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Graves vs Jayce

YOU · TOP

ENEMY · TOP

Skill matchupPre-6 MediumPost-6 MediumTake Ignite

How to play it

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Dodge his Q

His Q poke is his main early threat: sidestep it, and his long cooldowns mean he can't follow up.

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Punish melee Q

The moment he swaps to melee Q, jump on him and trade heavily: he's committed and out of range tools.

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Rush a fast 2

Power-clear your first two camps for a fast level 2 and look to fight or invade on the spike.

Never force a trade while his abilities are up: his long cooldowns are the whole reason you win the windows.

Runes

PRECISION

INSPIRATION

SHARDS

Spells

FLASH

IGNITE

Items

Start

Core

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Graves flexes lethality and crit every game, but the constant is Bloodthirster first for the lifesteal and shield that keep him healthy in lane, then Youmuu's Ghostblade to snowball. Rush an early Cloth Armor or Hexdrinker into heavy AD/AP bursts, and grab Boots of Swiftness when you need to stick to a target.

Skill order

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Q			Q	Q		Q	Q
		W											W	W		W	W
	E							E	E		E	E
					R					R					R

MAX

Q→

E→

Graves · Top · Patch 26.17 · Ranked Solo · Updated Sep 5, 2026

Graves vs Jayce in Top lane is a skill matchup on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: his poke stings, but his early cooldowns are long, bait them, then dive in.