Bruiser Jayce build with runes and items. Bruiser Jayce guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play Bruiser Jayce build in League of Legends Patch 25.05!
Your build is survivability oriented. With some damage and tons of HP and defense.
You auto attack a lot.
How to play
General
As Jayce playing Bruiser build - you need ot adapt to an enemy team and to the game! Enemy team heavy on AP? Buy MR. Are they heavy on AD? Buy Armor. You need some damage? Well buy that.
Remember to consume your Grasp of the Undying procs!
Tips and Tricks
Champion
Your usual combo is To the Skies! / Shock Blast (Q), then Thundering Blow / 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' Mercury Cannon / Mercury Hammer (R) since lvl 1. You can lose track of enemy levels and get surprised by their level 6 spike and their ulti. Watch out!
Cannon and Hammer Form interactions
Jayce is treated as melee in Hammer Form and as ranged in Cannon Form. That means there are interactions with certain runes and items. Examples below.
Grasp of the Undying - If you want to deal more damage, get more Health and heal for more with Grasp of the Undying - when auto from ranged, switch to melee (when animation is mid-flight)!
First Strike - If you play Jayce with First Strike rune, if you fire Cannon To the Skies! / Shock Blast (Q) and change to Hammer Form, you actually get the melee gold. This way you can farm and earn additional gold (up to 100-150g per minute) by coordinating E + Q with First Strike.
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Hubris - if you score a takedown when in Hammer Form, you get more Attack Damage (melee effect), than you would get in Cannon Form.
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.