor counter to Nilah.

While Jayce does have a lower win rate compared to Nilah, when on opposite teams, Jayce also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Jayce into Nilahas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Jayce has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nilah. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Jayce vs Nilah matchups, Nilah is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Jayce is a somewhat poor counter for Nilah. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Jayce against Nilah.

Additional Information for Jayce Players

How We Calculated Our Jayce vs Nilah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nilah as Jayce, we analyzed 755 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 Nilah 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 Nilah during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jayce on average accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Nilah. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Jayce versus Nilah build consist of Muramana, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Edge of Night. When Jayce used at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when fighting Nilah than with most other common builds. In fact, Jayce boasted an average winrate of 48.3% when countering Nilah with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Nilah as Jayce, you should use the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Absolute Focus, Gathering Storm, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Jayce vs Nilah clashes, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.3% win rate overall.

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