Jayce vs Zed
How to Beat Zed as Jayce
based on 1,806 Jayce vs Zed matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Jayce vs Zed Matchup Summary
Best Jayce vs Zed Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zed as Jayce
Tips for Playing as Jayce against Zed
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 Zed
Zed's Shadow Slash can only slow you if his shadow hits you with it.
Zed receives bonus effect from Attack Damage items he purchases, so Armor is super effective against him.
After Zed uses his Living Shadow, he is at his most vulnerable as his damage, slow, and mobility are both dependent upon it.
Jayce vs Zed Counter Stats
How to Counter Zed with Jayce in LoL
The stats shown on this page clarify some strategic Jayce vs. Zed counter stats that can help you understand the distinctions between the pair. Jayce’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zed’s ratio of NaN, showing that Jayce may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Zed..
Jayce normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Zed. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Jayce and Zed
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Who is Better, Jayce or Zed?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Jayce usually fairs equally well when facing off against Zed, with a 49.3% win rate. As a result, Jayce makes an ok counter to Zed.
While Jayce does have a lower win rate compared to Zed, when facing one another, Jayce also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Jayce into Zedas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Jayce also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zed. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Jayce vs Zed matchups, Zed is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Jayce is a somewhat poor counter to Zed. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Jayce against Zed.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Jayce to counter Zed during both the laning 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 tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Jayce typically accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Zed. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.
The top items to use in your Jayce versus Zed build consist of Muramana, Serylda's Grudge, and Opportunity. When Jayce incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better against Zed than with most other common item sets. In fact, Jayce had an average win rate of 49.3% when countering Zed with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Zed as Jayce, you should take the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Absolute Focus, Gathering Storm, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Jayce vs Zed fights, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.3% winrate overall.
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