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Jayce vs Malphite

JayceYOU · TOP
MalphiteENEMY · TOP
VS
Avoid: ban or dodgePre-6 UnplayablePost-6 UnplayableTake Teleport

How to play it

Take early prio
He has no wave control at level 1, so take prio: just don't trade HP while pushing, his Q chunks you even when you win the trade.
Narrow trade window
Your few windows are when he's low on mana off the fourth wave and before he starts stacking armor.
Respect his R
Keep a finger on Flash whenever his R is up: flashing forward into a melee E bump toward your tower buys you space to hurt him.
Never trade HP while pushing the first waves: his Q gets you too low even when your trades win, and you lose if you're both low.
Runes
RESOLVERESOLVE
Grasp of the Undying
Aftershock
Guardian
Demolish
Font of Life
Shield Bash
Conditioning
Second Wind
Bone Plating
Overgrowth
Revitalize
Unflinching
INSPIRATIONINSPIRATION
Hextech Flashtraption
Magical Footwear
Cash Back
Triple Tonic
Time Warp Tonic
Biscuit Delivery
Cosmic Insight
Approach Velocity
Jack Of All Trades
SHARDS
Adaptive
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive
Move Speed
Health Scaling
Health +65
Tenacity
Health Scaling
Spells
FlashFLASH
TeleportTELEPORT
Items
Start
Core
16.14 Emerald+ - 48% WR - 2.6k games
Skill order
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Jayce · Top · Patch 26.17 · Ranked Solo · Updated Sep 5, 2026

Jayce vs Malphite in Top lane is a lane to avoid on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: his R, keep a finger on Flash whenever it's up, or he engages and you die.

Jayce matchup data compiled from a dedicated Jayce OTP's matchup sheetLeague of Legends assets © Riot Games (Data Dragon).