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How to Synergize Graves with Jayce on the Same TeamGraves is in the a tier of champions

Graves with Jayce

How to Win With Graves and Jayce Paired TogetherGraves is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Graves and Jayce

based on 2,106 Graves with Jayce pairs
Win Rate
48.2 %
K/D/A
2.47
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in the results of from millions of League of Legends matches directly from Riot Games each and every week. Graves has been on the same team as Jayce in 2106 recent, ranked matches. By amassing so much relevant data from the creators of League of Legends, we feel confident that we can give you high-quality, accurate builds to help Graves synergize with Jayce. It is very rare for Graves to play with Jayce on the same side. This pairing has only happened in about 1.3% of rounds with Graves.

Graves Jayce Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Graves does a poor job of fighting on the same side as Jayce. On average, he wins a dismal 48.2% of matches the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to win more matches as Graves when playing alongside Jayce by learning how to better synergize your play style with him, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Graves vs Jayce Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkRectrix

Core Graves Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelYoumuu's GhostbladeThe Collector

Optional Items

HubrisOpportunityVoltaic CycloswordBloodthirster

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Graves's passive ability p
Graves's q ability q
Graves's w ability w
Graves's e ability e
Graves's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
Q
3
Q
4
W
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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Q
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E
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R
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E
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Graves and Jayce

Tips for Playing as Graves with Jayce

Smoke Screen can be used both to escape and to set up a kill.

Using Quickdraw to get into range and delivering a point blank Buckshot can do lots of damage.

Advice to Understand How Jayce Will Play

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.

Graves Jayce Synergy Stats

Graves Image
Win Rate
48.2 %
VS
Win Rate
51.8 %
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7
< Kills >
7.3
5.7
< Deaths >
5.8
7.1
< Assists >
7
1.6
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
50
< Minions Killed >
54
1.56
< Dragons Killed >
1.54
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.48
16,658
< Physical Damage >
17,681
803
< Magic Damage >
839
1,624
< True Damage >
1,633
19,087
< Damage Dealt >
20,153
29,582
< Damage Taken >
29,908
12,629
< Gold Earned >
12,774
1.68
< Towers >
1.72
0.38
< Baron Takedowns >
0.37
13,861
< Total Healing >
13,908
14,322
< Experience >
14,441
24
< Vision Score >
23
6
< Wards Placed >
6
494
< Time Dealing CC >
493

How to Play with Jayce as Graves in LoL

The Graves Jayce synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Jayce, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Graves sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Jayce. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Jayce helps Graves perform not as well in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Graves tries to synergize with Jayce, he gets a little decrease in his full damage dealt. This may demonstrate that Jayce does not provide protection for him to deal more damage or that his presence also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Graves is played together with Jayce on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Jayce.

Moreover, when Graves plays with Jayce on the same side, he often takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may mean that Jayce does a decent job of protecting Graves during teamfights.

Synergies between Graves and Jayce

Damage Types Compared

Graves
Jayce
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Graves
Jayce

Is Graves better when played alongside Jayce?

There is no universally accepted best ally for Graves that will 100% of the time be his ideal ally. Yet, overall, Jayce is a not very good ally for Graves. By playing on the same team as Graves, he decreases their win rate by -2.3% to 48.2%. This clearly indicates that there is a harmful strategic relationship between Graves and Jayce that results in them performing not as well together than alone.

Jayce has a much greater difficulty compared to Graves. That means Graves players should be careful when finding Jayce comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a much higher level of skill to cooperate well with you.

Fighting on the same side, Graves players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to dish out massive AD. When paired, these champions can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

In contrast, by aligning Graves and Jayce together, you probably will not be granting your team enough support. We recommend you have other champions on your team that neutralizes this relative disparity in their abilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Jayce teammate, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Graves Players

How We Calculated Our Graves Jayce Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Graves and Jayce, we analyzed 2,106 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Graves with Jayce comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to truly master Graves to work well with Jayce during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League, you should keep reading to pick up some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial items to get in your Graves and Jayce synergy build include Guardian Angel, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and The Collector. When Graves used at least these three finished items in his build, he did much better when paired up with Jayce than with many other common builds. In fact, Graves had an average winrate of 48.2% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Jayce with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of defeating your oponents, you should use the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for this team composition, this blending of runes yielded the top win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.2% win rate overall.

If you want to view Graves with Jayce collaboration tips and builds for a a specific rank, please select one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and build suggestions shown are computed using all games played with both champions.