Jayce

The Defender of Tomorrow

Fighter / Marksman · Mana · Melee

About

Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow, is a fighter and marksman champion who uses Mana as a resource and attacks at melee range. Their kit focuses on physical damage.

On the official scale, difficulty is 7 out of 10: a champion hard and needs practice to perform well.

Compared with other champions, Jayce starts with below average HP (590), below average armor (22) and average move speed (335). Attack range is 125 units.

Jayce has 12 skins besides the default look.

Difficulty

Attack8

Defense4

Magic3

Difficulty7

Abilities

Passive · Hextech Capacitor
When Jayce swaps weapons he gains Move Speed for a short duration.
Q · To the Skies! / Shock Blast
Hammer Stance: Leaps to an enemy dealing physical damage and slowing enemies. Cannon Stance: Fires an orb of electricity that detonates upon hitting an enemy (or reaching the end of its path) dealing physical damage to all enemies hit.
Cooldown: 16/14/12/10/8/6s · Cost: 40
W · Lightning Field / Hyper Charge
Hammer Stance: Passive: Restores Mana per strike. Active: Creates a field of lightning damaging nearby enemies for several seconds. Cannon Stance: Gains a burst of energy, increasing Attack Speed to maximum for several attacks.
Cooldown: 10s · Cost: 40
E · Thundering Blow / Acceleration Gate
Hammer Stance: Deals magic damage to an enemy and knocks them back a short distance. Cannon Stance: Deploys an Acceleration Gate increasing the Move Speed of all allied champions who pass through it. If Shock Blast is fired through the gate the missile speed, range, and damage will increase.
Cooldown: 20/18/16/14/12/10s · Cost: 55
R (Ultimate) · Mercury Cannon / Mercury Hammer
Hammer Stance: Transforms the Mercury Hammer into the Mercury Cannon gaining new abilities and increased range. The first attack in this form reduces the target's Armor and Magic Resist. Cannon Stance: Transforms the Mercury Cannon into the Mercury Hammer gaining new abilities and increasing Armor and Magic Resist. The first attack in this form deals additional magic damage.
Cooldown: 6s

Tips for playing Jayce

Be sure to switch stances often. It will enhance your attacks and grant you quick bursts of speed.
If you find yourself taking lots of damage, try using Jayce's Hammer Stance, as it grants you additional defenses.
For increased range and damage, try casting Shock Blast through the Acceleration Gate.

Tips for playing against Jayce

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.
Jayce is strong in the early game. If he gains the advantage, play defensively.

Base stats

HP: 590 (+109 per level)
Mana: 375 (+45 per level)
Armor: 22 (+5 per level)
Magic resist: 30 (+1.3 per level)
Attack damage: 59
Attack speed: 0.658 (+3 per level)
Move speed: 335
Range: 125

Lore

Jayce Talis is a brilliant inventor who, along with his friend Viktor, made the first great discoveries in the field of hextech. Celebrated across Piltover, he tries to live up to his reputation as "the Man of Progress," but often struggles with the expectations placed upon him. Because of this, Jayce has begun to see the ways in which his invention has furthered the division between Piltover and Zaun—and armed with his hextech hammer, he stands ready to defend tomorrow.