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

Jayce vs Veigar

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

based on 1,575 Jayce vs Veigar matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
2.02
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Veigar as Jayce came out of an examination of 1575 ranked rounds where both champs battled each other. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Jayce has to counter Veigar in only 3.1% of his games.

Jayce vs Veigar Matchup Summary

Jayce does a decent job of countering Veigar. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.0% of games the champs clash against each other in. In Jayce against Veigar matches, Jayce’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Veigar.

Best Jayce vs Veigar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Jayce Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaSerylda's GrudgeHubris

Optional Items

Edge of NightOpportunityMaw of MalmortiusEclipse

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

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
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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Q
2
W
3
E
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Q
5
Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Veigar as Jayce

Tips for Playing as Jayce against Veigar

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 Veigar

Dark Matter deals very high damage, but it can be avoided. Pay attention to the sound and visual indicator to be aware of when and where the spell will land.

Veigar's ultimate deals increased damage based on your missing health.

Event Horizon only stuns units on the edge. If you're inside the spell, you can still move and attack.

Jayce vs Veigar Counter Stats

Jayce Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Veigar Image
6.8
< Kills >
6.8
6.4
< Deaths >
6.1
6.1
< Assists >
6.3
1.57
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
184
< Minions Killed >
170
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.59
< Inhibitors >
0.48
20,014
< Physical Damage >
622
4,108
< Magic Damage >
20,769
660
< True Damage >
526
24,782
< Damage Dealt >
21,917
21,674
< Damage Taken >
19,430
12,536
< Gold Earned >
12,058
2.61
< Towers >
2.02
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
2,879
< Total Healing >
2,048
14,966
< Experience >
14,340
19
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
11
131
< Time Dealing CC >
85

How to Counter Veigar with Jayce in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore some vital Jayce vs. Veigar counter statistics that may help you appreciate the differences between the two. As an example, Jayce’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Veigar’s ratio of NaN, showing that Jayce may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Veigar..

Jayce normally has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Veigar. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Jayce and Veigar

Damage Types Compared

Jayce
Veigar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jayce
Veigar

Who is Better, Jayce or Veigar?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Jayce usually wins when playing against Veigar, with a 51.0% win rate. Thus, Jayce makes a good counter to Veigar.

While Jayce does have a higher winrate than Veigar, when they face off with one another, Jayce also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Jayce into Veigaras his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Jayce has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Veigar. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Jayce is a decent counter to Veigar. Focus your tactics on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Jayce against Veigar.

Additional Information for Jayce Players

How We Calculated Our Jayce vs Veigar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Veigar as Jayce, we analyzed 1,575 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 Veigar 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 learn all of the intricacies of Jayce to counter Veigar during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you should grow 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 Veigar. Champs who typically don't earn much CS often don't require 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, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Jayce versus Veigar build include Muramana, Serylda's Grudge, and Hubris. When Jayce used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better versus Veigar than with most other common item sets. In fact, Jayce had an average winrate of 51.0% battling Veigar with this build.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Veigar as Jayce, Jayce players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Jayce vs Veigar clashes, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.0% win rate overall.

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