Swiftplay opening · separate from item 1
Guardian's Hammer
950 goldAdds attack damage, health and life steal for physical champions who rely on repeated basic attacks in Swiftplay.
Game patch 26.21Data Dragon 16.21.1
Reference patch 16.20.1
Jayce Top · Swiftplay
Jayce has an established solo-lane plan with the income and space needed to trade, manage waves and influence a side lane.
Primary roleFaster starting rules and queue evidenceReview patch unknownRecommendation review pending
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- Recommendation patch
- — Data Dragon
- Build validation patch
- 16.19.1 Data Dragon
- Item lookup patch
- 16.20.1 Data Dragon
Swiftplay · Top
Reviewed Jayce poke Top
Follow the completed-item order as a pre-game reference. Components and owned items do not create extra inventory slots.
First item
Youmuu's Ghostblade
2,800 goldAdds lethality and movement for picks and rotations.
Boots
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
900 goldAdds inexpensive ability haste and movement speed.
Core
Voltaic Cyclosword
3,000 goldAdds lethality and an energised slow for a first pick window.
Second core
Serylda's Grudge
3,000 goldAdds percentage armour penetration and a slow after ability damage.
Late power
Edge of Night
3,000 goldAdds health, lethality and a spell shield before a risky entry.
Flexible
Guardian Angel
3,200 goldAdds a revive after the damage core is established.
Buy this only after selling the Guardian starter when all six permanent slots are needed.
Complete build choices
Choose the route before play
Recommendation review pending
AlternativeToo much healingMortal Reminder combines armour penetration with anti-heal.
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Best when: Mortal Reminder combines armour penetration with anti-heal.
- First itemYoumuu's Ghostblade
- BootsIonian Boots of Lucidity
- CoreVoltaic Cyclosword
- Mortal Reminder
- Late powerEdge of Night
- FlexibleGuardian Angel
Buy this only after selling the Guardian starter when all six permanent slots are needed.
AlternativeMagic damage reaches meWit's End adds magic resistance without giving up attack speed.
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Best when: Wit's End adds magic resistance without giving up attack speed.
- First itemYoumuu's Ghostblade
- BootsIonian Boots of Lucidity
- CoreVoltaic Cyclosword
- Wit's End
- Late powerEdge of Night
- FlexibleGuardian Angel
Buy this only after selling the Guardian starter when all six permanent slots are needed.
AlternativeThey stack armourLord Dominik's Regards adds percentage armour penetration.
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Best when: Lord Dominik's Regards adds percentage armour penetration.
- First itemYoumuu's Ghostblade
- BootsIonian Boots of Lucidity
- CoreVoltaic Cyclosword
- Lord Dominik's Regards
- Late powerEdge of Night
- FlexibleGuardian Angel
Buy this only after selling the Guardian starter when all six permanent slots are needed.
Runes and summoner spells
Runes and summoner spellsJayceTop
Use repeated combat and durability rather than gambling the long solo lane on one short trade.
Precision
Conqueror
Triumph
Legend: Alacrity
Last Stand
Resolve
Bone Plating
Overgrowth
Flash
TeleportTeleport preserves recalls and side-lane access. Ignite is a deliberate pressure trade-off, not a universal upgrade.
Keep the defensive secondary runes when repeated poke or one committed trade can decide the lane.
Static alternatives
Compare the problem before changing the plan
These choices are not selected from live scores. Use one only after you identify the stated match problem yourself.
Too much healing
Mortal Reminder
Mortal Reminder combines armour penetration with anti-heal.
Magic damage reaches me
Wit's End
Wit's End adds magic resistance without giving up attack speed.
They stack armour
Lord Dominik's Regards
Lord Dominik's Regards adds percentage armour penetration.
Kit reference
Jayce abilities
Ability names, descriptions and numeric fields come from Riot Data Dragon. Practical reads are independently written; the current in-game tooltip remains authoritative.
Abilities Data Dragon 16.20.1Cooldown (s) / Cost / Listed range (units) Data Dragon 16.20.1
P
Passive
Hextech Capacitor
What it doesWhen Jayce swaps weapons he gains Move Speed for a short duration.
Q
Q ability
To the Skies! / Shock Blast
What it doesHammer 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.
Cooldown (s)16/14/12/10/8/6Cost40Listed range (units)600
W
W ability
Lightning Field / Hyper Charge
What it doesHammer 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.
Cooldown (s)10Cost40Listed range (units)285
E
E ability
Thundering Blow / Acceleration Gate
What it doesHammer 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.
Cooldown (s)20/18/16/14/12/10Cost55Listed range (units)240
R
Ultimate
Mercury Cannon / Mercury Hammer
What it doesHammer 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.
Cooldown (s)6Listed range (units)600
Adapt the plan
What to do when the game changes
Judge the whole lane or map state, not only personal kills. Choose the situation closest to the current game.
Ahead plan
Control the side lane without donating the lead
Lane
Hold a favourable wave, pressure the enemy away from farm and keep enough vision to survive the second opponent.
Map play
Push before moving to an objective; arrive through a known route rather than giving up the wave and your shutdown.
Fights
Use the lead to occupy space for the team. Do not chase through the entire enemy formation for one target.
Even plan
Trade around the wave and your strongest cooldowns
Lane
Keep health and minions balanced so one poor trade does not decide the lane.
Map play
Move after the wave is handled and communicate if the opposing Top laner leaves first.
Fights
Choose between front-line duty, side pressure and carry access according to the champion kit.
Behind plan
Protect experience and stop the lane from accelerating
Lane
Farm near safety, avoid repeating the losing trade and ask for help only when the wave creates a realistic window.
Map play
Do not follow a stronger opponent through unseen river. Signal the move and recover guaranteed resources.
Fights
Contribute control or pressure to the nearest safe target instead of trying to repair the score alone.
Pings, movement and objectives
Jayce Top map plan
Manage the long lane before leaving it. A useful move begins with a handled wave, a visible route and a teammate who knows you are coming.
Use the side-lane lead without donating it
- Ping
- Ping Enemy Missing when the opposing Top leaves, then On My Way before a flank or objective move.
- Stay or move
- Push the wave before moving. Stay if leaving would hand several minions or your tower back to the opponent.
- Objective
- Arrive through a known route and mark whether you are front-lining, flanking or protecting a carry. Do not enter alone before the team can follow.
Make the wave create the first move
- Ping
- Use Enemy Missing early, Danger on the route they may take, and On My Way only after your own wave is handled.
- Stay or move
- Move after pushing or on a shared recall. Do not follow through unwarded river merely because the opponent left first.
- Objective
- Tell the team whether you can move before the objective starts. Approach with vision and save the cooldown needed for the first real commitment.
Protect experience and communicate the pressure
- Ping
- Ping Enemy Missing immediately and Retreat if teammates are about to meet the stronger Top laner without you.
- Stay or move
- Do not match a stronger opponent through darkness. Clear the safe wave, then group by the shortest controlled route.
- Objective
- State early if you cannot contest. If the team still fights, provide control or protection instead of attempting an isolated flank.
Objective setup
Four calls, in order
Pings create a shared plan; they do not replace checking waves, vision and who can move.
- 1Handle the wave
Push, catch or communicate the wave before leaving so the opponent does not gain a free move and free income.
- 2Signal the route
Use On My Way for the route you are actually taking and Danger where an unseen opponent may arrive.
- 3Enter together
Move through controlled vision with the Jungler or another ally instead of face-checking the objective alone.
- 4Choose the job
Decide whether you are engaging, front-lining, flanking or protecting a carry before the fight begins.
Later objectives: Repeat the same process around later major objectives: handle nearby income, communicate the route, enter through vision and agree on the fight before committing.
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