Yone vs Jayce TOP Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Yone vs Jayce

Updated Jun 4, 2026

Overview

Yone must manage Jayce's high early poke and ranged pressure while seeking to use (E) + (Q) combos to force trades with a planned exit.
Focus on denying Jayce a passive lane and avoid giving him free poke windows to snowball early lane pressure.
This is a snowball matchup where Yone aims to outscale and punish Jayce's form swaps and cooldowns.

Trading pattern

Stack (Q) to set up knockup, then use (E) + second (Q) to gap close and trade, snapping back with (E) to avoid Jayce's retaliation.
Punish Jayce after he commits hammer (Q) or misses empowered (Q) poke by engaging immediately.
Avoid using (E) from bad positions where Jayce can predict your return and punish you hard.

Danger windows

Jayce is most dangerous when his cannon (Q) is empowered through (E) for poke and when he commits hammer form engages.
Be cautious when your (E) is on cooldown, as you lose your main trade extension and escape tool.
Avoid extended trades when Jayce has mana and cooldowns available for poke or knockback (E).

Early game

Avoid extended trades before level 3; wait to unlock (Q)-(W)-(E) combo for safer all-in patterns.
Use minion waves and spacing to bait Jayce's ranged poke, then engage with (E) + (Q) when cooldowns allow.
Prioritize surviving poke and hitting level 3 power spike to start forcing trades on your terms.

Power spikes

Respect Jayce's first damage item spike that increases poke damage; avoid taking free poke and punish hammer form cooldowns.
Use your level 3 unlock of (Q)-(W)-(E) combo to trade aggressively with shield and knockup.
After your first attack speed item or Blade of the Ruined King, pressure waves and trades more confidently while tracking Jayce's cooldowns.

Win conditions

Use (E) + (Q) combos to force trades and punish Jayce's hammer form cooldowns to deny him lane control.
Survive early poke to reach your scaling power spikes, then pressure side lanes and engage teamfights with your knockup (R).
Exploit Jayce's vulnerability after missed poke or hammer form commits by all-inning with your mobility and crowd control.