AP Jayce Build
AP Jayce build with runes and items. AP Jayce guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play AP Jayce build in League of Legends Patch 14.24!
Updated: 2024-10-09 ()
TLDR
Starting items
Quick Skill Order
Q
E
W
Final items
Quick Runes
Summoner spells
AP Jayce Runes
Inspiration
Domination
Passive
How it works
General
- You rush Hextech Rocketbelt #1, Liandry's Torment #2.
- You get Cosmic Insight rune to use Hextech Rocketbelt more often.
- You poke with Hextech Rocketbelt and First Strike to earn gold and burn enemies.
- After core items, you adapt. You can play as a tank or as a damage dealer.
How to play
General
- Use Hextech Rocketbelt active to poke your enemies all the time, earning gold with First Strike.
- Adapt to the enemy team. Build tanky or more damage. You can play as a utility tank, poke, or even you can go some AD items to still have plenty of damage. Depends on the team and how you want to play.
- For utility tank, remember that Liandry's Torment works good with Serpent's Fang (to counter shields) and Oblivion Orb (to counter healing).
- Cosmic Insight reduces the cooldown of all active items, so Zhonya's Hourglass really works well with this build.
- Wait for the First Strike and proc it with your combo, to deal damage and earn gold.
- Be careful to not get poked, because you waste First Strike procs.
Tips and Tricks
General
- Your usual combo is Shock Blast (Q), then Acceleration Gate (E) (not E then Q!). You first use Q, people do not expect that it will go further, and then you enhance it mid-flight with your E.
- As Jayce, you have your 'Ultimate' (Transform Mercury Cannon) since lvl 1. You can lose track of enemy levels and get surprised by their level 6 spike and their ulti. Watch out!
Riot
- Be sure to switch stances often. It will enhance your attacks and grant you quick bursts of speed.
- If you find yourself taking lots of damage, try using Jayce's Hammer Stance, as it grants you additional defenses.
- For increased range and damage, try casting Shock Blast through the Acceleration Gate.
Skill Order
- To the Skies! / Shock BlastQ
- Lightning Field / Hyper ChargeW
- Thundering Blow / Acceleration GateE
- Mercury Cannon / Mercury HammerR
Items
Starting items
Rush #1
Rush #2
Boots
Good tank items
Good MR items
Good Armor items
Situational items
Optional AD items
Situational items
Try if you super fed
For the last fight
Example final build