Jayce, League of Legends champion
Win Rate
50.4%
Pick Rate
1.6%
Ban Rate
1.6%

Jayce Skill Order, Abilities & Cooldowns

Jayce C TierFighterMarksman
Patch
26.20
Games
2,119
Lane
All Lanes
Tier
All Tiers
Last Updated
Oct 12, 2026 UTC
Methodology
Data Methodology

Jayce's abilities include To the Skies! / Shock Blast, Lightning Field / Hyper Charge, Thundering Blow / Acceleration Gate, Mercury Cannon / Mercury Hammer, Hextech Capacitor. Learn how to use Jayce's Passive, Q, W, E, and R abilities effectively in League of Legends patch 26.20.

Max order
Q > W > E
Q cooldown
16/14/12/10/8/6s
R cooldown
6s

Hextech Capacitor

When Jayce swaps weapons he gains Move Speed for a short duration.

Jayce Skill Order (Patch 26.20)

1,427 games
QWE

Jayce Top maxes Q (To the Skies! / Shock Blast) → W (Lightning Field / Hyper Charge) → E (Thundering Blow / Acceleration Gate): 86% of players use this order and win 50.7% of 1,228 games.

Max orderPlayersWin RateGames
Q > W > E Most played85.8%50.7%1,228
Q > E > W13.9%45.2%199
QWE

Jayce Mid maxes Q (To the Skies! / Shock Blast) → W (Lightning Field / Hyper Charge) → E (Thundering Blow / Acceleration Gate): 87% of players use this order and win 53% of 264 games.

Max orderPlayersWin RateGames
Q > W > E Most played86.8%53.0%264
Q > E > W13.2%35.0%40
QWE

Jayce Jungle maxes Q (To the Skies! / Shock Blast) → W (Lightning Field / Hyper Charge) → E (Thundering Blow / Acceleration Gate): 92% of players use this order and win 50% of 266 games.

Skill order comes from the level-up timeline of every ranked game this patch. The level grid shows the most common path among players who used the top max order.

Jayce Passive: Hextech Capacitor

Hextech Capacitor

When Jayce swaps weapons he gains Move Speed for a short duration.

Jayce Q: To the Skies! / Shock Blast

Cooldown 16/14/12/10/8/6s
To the Skies! / Shock Blast

Hammer Stance: Leaps to an enemy dealing physical damage and slowing enemies.

Cannon Stance: Fires an orb of electricity that detonates upon hitting an enemy (or reaching the end of its path) dealing physical damage to all enemies hit.

Rank123456
Cooldown16s14s12s10s8s6s
Cost (Mana)404040404040
Range600600600600600600
Cooldown at 100 ability haste8s7s6s5s4s3s

Jayce W: Lightning Field / Hyper Charge

Cooldown 10s
Lightning Field / Hyper Charge

Hammer Stance: Passive: Restores Mana per strike. Active: Creates a field of lightning damaging nearby enemies for several seconds.

Cannon Stance: Gains a burst of energy, increasing Attack Speed to maximum for several attacks.

Rank123456
Cooldown10s10s10s10s10s10s
Cost (Mana)404040404040
Range285285285285285285
Cooldown at 100 ability haste5s5s5s5s5s5s

Jayce E: Thundering Blow / Acceleration Gate

Cooldown 20/18/16/14/12/10s
Thundering Blow / Acceleration Gate

Hammer Stance: Deals magic damage to an enemy and knocks them back a short distance.

Cannon Stance: Deploys an Acceleration Gate increasing the Move Speed of all allied champions who pass through it. If Shock Blast is fired through the gate the missile speed, range, and damage will increase.

Rank123456
Cooldown20s18s16s14s12s10s
Cost (Mana)555555555555
Range240240240240240240
Cooldown at 100 ability haste10s9s8s7s6s5s

Jayce R: Mercury Cannon / Mercury Hammer

Cooldown 6s
Mercury Cannon / Mercury Hammer

Hammer Stance: Transforms the Mercury Hammer into the Mercury Cannon gaining new abilities and increased range. The first attack in this form reduces the target's Armor and Magic Resist.

Cannon Stance: Transforms the Mercury Cannon into the Mercury Hammer gaining new abilities and increasing Armor and Magic Resist. The first attack in this form deals additional magic damage.

Rank1
Cooldown6s
Cost (Mana)No cost
Range600
Cooldown at 100 ability haste3s

Jayce Cooldowns with Ability Haste

Ability haste lowers every cooldown by the same rule: cooldown × 100 / (100 + haste). 50 haste cuts cooldowns by a third and 100 haste halves them. Here are Jayce's max-rank cooldowns at common haste values — drag the slider to try your own build.

Ability (max rank)0 haste50 haste100 haste
Q · To the Skies! / Shock Blast6s4s3s
W · Lightning Field / Hyper Charge10s6.7s5s
E · Thundering Blow / Acceleration Gate10s6.7s5s
R · Mercury Cannon / Mercury Hammer6s4s3s

Ability haste cooldown calculator

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Cooldown reduction: 0%
Ability (max rank)Rank 1Rank 2Rank 3Rank 4Rank 5Rank 6
Q · To the Skies! / Shock Blast16s14s12s10s8s6s
W · Lightning Field / Hyper Charge10s10s10s10s10s10s
E · Thundering Blow / Acceleration Gate20s18s16s14s12s10s
R · Mercury Cannon / Mercury Hammer6s
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Jayce Abilities FAQ - Patch 26.20

What should I max first on Jayce?

Most Jayce Top players max Q (To the Skies! / Shock Blast), W (Lightning Field / Hyper Charge), E (Thundering Blow / Acceleration Gate) in that order — 86% of ranked games this patch, with a 50.7% win rate.

What is Jayce's ultimate cooldown?

Jayce's ultimate, Mercury Cannon / Mercury Hammer, has a 6 second cooldown at ranks 1, 2 and 3. With 100 ability haste the max-rank cooldown drops to 3 seconds.

What does Jayce's passive do?

Jayce's passive is Hextech Capacitor. When Jayce swaps weapons he gains Move Speed for a short duration.

How much does ability haste lower Jayce's cooldowns?

At 100 ability haste every cooldown is halved: Jayce's To the Skies! / Shock Blast goes from 6 to 3 seconds and Mercury Cannon / Mercury Hammer from 6 to 3 seconds at max rank.