Sett vs Jayce - Matchup Guide | Patch 26.14

YouSett

EnemyJayce

Win Condition

Survive the early levels using . Look for a mid-game all-in once his hammer is on cooldown. You win by being a bigger threat in teamfights with and .

Overview

This is a difficult kite matchup. Jayce has the range and tools to poke you down while using his hammer form to knock you away if you try to engage. You must play patiently and rely on your health regeneration to survive until you find an opening.

Difficulty

Hard

Jayce can consistently reset your engage with his hammer form knockback and poke you from outside your pull range.

You (Sett)

•Passive health sustain from
•Movement speed towards enemies with
•Game-changing combat ultimate at level 6
•True damage and shield from

Them (Jayce)

•Extreme long-range poke with cannon +
•Self-peel and knockback with hammer
•No combat ultimate, only weapon swapping via
•High burst combos using cannon and hammer

Jayce's Abilities

Ability	Threat	What It Means For You
	Low	grants move speed on swap. It makes it harder to stick to him after he uses .
	High	Cannon is a projectile blocked by minions. Hammer is a leap; use to stop him mid-air.
	Med	Cannon gives 3 fast autos. Don't take these for free; use to absorb the burst.
	High	Cannon creates a gate that buffs . Hammer knocks you away and is his main defense against your .
	Low	just swaps his kit. Hammer form gives him resists, Cannon form shreds your armor on his first hit.

Lane Phase

Lvl 1-5

→Hide behind your minions to make him waste mana and block his cannon poke.
→Do not use to engage if he is in hammer form; he will just you away immediately.
→Focus on last-hitting and let heal you up. Give up CS if the alternative is taking a full cannon combo.
→If he leaps at you with hammer , immediately cast to stun him and prevent his follow-up.

Lvl 6+Power spike

→You have a massive advantage because is a combat tool and is not.
→Bait his hammer knockback first, then use to get back on top of him.
→If you catch him near your tower, use then to suppress and drag him under the turret.

Trading Patterns

Safe Poke

Wait for him to move for a minion, use to pull him in, land two autos, and back off while his slow is active.

Punish

If Jayce misses his cannon + combo, run at him with . If he swaps to hammer and uses to peel you, wait for the knockback to end, then pull him back with .

All-in

Flash + (stun) -> autos -> (slam him away from his tower) -> Full Grit to finish.

Respect

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Hammer — It cancels your engage and puts your on cooldown without you dealing damage.
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Cannon + — The 'Shock Blast' deals massive AOE damage and can force you out of lane.
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Level 1 Cannon — He can auto you three times very quickly, winning the level 1 trade before you have .
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Hammer slow — If he hits the slow, he can easily walk behind you and you into his tower.

Punish

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Hammer is down — This is your 10-15 second window to all-in him with and .
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He is low on Mana — Jayce cannot combo or swap effectively without mana. Walk up and deny him CS.
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He stays in Cannon form — If he doesn't swap to Hammer, he has no knockback. Use to gap close and him.
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Level 6 Power Spike — Force a fight immediately. You have an ultimate; he only has a weapon swap.

Wave Management

Early

Let the wave push to you. Freezing near your tower keeps you safe from poke and forces him to overextend for CS.

Post-6

Keep the wave in the middle. If he walks up to poke, you have enough lane space to run him down with and .

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Ability

Threat

What It Means For You

Low

grants move speed on swap. It makes it harder to stick to him after he uses .

High

Cannon is a projectile blocked by minions. Hammer is a leap; use to stop him mid-air.

Med

Cannon gives 3 fast autos. Don't take these for free; use to absorb the burst.

High

Cannon creates a gate that buffs . Hammer knocks you away and is his main defense against your .

Low

just swaps his kit. Hammer form gives him resists, Cannon form shreds your armor on his first hit.