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

Jayce vs Tristana

How to Beat Tristana as Jayce in LoLJayce is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Tristana as Jayce

based on 1,585 Jayce vs Tristana matchups
Win Rate
46.4 %
K/D/A
1.91
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League rounds that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Tristana as Jayce came out of an examination of 1585 ranked games where both champs faced off against one another. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Jayce has to counter Tristana in only 3.1% of his rounds.

Jayce vs Tristana Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Jayce has done a terrible job of countering Tristana. On average, he wins a lowly 46.4% of games the champs fight each other in. In Jayce versus Tristana rounds, Jayce’s side is 0.2% less probable to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Tristana.

Best Jayce vs Tristana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Jayce Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaYoumuu's GhostbladeOpportunity

Optional Items

Edge of NightSerylda's GrudgeHubrisMaw of Malmortius

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 ForceMagic Resist
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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Q
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
Q
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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Tristana as Jayce

Tips for Playing as Jayce against Tristana

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 Tristana

Stand away from your creeps in a lane to take less collateral damage from Explosive Charge.

If you see Tristana activate Rapid Fire in a fight, stun her and try to back off until the spell dissipates.

Jayce vs Tristana Counter Stats

Jayce Image
Win Rate
46.4 %
VS
Win Rate
53.6 %
Tristana Image
6.4
< Kills >
7.6
6.6
< Deaths >
6
6.2
< Assists >
5.4
1.46
< Killing Sprees >
1.75
180
< Minions Killed >
170
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.6
19,284
< Physical Damage >
16,718
4,198
< Magic Damage >
2,261
552
< True Damage >
434
24,035
< Damage Dealt >
19,415
21,330
< Damage Taken >
21,652
12,042
< Gold Earned >
12,625
2.37
< Towers >
2.89
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
2,769
< Total Healing >
6,142
14,381
< Experience >
13,031
18
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
130
< Time Dealing CC >
68

How to Counter Tristana with Jayce in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore some valuable Jayce versus Tristana matchup stats that may help you appreciate the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Jayce’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Tristana’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Jayce may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Tristana..

Jayce normally has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Tristana. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Jayce and Tristana

Damage Types Compared

Jayce
Tristana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jayce
Tristana

Who is Better, Jayce or Tristana?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Jayce usually loses when facing off against Tristana, with a 46.4% win rate. Thus, Jayce makes a bad counter to Tristana.

While Jayce does have a lower winrate than Tristana, when they face off with one another, Jayce also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Jayce into Tristanaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Jayce also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Tristana. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Jayce vs Tristana matchups, Tristana is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Jayce is a trash counter for Tristana. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Jayce against Tristana.

Additional Information for Jayce Players

How We Calculated Our Jayce vs Tristana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tristana as Jayce, we analyzed 1,585 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 Tristana 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

To truly master Jayce to counter Tristana during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jayce often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Tristana. Champions who typically don't get much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Jayce versus Tristana build include Muramana, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Opportunity. When Jayce bought at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better against Tristana than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Jayce boasted an average win rate of 46.4% when playing against Tristana with this build.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Tristana as Jayce, Jayce players should take the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Absolute Focus, Gathering Storm, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Jayce vs Tristana counter picks, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 46.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Tristana as Jayce are given for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to an individual skill level, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.