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How to Win Yasuo vs Jayce Counter MatchupYasuo is in the s tier of champions

Yasuo vs Jayce

How to Beat Jayce as Yasuo in LoLYasuo is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Jayce as Yasuo

based on 3,348 Yasuo vs Jayce matchups
Win Rate
53.4 %
K/D/A
1.8
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL games that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Jayce as Yasuo came out of an analysis of 3348 ranked matches where both champs faced off against each other. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Yasuo encounters Jayce in only 1.3% of his rounds.

Yasuo vs Jayce Matchup Summary

Yasuo does a good job of countering Jayce. On average, he wins a whopping 53.4% of the time the champs face one another in. In Yasuo versus Jayce matches, Yasuo’s team is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Jayce.

Best Yasuo vs Jayce Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowBerserker's Greaves

Core Yasuo Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeBlade of The Ruined KingImmortal Shieldbow

Optional Items

Guardian AngelDeath's DanceBloodthirsterWit's End

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Yasuo's passive ability p
Yasuo's q ability q
Yasuo's w ability w
Yasuo's e ability e
Yasuo's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Jayce as Yasuo

Tips for Playing as Yasuo against Jayce

Last Breath can be cast on any target that is knocked Airborne, even by one of your allies.

Dash through a minion to have Sweeping Blade available to chase your opponent should they flee; Dash directly to your opponent to preserve a minion as your escape route.

At level 18, Yasuo's Steel Tempest reaches its Attack Speed cap with 55% Attack Speed from items.

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.

Yasuo vs Jayce Counter Stats

Yasuo Image
Win Rate
53.4 %
VS
Win Rate
46.6 %
Jayce Image
7
< Kills >
6.8
6.9
< Deaths >
6.5
5.4
< Assists >
6.7
1.64
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
190
< Minions Killed >
183
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.49
17,623
< Physical Damage >
18,851
1,784
< Magic Damage >
4,462
904
< True Damage >
659
20,312
< Damage Dealt >
23,973
24,552
< Damage Taken >
21,677
12,696
< Gold Earned >
12,324
2.39
< Towers >
2.37
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
5,667
< Total Healing >
2,865
14,592
< Experience >
14,777
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
236
< Time Dealing CC >
139

How to Counter Jayce with Yasuo in LoL

The stats provided here underscore several significant Yasuo versus Jayce counter stats that may help us grasp the differences and similarities between this set of champs. For instance, Yasuo’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Jayce’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Yasuo may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Jayce..

Yasuo normally has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Jayce. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Yasuo and Jayce

Damage Types Compared

Yasuo
Jayce
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yasuo
Jayce

Who is Better, Yasuo or Jayce?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Yasuo usually wins when facing off against Jayce, with a 53.4% win rate. Thus, Yasuo makes a great counter for Jayce.

While Yasuo does have a higher winrate than Jayce, when facing one another, Yasuo also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex character to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Yasuo into Jayceas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Yasuo has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Jayce. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Yasuo vs Jayce matchups, Yasuo is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Yasuo is a great counter to Jayce. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Yasuo against Jayce.

Additional Information for Yasuo Players

How We Calculated Our Yasuo vs Jayce Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jayce as Yasuo, we analyzed 3,348 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 Yasuo 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Yasuo 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 tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yasuo often picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Jayce. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Yasuo versus Jayce build consist of Infinity Edge, Blade of The Ruined King, and Immortal Shieldbow. When Yasuo used at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better against Jayce than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Yasuo boasted an average winrate of 53.4% when playing against Jayce with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Jayce as Yasuo, Yasuo players should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Yasuo vs Jayce counter picks, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 53.4% win rate overall.

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