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How to Win Xayah vs Jayce Counter MatchupXayah is in the b tier of champions

Xayah vs Jayce

How to Beat Jayce as Xayah in LoLXayah is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Jayce as Xayah

based on 770 Xayah vs Jayce matchups
Win Rate
52.7 %
K/D/A
2.28
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Jayce as Xayah resulted from an examination of 770 ranked matches where both champions clashed against each other. This champ pairing is somewhat rare. Xayah encounters Jayce in only 1.3% of her matches.

Xayah vs Jayce Matchup Summary

Xayah does a good job of countering Jayce. Typically, she wins a terrific 52.7% of matches the champions clash against one another in. In Xayah versus Jayce matches, Xayah’s team is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood. This implies that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Jayce.

Best Xayah vs Jayce Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerNoonquiver

Core Xayah Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterKraken SlayerNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

Lord Dominik's RegardsRapid FirecannonStormrazor

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Xayah to level upe
>
Second ability for Xayah to level upw
>
Last skill for Xayah to max outq

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Xayah's passive ability p
Xayah's q ability q
Xayah's w ability w
Xayah's e ability e
Xayah's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
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W
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W
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W
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Jayce as Xayah

Tips for Playing as Xayah against Jayce

Xayah's attacks and abilities leave Feathers on the ground that she can later recall for massive area damage and control.

Xayah can use Featherstorm to dodge almost any ability while also creating a ton of Feathers. Try to utilize the offensive and defensive aspects of this ability.

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.

Xayah vs Jayce Counter Stats

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Win Rate
52.7 %
VS
Win Rate
47.3 %
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6.7
< Kills >
6.4
5.8
< Deaths >
6.4
6.5
< Assists >
6.4
1.57
< Killing Sprees >
1.48
186
< Minions Killed >
184
0.31
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.55
18,955
< Physical Damage >
20,138
350
< Magic Damage >
4,107
370
< True Damage >
575
19,676
< Damage Dealt >
24,821
20,391
< Damage Taken >
21,245
12,204
< Gold Earned >
12,221
2.43
< Towers >
2.49
0.1
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
5,001
< Total Healing >
2,852
12,909
< Experience >
14,551
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
56
< Time Dealing CC >
134

How to Counter Jayce with Xayah in LoL

The stats provided here underscore some valuable Xayah against Jayce matchup statistics that may help you interpret the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Xayah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Jayce’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Xayah may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Jayce..

Xayah usually has a similar longest killing spree as her opponent does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to Jayce. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Xayah and Jayce

Damage Types Compared

Xayah
Jayce
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Xayah
Jayce

Who is Better, Xayah or Jayce?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Xayah usually wins when trying to fight Jayce, with a 52.7% win rate. Thus, Xayah makes a good counter to Jayce.

While Xayah does have a higher winrate compared to Jayce, when they face off with one another, Xayah also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less difficult champion to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Xayah into Jayce.

Furthermore, Xayah also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Jayce. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Xayah vs Jayce matchups, Xayah is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Xayah is an above average counter for Jayce. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Xayah against Jayce.

Additional Information for Xayah Players

How We Calculated Our Xayah vs Jayce Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jayce as Xayah, we analyzed 770 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 Xayah 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 Xayah to counter Jayce during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Xayah most often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Jayce. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale 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 several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Xayah versus Jayce build consist of Bloodthirster, Kraken Slayer, and Navori Quickblades. When Xayah bought at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better vs Jayce than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Xayah boasted an average winrate of 52.7% when countering Jayce with these items in her kit.

To have the highest probability of crushing Jayce as Xayah, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Xayah vs Jayce matchups, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 52.7% win rate overall.

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