Lucian vs Jayce
How to Beat Jayce as Lucian
based on 3,444 Lucian vs Jayce matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Lucian vs Jayce Matchup Summary
Best Lucian vs Jayce Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Jayce as Lucian
Tips for Playing as Lucian against Jayce
For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.
Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.
Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.
Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment well!
Advice to Win Against Jayce
Jayce is strong in the early game. If he gains the advantage, play defensively.
Jayce can attack in melee or at range. Pay attention to his stance and weapon color to know how he is going to attack.
If you see Jayce drop his Acceleration Gate, be careful, he is probably about to cast Shock Blast.
Lucian vs Jayce Counter Stats
How to Counter Jayce with Lucian in LoL
The stats shown on this page highlight some important Lucian against Jayce matchup statistics that can help you distinguish the distinctions between the two. For instance, Lucian’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Jayce’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Lucian may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Jayce..
Lucian often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Jayce. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Lucian and Jayce
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Who is Better, Lucian or Jayce?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Lucian usually wins when taking on Jayce, with a 51.5% win rate. Therefore, Lucian makes a good counter for Jayce.
While Lucian does have a higher win rate than Jayce, when they face off with one another, Lucian also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Lucian into Jayce.
Additionally, Lucian has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Jayce. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Lucian vs Jayce matchups, Lucian is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Lucian is a decent counter for Jayce. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Lucian against Jayce.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Lucian to counter Jayce during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Lucian on average picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Jayce. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.
The top items to have in your Lucian versus Jayce build consist of Bloodthirster, Kraken Slayer, and Navori Quickblades. When Lucian incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Jayce than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Lucian boasted an average winrate of 51.5% when playing against Jayce with these items in his kit.
To have the best probability of crushing Jayce as Lucian, Lucian players should take the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Lucian vs Jayce clashes, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.5% winrate overall.
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