Start W and grasp him if you space autos well, or start Q to safely farm.

Matchups › Illaoi › vs Jayce

Illaoi vs Jayce

YOU · TOP

ENEMY · TOP

Heavily unfavoredPre-6 HardPost-6 HardTake Teleport

How to play it

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Watch for the shove

After level 6 his E can push you under tower: cast your ultimate if you see him get behind you.

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Pull his jump

Pull his soul with E whenever he jumps onto you: his gap-close hands you a free tentacle slam.

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Punish his mana

Play for his mana pool before he buys Tear: force trades and he runs dry.

Never let him get behind you after 6 without your ultimate ready: that's how he shoves you into tower range.

Runes

RESOLVE

PRECISION

SHARDS

Spells

FLASH

TELEPORT

Items

Start

Core

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16.14 Emerald+ - 56% WR - 364 games

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

E→

Q→

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

Illaoi vs Jayce in Top lane is a hard lane on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: after 6 he tries to shove you under tower with his E, cast R the moment he slips behind you.