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How to Win Jayce vs Aatrox Counter MatchupJayce is in the b tier of champions

Jayce vs Aatrox

How to Beat Aatrox as Jayce in LoLJayce is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Aatrox as Jayce

based on 2,970 Jayce vs Aatrox matchups
Win Rate
48 %
K/D/A
1.84
Pick Rate
5.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Aatrox as Jayce came out of an examination of 2970 ranked games where both champs faced off against each other. This champion matchup is relatively uncommon. Jayce fights Aatrox in only 5.8% of his rounds.

Jayce vs Aatrox Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Jayce does a below average job of countering Aatrox. Typically, he wins a lowly 48.0% of matches the champs face each other in. In Jayce vs Aatrox rounds, Jayce’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood versus Aatrox.

Best Jayce vs Aatrox Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Jayce Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaSerylda's GrudgeHubris

Optional Items

Edge of NightMaw of MalmortiusOpportunityProfane Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Jayce to level upq
>
Second ability for Jayce to level upw
>
Last skill for Jayce to max oute

Runes

SorceryPhase RushManaflow BandAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Jayce's passive ability p
Jayce's q ability q
Jayce's w ability w
Jayce's e ability e
Jayce's ultimate ability r
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E
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Q
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W
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Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Aatrox as Jayce

Tips for Playing as Jayce against Aatrox

For increased range and damage, try casting Shock Blast through the Acceleration Gate.

If you find yourself taking lots of damage, try using Jayce's Hammer Stance, as it grants you additional defenses.

Be sure to switch stances often. It will enhance your attacks and grant you quick bursts of speed.

Advice to Win Against Aatrox

Aatrox's Infernal Chains are easier to exit when running towards the sides or at Aatrox.

Aatrox's attacks are very telegraphed, so use the time to dodge the hit zones.

Keep your distance when Aatrox uses his Ultimate to prevent him from reviving.

Jayce vs Aatrox Counter Stats

Jayce Image
Win Rate
48 %
VS
Win Rate
52 %
Aatrox Image
6.2
< Kills >
6.1
6.7
< Deaths >
5.7
6.1
< Assists >
5.4
1.42
< Killing Sprees >
1.39
185
< Minions Killed >
171
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.41
20,629
< Physical Damage >
17,036
4,533
< Magic Damage >
3,527
607
< True Damage >
380
25,769
< Damage Dealt >
20,944
21,527
< Damage Taken >
36,492
12,107
< Gold Earned >
11,514
2.5
< Towers >
2.09
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
2,668
< Total Healing >
13,668
14,491
< Experience >
14,762
19
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
130
< Time Dealing CC >
244

How to Counter Aatrox with Jayce in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize several important Jayce versus Aatrox counter statistics that may help us grasp the differences between the pair. As an example, Jayce’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Aatrox’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Jayce may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Aatrox..

Jayce usually has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Typically, he receives less damage than Aatrox. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jayce and Aatrox

Damage Types Compared

Jayce
Aatrox
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jayce
Aatrox

Who is Better, Jayce or Aatrox?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Jayce usually loses when taking on Aatrox, with a 48.0% win rate. Therefore, Jayce makes a poor counter for Aatrox.

While Jayce does have a lower winrate compared to Aatrox, when facing one another, Jayce also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult character to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Jayce into Aatroxas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Jayce has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Aatrox. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Jayce vs Aatrox matchups, Aatrox is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Jayce is a garbage counter for Aatrox. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Jayce against Aatrox.

Additional Information for Jayce Players

How We Calculated Our Jayce vs Aatrox Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Aatrox as Jayce, we analyzed 2,970 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 Aatrox as Jayce 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 Jayce in order to counter Aatrox during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jayce most often racks up a similar amount of CS as Aatrox. Champions who typically don't earn 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 abilities 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 situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Jayce versus Aatrox build consist of Muramana, Serylda's Grudge, and Hubris. When Jayce included at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs. Aatrox than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Jayce had an average win rate of 48.0% when playing against Aatrox with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Aatrox as Jayce, you should use the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Absolute Focus, Gathering Storm, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Jayce vs Aatrox fights, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.0% winrate overall.

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