How to win lane as Yorick against Jayce · 54.97% win rate over 3,140 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Jayce | Jayce's level-1 Ranged Shock Blast out-ranges you and pokes freely. |
| Level 2 | Jayce | Level-2 Acceleration Gate boosts his Q poke, keeping you off the wave. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | On his Q cooldown windows your ghouls and Maiden even the wave state. |
| Levels 4-5 | Jayce | Jayce's form-swap poke chunks you every time you approach at level 4-5. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | With no ult swing at 6, the fight stays skill-based around his cooldowns. |
| First item | Jayce | First-item Jayce out-pokes your single item and controls the lane. |
| Two+ items | Jayce | Jayce's ranged poke keeps you from ever closing to threaten him with items up. |
Jayce dominates levels 1-2: his Ranged Shock Blast (Q) through Acceleration Gate (E) pokes you every time you step up for a last-hit, and you have no way to answer at that range.
The full Yorick vs Jayce report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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