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Lux vs Jayce

How to Beat Jayce as Lux in LoLLux is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Jayce as Lux

based on 4,784 Lux vs Jayce matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
2.64
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL games that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Jayce as Lux resulted from an evaluation of 4784 ranked matches where both champions opposed each other. This matchup is relatively rare. Lux is forced to battle against Jayce in only 1.3% of her matches.

Lux vs Jayce Matchup Summary

Lux has done a decent job of beating Jayce. Typically, she wins a acceptable 51.0% of games the champs battle each other in. In Lux against Jayce matches, Lux’s team is 0.1% more probable to get first blood. This indicates that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Jayce.

Best Lux vs Jayce Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Lux Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZaz'Zak's RealmspikeStormsurge

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassSeraph's EmbraceShadowflameCryptbloom

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
DominationCheap ShotUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Lux's passive ability p
Lux's q ability q
Lux's w ability w
Lux's e ability e
Lux's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
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E
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Q
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E
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Q
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Guide to Countering Jayce as Lux

Tips for Playing as Lux against Jayce

If you have trouble landing Prismatic Barrier, remember that it returns to you after it reaches max range. Try positioning yourself to hit your allies with its return trip.

Lux has great zone control abilities. Try to set up Lucent Singularity to prevent an enemy's advance or escape.

Lucent Singularity is a great scouting tool. Try throwing it into brush before walking into it to check for ambushes.

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.

Lux vs Jayce Counter Stats

Lux Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
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5
< Kills >
6.7
5.8
< Deaths >
6.6
10.3
< Assists >
6
1.11
< Killing Sprees >
1.53
93
< Minions Killed >
186
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.52
972
< Physical Damage >
19,995
17,873
< Magic Damage >
4,161
1,031
< True Damage >
612
19,876
< Damage Dealt >
24,768
16,084
< Damage Taken >
22,348
10,358
< Gold Earned >
12,524
1.95
< Towers >
2.46
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
1,416
< Total Healing >
3,011
12,306
< Experience >
15,039
44
< Vision Score >
19
19
< Wards Placed >
9
292
< Time Dealing CC >
135

How to Counter Jayce with Lux in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature some critical Lux vs. Jayce matchup stats that can help us appreciate the distinctions between the pair. Lux’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Jayce’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Lux may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Jayce. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Lux usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her opponent does. Typically, she takes less damage than Jayce. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Lux and Jayce

Damage Types Compared

Lux
Jayce
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lux
Jayce

Who is Better, Lux or Jayce?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Lux usually wins when taking on Jayce, with a 51.0% win rate. Therefore, Lux makes a good counter to Jayce.

While Lux does have a higher win rate than Jayce, when on opposite teams, Lux also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Lux into Jayce.

Moreover, Lux also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Jayce. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Lux vs Jayce matchups, Lux is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Lux is a decent counter to Jayce. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Lux against Jayce.

Additional Information for Lux Players

How We Calculated Our Lux vs Jayce Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jayce as Lux, we analyzed 4,784 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 Lux 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 Lux to counter Jayce during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lux most often racks up less CS relative to Jayce. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to use in your Lux versus Jayce build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Stormsurge. When Lux used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better versus Jayce than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Lux boasted an average win rate of 51.0% when countering Jayce with this counter build.

To have the best probability of defeating Jayce as Lux, Lux players should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Lux vs Jayce clashes, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.0% win rate overall.

If you need to get Lux versus Jayce tips and counter builds for a a specific skill level, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and strategies displayed are computed using every round run with these champs.