Jayce

Jayce Runes

48.31%WR
Jayce F tier

Best Jayce runes for LoL Patch 26.1 - First Strike from the Inspiration tree with Domination secondary (56.1% WR, 1.3% pick rate). Jayce's optimal primary runes are First Strike, Cash Back, Triple Tonic, Cosmic Insight. Secondary tree: Sudden Impact, Treasure Hunter.

  • Jayce passive ability - Hextech Capacitor - League of Legends
    Hextech Capacitor

    Hextech Capacitor

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

  • Jayce Q ability - To the Skies! / Shock Blast - League of Legends
    To the Skies! / Shock Blast

    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.

    Cost:
    • 40
    Cooldown:
    • 16/
    • 14/
    • 12/
    • 10/
    • 8/
    • 6
    Range:
    • 600
  • Jayce W ability - Lightning Field / Hyper Charge - League of Legends
    Lightning Field / Hyper Charge

    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.

    Cost:
    • 40
    Cooldown:
    • 10
    Range:
    • 285
  • Jayce E ability - Thundering Blow / Acceleration Gate - League of Legends
    Thundering Blow / Acceleration Gate

    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.

    Cost:
    • 55
    Cooldown:
    • 20/
    • 18/
    • 16/
    • 14/
    • 12/
    • 10
    Range:
    • 240
  • Jayce R ultimate ability - Mercury Cannon / Mercury Hammer - League of Legends
    Mercury Cannon / Mercury Hammer

    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.

    Cost:
    • 0
    Cooldown:
    • 6
    Range:
    • 600
Classes:
  • Fighter,
  • Marksman
Patch:26.1
Sample Size:687,817 ranked games
Lane:All Lanes
Tier:All Tiers
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Jayce performs best with First Strike as the keystone rune from the Inspiration tree. Jayce's optimal primary runes are First Strike, Cash Back, Triple Tonic, Cosmic Insight. Jayce's secondary rune tree is Domination with Sudden Impact, Treasure Hunter. This rune setup achieves a 56.10% win rate (+7.8% win rate difference) with a 1.3% pick rate across 41 Jayce games.

56.1%Win Rate
+7.8%WR Diff
1.3%Pick Rate
First StrikeFirst Strike

Attacks or abilities against an enemy champion within 0.25s of entering champion combat grant 10 gold and First Strike for 3 seconds, causing you to deal 7% extra damage against champions, and granting 50% (35% for ranged champions) of bonus damage dealt as gold.

Cooldown: 25 - 15s

Cash BackCash Back

Get 8% Gold back when you purchase Legendary Items.

Triple TonicTriple Tonic

Upon reaching level 3, gain an Elixir of Avarice.
Upon reaching level 6, gain an Elixir of Force.
Upon reaching level 9, gain an Elixir of Skill.

Cosmic InsightCosmic Insight

+18 Summoner Spell Haste
+10 Item Haste

Sudden ImpactSudden Impact

Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal a bonus 20 - 80 True Damage based on level to enemy champions after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when leaving stealth for 4s.

Cooldown: 10s

Treasure HunterTreasure Hunter

Gain an additional 50 gold the next time you collect a Bounty Hunter stack. Increase the gold gained by 20 gold for each Bounty Hunter stack, up to 130 gold.

Bounty Hunter stacks are earned the first time you get a takedown on each enemy champion.

This alternative Jayce rune build uses Conqueror as the keystone from the Precision tree. The primary runes are Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand. Jayce's secondary rune tree is Inspiration with Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery. This setup achieves a 54.55% win rate (+6.2% win rate difference) with a 0.7% pick rate across 22 games.

54.5%Win Rate
+6.2%WR Diff
0.7%Pick Rate
ConquerorConqueror

Basic attacks or spells that deal damage to an enemy champion grant 2 stacks of Conqueror for 5s, gaining 1.8-4 Adaptive Force per stack. Stacks up to 12 times. Ranged champions gain only 1 stack per basic attack.

When fully stacked, heal for 8% of the damage you deal to champions (5% for ranged champions).

Presence of MindPresence of Mind

Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.

Takedowns restore 15% of your maximum mana or energy.

Cooldown for damage restoration: 8s

Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity

Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks).

Earn progress toward Legend stacks for every champion takedown, epic monster takedown, large monster kill, and minion kill.

Last StandLast Stand

Deal 5% - 11% increased damage to champions while you are below 60% health. Max damage gained at 30% health.

Magical FootwearMagical Footwear

You get free Slightly Magical Footwear at 12 min, but you cannot buy boots before then. For each takedown you acquire the boots 45s sooner.

Slightly Magical Footwear grants you an additional 10 Move Speed.

Biscuit DeliveryBiscuit Delivery

Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until 6 min.

Biscuits restore 20 + 2% of your maximum health, increased by up to 100% based on missing Health. Consuming or selling a Biscuit permanently increases your max health by 30.

Jayce Runes - Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best Jayce runes in patch 26.1?

The best Jayce runes in patch 26.1 use the Inspiration tree with First Strike, Cash Back, Triple Tonic, and Cosmic Insight, and the Domination tree with Sudden Impact and Treasure Hunter. This rune setup achieves a 56.1% win rate with a 1.3% pick rate.

What is the win rate for Jayce's best rune page?

Jayce's best rune page has a 56.1% win rate in patch 26.1, which is +7.8% compared to Jayce's average win rate. This rune setup has a 1.3% pick rate among Jayce players.

What keystone should I use on Jayce?

First Strike from the Inspiration tree is the best keystone rune for Jayce in patch 26.1. This keystone synergizes well with Jayce's kit and provides a 56.1% win rate.

What is Jayce's primary rune tree?

Jayce's primary rune tree is Inspiration. The optimal Inspiration runes for Jayce are First Strike, Cash Back, Triple Tonic, and Cosmic Insight, with First Strike being the keystone of choice.

What is Jayce's secondary rune tree?

Jayce's best secondary rune tree is Domination. The recommended Domination runes are Sudden Impact and Treasure Hunter, which complement Jayce's Inspiration primary tree.

What are alternative rune setups for Jayce?

An alternative Jayce rune setup uses alternative keystone from the Precision tree. This alternate build may be preferred in certain matchups or playstyles. Check the alternative rune page above for full details including win rate and pick rate.

How popular are Jayce's runes?

Jayce's top rune page has a 1.3% pick rate in patch 26.1. This indicates that 1.3% of Jayce players use the First Strike setup with Inspiration and Domination trees.