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

Jayce vs Vi

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

based on 1,350 Jayce vs Vi matchups
Win Rate
46.4 %
K/D/A
1.95
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches every week. In our dataset, Jayce did battle with Vi 1350 times. Using so many matchups for Jayce versus Vi provides us a lot of confidence in our capability to produce useful stats and a recommended build to smash your enemy. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Jayce is forced to battle against Vi in only 2.6% of his matches.

Jayce vs Vi Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Jayce does a terrible job of beating Vi. Normally, he wins a lowly 46.4% of games the champions face each other in. In Jayce versus Vi matches, Jayce’s team is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Vi.

Best Jayce vs Vi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Jayce Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaYoumuu's GhostbladeMaw of Malmortius

Optional Items

Serylda's GrudgeEdge of NightEclipseOpportunity

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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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Vi as Jayce

Tips for Playing as Jayce against Vi

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 Vi

Vi cannot be stopped while using her ult. Remember to save your displacement effects until after she's done charging.

A fully charged Vault breaker deals double damage. If you see Vi start to charge you should back off or try to dodge it.

Vi will shred your Armor and gain Attack Speed if she manages to hit you three times in a row. Try not to engage in extended brawls with her.

Jayce vs Vi Counter Stats

Jayce Image
Win Rate
46.4 %
VS
Win Rate
53.6 %
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6.5
< Kills >
6.7
6.6
< Deaths >
6.2
6.4
< Assists >
7.8
1.48
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
185
< Minions Killed >
35
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
1.62
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.42
19,872
< Physical Damage >
16,051
4,221
< Magic Damage >
86
618
< True Damage >
812
24,712
< Damage Dealt >
16,949
21,884
< Damage Taken >
30,447
12,383
< Gold Earned >
11,864
2.46
< Towers >
1.41
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
2,820
< Total Healing >
11,450
14,771
< Experience >
13,756
19
< Vision Score >
23
9
< Wards Placed >
6
134
< Time Dealing CC >
288

How to Counter Vi with Jayce in LoL

The stats shown here show some strategic Jayce versus Vi counter stats that can help you grasp the distinctions between these two champs. As an example, Jayce’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vi’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Jayce may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Vi..

Jayce usually has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Typically, he takes less damage than Vi. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jayce and Vi

Damage Types Compared

Jayce
Vi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jayce
Vi

Who is Better, Jayce or Vi?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Jayce usually loses when facing off against Vi, with a 46.4% win rate. Thus, Jayce makes a poor counter to Vi.

While Jayce does have a lower winrate than Vi, when facing one another, Jayce also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming character to learn and master. You may get destroyed when picking Jayce into Vias his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Jayce also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vi. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Jayce vs Vi matchups, Vi is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Jayce is a garbage counter to Vi. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Jayce against Vi.

Additional Information for Jayce Players

How We Calculated Our Jayce vs Vi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vi as Jayce, we analyzed 1,350 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 Vi 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 truly master Jayce in order to counter Vi during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jayce often gets much more CS compared to Vi. Champions who typically don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Jayce versus Vi build include Muramana, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Maw of Malmortius. When Jayce incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs Vi than with many other common builds. In fact, Jayce boasted an average win rate of 46.4% battling Vi with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Vi as Jayce, Jayce players 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 players used for Jayce vs Vi fights, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 46.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Vi as Jayce are presented for all ranked divisions. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a specific player tier, you should use the selection menu above.