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How to Win Gragas vs Jayce Counter MatchupGragas is in the a tier of champions

Gragas vs Jayce

How to Beat Jayce as Gragas in LoLGragas is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Jayce as Gragas

based on 1,042 Gragas vs Jayce matchups
Win Rate
50.3 %
K/D/A
2.32
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked LoL rounds every week. In our data, Gragas engaged Jayce 1042 times. Including so many games with Gragas vs Jayce provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to prepare useful statistics and a solid build to suppress your rival. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Gragas encounters Jayce in only 1.6% of his games.

Gragas vs Jayce Matchup Summary

Gragas does a average job of beating Jayce. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.3% of games the champs battle one another in. In Gragas versus Jayce rounds, Gragas’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Jayce.

Best Gragas vs Jayce Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Gragas Items

~22 Mins
Lich BaneShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rod of AgesRabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassLuden's Companion

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationDark HarvestSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceWaterwalking
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Gragas's passive ability p
Gragas's q ability q
Gragas's w ability w
Gragas's e ability e
Gragas's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Jayce as Gragas

Tips for Playing as Gragas against Jayce

Try to knock enemies back into your towers with Explosive Cask.

Try to combo Body Slam with Explosive Cask to set up kills for your team.

The damage reduction from Drunken Rage is applied when you start drinking, try to use it when you see damage coming your way.

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.

Gragas vs Jayce Counter Stats

Gragas Image
Win Rate
50.3 %
VS
Win Rate
49.7 %
Jayce Image
6
< Kills >
6.4
5.7
< Deaths >
6.7
7.2
< Assists >
6.4
1.39
< Killing Sprees >
1.49
115
< Minions Killed >
188
0.57
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.55
1,412
< Physical Damage >
20,126
17,744
< Magic Damage >
4,227
577
< True Damage >
604
19,734
< Damage Dealt >
24,957
30,088
< Damage Taken >
22,020
11,400
< Gold Earned >
12,477
1.55
< Towers >
2.61
0.14
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
12,478
< Total Healing >
2,837
14,210
< Experience >
14,850
21
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
9
407
< Time Dealing CC >
137

How to Counter Jayce with Gragas in LoL

The stats provided here clarify some important Gragas versus Jayce matchup statistics that can help you interpret the differences and similarities between these two champions. Gragas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Jayce’s ratio of NaN, showing that Gragas may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Jayce..

Gragas normally has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. On average, he takes more damage than Jayce. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Gragas and Jayce

Damage Types Compared

Gragas
Jayce
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gragas
Jayce

Who is Better, Gragas or Jayce?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Gragas usually fairs equally well when taking on Jayce, with a 50.3% win rate. Thus, Gragas makes an ok counter for Jayce.

While Gragas does have a higher winrate than Jayce, when they face off with one another, Gragas also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Gragas into Jayce.

Furthermore, Gragas also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Jayce. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Gragas vs Jayce matchups, Gragas is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Gragas is a decent counter to Jayce. Focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gragas against Jayce.

Additional Information for Gragas Players

How We Calculated Our Gragas vs Jayce Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jayce as Gragas, we analyzed 1,042 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 Gragas 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 Gragas in order to counter Jayce during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gragas on average accumulates less CS as Jayce. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They 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 many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Gragas versus Jayce build include Lich Bane, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Gragas incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Jayce than with most other common builds. In fact, Gragas had an average winrate of 50.3% when playing against Jayce with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of defeating Jayce as Gragas, Gragas players should use the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Gragas vs Jayce face-offs, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.3% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Jayce as Gragas are given for all skill levels, merged. To filter the statistics and builds to a distinct division, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.