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Viego vs Jayce

How to Beat Jayce as Viego in LoLViego is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Jayce as Viego

based on 2,032 Viego vs Jayce matchups
Win Rate
52.5 %
K/D/A
2.27
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL rounds that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Jayce as Viego resulted from an examination of 2032 ranked matches where both champs faced off against each other. This particular counter pairing is relatively rare. Viego has to counter Jayce in only 1.4% of their matches.

Viego vs Jayce Matchup Summary

Viego does a good job of countering Jayce. Typically, they wins a fantastic 52.5% of the time the champs face each other in. In Viego vs Jayce games, Viego’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood. This implies that they probably will get first blood against Jayce.

Best Viego vs Jayce Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Viego Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTrinity ForceKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Sundered SkyEclipseWit's EndDeath's Dance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Viego to level upq
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Second ability for Viego to level upe
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Last skill for Viego to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Viego's passive ability p
Viego's q ability q
Viego's w ability w
Viego's e ability e
Viego's ultimate ability r
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W
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Guide to Countering Jayce as Viego

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.

Viego vs Jayce Counter Stats

Viego Image
Win Rate
52.5 %
VS
Win Rate
47.5 %
Jayce Image
7.6
< Kills >
6.5
6.2
< Deaths >
6.5
6.5
< Assists >
6.2
1.79
< Killing Sprees >
1.49
36
< Minions Killed >
187
1.71
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.51
14,872
< Physical Damage >
19,724
1,969
< Magic Damage >
4,237
826
< True Damage >
643
17,667
< Damage Dealt >
24,605
33,202
< Damage Taken >
21,480
12,394
< Gold Earned >
12,346
1.53
< Towers >
2.42
0.43
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
16,458
< Total Healing >
2,749
14,012
< Experience >
14,790
23
< Vision Score >
19
6
< Wards Placed >
9
229
< Time Dealing CC >
133

How to Counter Jayce with Viego in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize some important Viego against Jayce matchup stats that can help us interpret the differences and similarities between this set of champions. For instance, Viego’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Jayce’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Viego may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Jayce..

Viego typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than their opponent does. On average, they takes more damage than Jayce. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Viego and Jayce

Damage Types Compared

Viego
Jayce
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Viego
Jayce

Who is Better, Viego or Jayce?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Viego usually wins when taking on Jayce, with a 52.5% win rate. Therefore, Viego makes a good counter for Jayce.

While Viego does have a higher winrate compared to Jayce, when on opposite teams, Viego also has a lower difficulty level that makes them a less time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Viego into Jayce.

Furthermore, Viego has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Jayce. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Viego is a good counter for Jayce. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Viego against Jayce.

Additional Information for Viego Players

How We Calculated Our Viego vs Jayce Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jayce as Viego, we analyzed 2,032 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 Jayce as Viego 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 Viego in order to counter Jayce during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Viego typically accumulates a lot less CS compared to Jayce. Champions who typically don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Viego versus Jayce build include Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Kraken Slayer. When Viego included at least these three items in their build, they performed a lot better versus Jayce than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Viego had an average winrate of 52.5% when countering Jayce with these items in their kit.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Jayce as Viego, Viego players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Viego vs Jayce clashes, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.5% win rate overall.

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