Best Mid Lane Jayce Builds and Runes for Patch 15.3

Best Mid Lane Jayce Builds and Runes for Patch 15.3

By Marcus Chen

February 15, 2025 at 08:09 PM

Jayce is a versatile mid-lane champion who excels at poking and sieging. His success relies heavily on proper positioning and mana management.

Core Build:

  • Primary Item: Eclipse
  • Boots: Ionian Boots of Lucidity
  • Essential Items: Manamune, Serylda's Grudge, Edge of Night, Youmuu's Ghostblade

Optimal Runes:

  • Keystone: Phase Rush
  • Primary Tree: Manaflow Band, Absolute Focus, Gathering Storm
  • Secondary Tree: Biscuit Delivery, Magical Footwear
  • Shards: Adaptive Force (x2), Health Scaling

Summoner Spells:

  • Flash
  • Teleport

Key Tips:

  • Poke enemies with Q while farming minions simultaneously
  • Conserve mana in early game, especially for escape abilities
  • Use range advantage to harass safely before all-in engagements

Strong Against:

  • Volibear (54.0% WR)
  • Sylas (53.5% WR)
  • Aurora (52.9% WR)
  • Akali (52.6% WR)

Weak Against:

  • Naafiri (39.4% WR)
  • Vex (39.6% WR)
  • Anivia (39.6% WR)
  • Cho'Gath (41.7% WR)

Best Synergies:

  • Taliyah (57.1% WR)
  • Karthus (51.9% WR)
  • Gwen (51.4% WR)

Alternative Build Option:

  • First Item: Youmuu's Ghostblade
  • Core Items: Manamune, Serylda's Grudge
  • Situational: Edge of Night, Opportunity (52.5% WR across 1,257 matches)

Off-Meta Build:

  • Runes: Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Grisly Mementos, Relentless Hunter
  • Secondary: Last Stand, Presence of Mind
  • Build remains similar to alternative build (50.8% WR across 1,027 matches)

Skill Order: Q > W > E (consistent across all builds)

Adapt your build based on matchup, team composition, and game state for optimal performance.

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