Graves vs Jayce in Top lane is a skill matchup on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: his poke stings, but his early cooldowns are long — bait them, then dive in. Below is the exact page the OTP runs — runes, skill max order, summoner spells, item build and the four tips that decide the lane, plus a quick quiz before you lock in.

⇄ ChangeYOU · TOPGRAVESthe Outlaw

⇄ ChangeENEMY · TOPJAYCEthe Defender of Tomorrow

VS

Skill matchupPre-6 MediumPost-6 MediumTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Dodge his Q

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

Punish melee Q

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

Rush a fast 2

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

✕ DON'T

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

Runes

PRECISION

INSPIRATIONuniversal page

SHARDS

No rune change for this matchup — run the universal page, our every-game default.

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

MAXQ→E→W

IMPROVE YOUR MACRO

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