Jayce - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
48.7%
Pick Rate
1.5%

Jaycevs Graves

FFighterMarksman
Patch26.10
Matches3,013,751
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMay 27, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Jayce vs Graves is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Graves wins with a 66.7% win rate (+33.3%) over Jayce based on 24 games. Graves holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Jayce build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Jayce vs Graves matchup.

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Jayce Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Jayce performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.

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Jayce - 33.3% win rate in this matchup
Jayce
33.3% WR
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Graves vs Jayce matchup - 66.7% win rate
Graves
66.7% WR

Who Wins the Jayce vs Graves Matchup?

Graves wins the Jayce vs Graves matchup
Winner
Graves
Matches: 24
33.3%
Win Rate
66.7%
1.6
CS / min
1.6
890
DMG / min
670
13,644
Gold / game
13,451
277
Heal / min
324
553
DMG Mitigated / min
596
0.5
CC / min
0.6
27.3%
Early Game WR
72.7%
38.5%
Late Game WR
61.5%

Jayce vs Graves Matchup Summary

The Jayce vs Graves matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 24 recent matches analyzed, Graves wins with a 66.7% win rate compared to Jayce's 33.3%, giving Graves a 33.3 percentage point advantage. Graves dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Jayce players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in damage output, where Jayce leads by 220 DMG/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Graves has a strong advantage in this matchup. Jayce players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Graves overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Jayce vs Graves Laning Phase Breakdown

Graves wins the laning phase against Jayce in League of Legends

Graves is favored during the laning phase against Jayce, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Graves holds advantages in farming, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
1.6Jayce
1.6Graves
Jayce and Graves farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.0 CS/min difference. Neither champion holds a meaningful farming advantage, so lane dominance will come from trading and jungle interaction rather than CS leads.
Damage
890Jayce
670Graves
Jayce heavily out-damages Graves by 220 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Graves should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Jayce's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
13,644Jayce
13,451Graves
Jayce and Graves generate nearly equal gold per game, with just a 193 gold difference. Neither champion has a clear economic advantage, so gold leads will depend on individual play quality, kill participation, and objective contributions.
Utility
0.5Jayce
0.6Graves
Both Jayce and Graves provide similar amounts of crowd control (0.1s/min difference), meaning neither has a significant advantage in locking down opponents for ganks or team fights. Lane ganks are equally effective for both sides.
Sustain
830Jayce
920Graves
Graves heals and mitigates 90 more damage per minute than Jayce, providing moderate extra durability. This sustain edge allows Graves to stay in lane longer between recalls and gradually win extended wars of attrition. Consider building early grievous wounds if playing Jayce.

Best Jayce Build Against Graves

Ionian Boots of Lucidity is the optimal boots choice against Graves, providing the mobility and stats Jayce needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Jayce against Graves are Voltaic Cyclosword, Hubris and Serylda's Grudge. This combination gives Jayce an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 60.0% win rate across 5 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Graves. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Jayce vs Graves matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Graves
72.7%
+45.5% advantage
Jayce early game win rateJayce27.3%
Graves early game win rateGraves72.7%
Late Game
Graves
61.5%
+23.1% advantage
Jayce late game win rateJayce38.5%
Graves late game win rateGraves61.5%

Graves dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 72.7% win rate — a 45.5 percentage point lead over Jayce. This lopsided early game means Graves can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Graves is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 61.5% win rate — 23.1 points above Jayce. Extended games heavily favor Graves, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Graves holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Jayce players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Jayce Runes Against Graves

Inspiration rune tree - Jayce primary runes vs GravesInspiration
First Strike - best Jayce rune vs GravesCash Back - best Jayce rune vs GravesTriple Tonic - best Jayce rune vs GravesCosmic Insight - best Jayce rune vs Graves
Precision rune tree - Jayce secondary runes vs GravesPrecision
Cut Down - best Jayce rune vs GravesLegend: Haste - best Jayce rune vs Graves
44.4% WR

The Inspiration and Precision rune setup gives Jayce the best tools to compete against Graves in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


Jayce matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. The table below shows Jayce's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Jayce build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Jayce matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.10
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
44.00%1007.083512,95548.7%41.0%
32.26%936.771311,50234.2%30.9%
45.95%746.894011,86235.3%55.0%
50.00%726.690311,52437.1%62.2%
44.93%696.999512,64448.6%41.2%
60.34%586.51,00213,13947.6%67.6%
36.84%576.51,06412,36546.4%27.6%
47.37%576.589310,79954.3%36.4%
49.02%516.81,00411,65656.5%42.9%
58.70%467.092512,93955.6%63.2%
51.11%456.81,25912,69062.5%38.1%
40.91%447.097912,24221.7%61.9%
52.27%447.192312,42243.8%57.1%
53.49%436.995211,62756.5%50.0%
51.22%417.193812,68058.3%48.3%
58.54%416.778311,35357.9%59.1%
40.00%407.195812,84946.1%37.0%
41.03%396.886712,30526.7%50.0%
50.00%386.61,03112,99635.7%58.3%
50.00%364.888712,83940.0%62.5%
52.78%365.81,06312,55556.3%50.0%
52.94%346.895112,68156.3%50.0%
42.42%334.293412,46150.0%35.3%
36.36%336.894313,46940.0%34.8%
51.52%336.790511,96658.8%43.8%
48.48%336.791111,56742.9%52.6%
40.63%326.588212,74930.8%47.4%
54.84%317.01,05013,10556.3%53.3%
50.00%306.988112,12855.6%41.7%
55.17%294.892312,39157.9%50.0%
58.62%291.893714,12557.1%60.0%
62.07%296.687011,92372.7%55.6%
51.72%296.792512,76069.2%37.5%
51.72%297.199113,67954.5%50.0%
46.43%283.392113,86740.0%53.9%
46.43%286.699913,35450.0%43.8%
40.74%277.178010,58953.3%25.0%
62.96%276.691012,41761.5%64.3%
29.63%276.383210,87923.1%35.7%
61.54%266.985611,81557.1%66.7%
53.85%261.496714,29066.7%42.9%
56.00%255.587311,52850.0%61.5%
52.00%256.596712,21750.0%53.9%
41.67%246.698311,88057.1%20.0%
75.00%243.298115,49987.5%68.8%
33.33%241.689013,64427.3%38.5%
37.50%246.998712,25030.0%42.9%
54.17%246.11,05613,60545.5%61.5%
39.13%234.585512,81036.4%41.7%
33.33%211.11,08216,44533.3%33.3%
47.62%216.497912,53063.6%30.0%
57.14%217.289112,12666.7%44.4%
50.00%206.981211,89550.0%50.0%
30.00%203.196214,06144.4%18.2%
47.37%195.71,04013,01555.6%40.0%
26.32%196.684513,50840.0%21.4%
52.63%196.995313,25741.7%71.4%
47.37%196.094311,05450.0%45.5%
57.89%192.884213,59266.7%50.0%
36.84%197.373812,15837.5%36.4%
44.44%186.782613,33755.6%33.3%
50.00%181.296714,65414.3%72.7%
76.47%177.41,09214,01850.0%90.9%
58.82%171.497314,68857.1%60.0%
52.94%176.686512,66550.0%55.6%
50.00%163.479712,24355.6%42.9%
37.50%161.383613,54442.9%33.3%
37.50%166.31,09512,94212.5%62.5%
20.00%156.774210,99512.5%28.6%
53.33%156.281713,74575.0%45.5%
53.33%156.692914,65566.7%50.0%
20.00%156.998813,5150.0%25.0%
46.67%156.11,11813,36325.0%54.5%
60.00%156.093312,26980.0%50.0%
80.00%154.71,12815,57560.0%90.0%
14.29%146.882113,29120.0%11.1%
35.71%147.31,08313,68842.9%28.6%
28.57%146.48149,53333.3%20.0%
53.85%136.380310,14883.3%28.6%
41.67%133.393511,73542.9%40.0%
46.15%136.791812,43650.0%40.0%
46.15%136.981512,34333.3%57.1%
38.46%131.681313,35542.9%33.3%
66.67%126.586713,761100.0%55.6%
41.67%126.999813,37150.0%33.3%
58.33%122.397015,11550.0%66.7%
58.33%125.983912,85050.0%66.7%
27.27%115.989811,4730.0%42.9%
70.00%106.892411,92366.7%75.0%
40.00%101.782813,77042.9%33.3%
55.56%91.882913,94560.0%50.0%
33.33%92.095215,32550.0%28.6%
25.00%86.964811,77450.0%0.0%
62.50%82.093613,50280.0%33.3%
37.50%82.086314,82825.0%50.0%
62.50%84.680711,691100.0%0.0%
37.50%82.882611,94040.0%33.3%
50.00%86.81,23714,71866.7%40.0%
50.00%87.595410,60380.0%0.0%
50.00%87.190113,56366.7%40.0%
37.50%87.31,18814,4040.0%42.9%
62.50%82.06909,00150.0%100.0%
37.50%81.478413,28050.0%25.0%
71.43%75.51,09715,974100.0%60.0%
71.43%77.21,18717,69550.0%80.0%
28.57%71.997213,4050.0%66.7%
42.86%76.31,02716,474100.0%20.0%
28.57%76.491011,41925.0%33.3%
14.29%76.51,08414,52425.0%0.0%
42.86%76.21,05713,75566.7%25.0%
33.33%66.589413,77450.0%25.0%
50.00%64.991312,29450.0%50.0%
50.00%61.51,04316,809100.0%0.0%
50.00%64.476310,28660.0%0.0%
60.00%56.360311,07866.7%50.0%
80.00%57.11,04415,9650.0%80.0%
40.00%57.575111,25133.3%50.0%
80.00%56.692311,855100.0%66.7%

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Jayce vs Graves - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Jayce do against Graves in League of Legends?

Graves wins the Jayce vs Graves matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to Jayce's 33.3%, a 33.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 24 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.

How does Jayce do against Graves in the early game?

In the early game, Graves has the advantage against Jayce with a 72.7% win rate versus 27.3%. Graves players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Jayce do against Graves in the late game?

In the late game, Graves takes over the Jayce vs Graves matchup with a 61.5% win rate compared to 38.5%. Graves scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Jayce vs Graves matchup?

Graves wins the matchup against Jayce with a 66.7% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 33.3 percentage point advantage means Graves is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 24 games analyzed.

What is the best Jayce build against Graves?

The best Jayce build against Graves includes Voltaic Cyclosword, Hubris, Serylda's Grudge with Ionian Boots of Lucidity. This build achieves a 60.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Jayce runes against Graves?

The best Jayce runes against Graves use the Inspiration primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 44.4% win rate in the Jayce vs Graves matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Jayce counter Graves?

No, Jayce struggles against Graves with only a 33.3% win rate. Graves has the advantage in this matchup. Jayce players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Graves's lead.

How do I play Jayce against Graves?

When playing Jayce against Graves, play cautiously and avoid Graves's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Graves has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.