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

Jayce vs Vex

How to Beat Vex as Jayce in LoLJayce is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Vex as Jayce

based on 958 Jayce vs Vex matchups
Win Rate
46.1 %
K/D/A
1.87
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of ranked LoL games that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Vex as Jayce came out of an evaluation of 958 ranked games where both champs battled each other. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Jayce fights Vex in only 1.9% of his games.

Jayce vs Vex Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Jayce has done a awful job of countering Vex. Typically, he wins a lowly 46.1% of games the champs face off with each other in. In Jayce against Vex rounds, Jayce’s team is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood, implying that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Vex.

Best Jayce vs Vex 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
MuramanaSerylda's GrudgeOpportunity

Optional Items

Edge of NightYoumuu's GhostbladeMaw of MalmortiusEclipse

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Jayce to level upq
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Second ability for Jayce to level upw
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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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W
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Guide to Countering Vex as Jayce

Tips for Playing as Jayce against Vex

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 Vex Counter Stats

Jayce Image
Win Rate
46.1 %
VS
Win Rate
53.9 %
Vex Image
6.4
< Kills >
7.4
6.8
< Deaths >
6.1
6.3
< Assists >
7.3
1.47
< Killing Sprees >
1.73
183
< Minions Killed >
165
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.45
19,535
< Physical Damage >
1,319
4,087
< Magic Damage >
21,202
624
< True Damage >
830
24,246
< Damage Dealt >
23,351
22,065
< Damage Taken >
19,492
12,364
< Gold Earned >
11,654
2.42
< Towers >
1.85
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,779
< Total Healing >
2,265
14,747
< Experience >
14,477
19
< Vision Score >
20
9
< Wards Placed >
10
133
< Time Dealing CC >
544

How to Counter Vex with Jayce in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show several valuable Jayce against Vex matchup statistics that can help you realize the differences between the two. For instance, Jayce’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vex’s ratio of NaN, showing that Jayce may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Vex..

Jayce typically has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Vex. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jayce and Vex

Damage Types Compared

Jayce
Vex
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jayce
Vex

Who is Better, Jayce or Vex?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Jayce usually loses when playing against Vex, with a 46.1% win rate. Therefore, Jayce makes a poor counter for Vex.

While Jayce does have a lower winrate than Vex, when on opposite teams, Jayce also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Jayce into Vexas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Jayce has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vex. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Jayce vs Vex matchups, Vex is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Jayce is a terribly counter for Vex. Focus your play on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Jayce against Vex.

Additional Information for Jayce Players

How We Calculated Our Jayce vs Vex Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vex as Jayce, we analyzed 958 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 Vex 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 Vex 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 significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jayce often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Vex. Champions who typically don't take much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Jayce versus Vex build include Muramana, Serylda's Grudge, and Opportunity. When Jayce bought at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Vex than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Jayce boasted an average win rate of 46.1% when playing against Vex with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Vex 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. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Jayce vs Vex clashes, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 46.1% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Vex as Jayce are shown for all ranked divisions combined. To filter the statistics and builds to a specific division, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.