MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Gragas vs Jayce
How often does Gragas beat Jayce in Jungle?
Gragas into Jayce in Jungle: 54% observed win rate across 103 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Gragas behind by 695 gold.
Gragas at 15:00
- Gold: -695
- CS: -16
- XP: -505
Typical gap to Jayce, from 102 games that reached 15:00.
Does Gragas counter Jayce?
No counter here: Gragas sits at 54% over 103 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Jayce: the Gragas game plan
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 50% | 70 |
| First blood | 60% | 74 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 67% | 46 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:50 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:11. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Gragas's Jungle build, with receipts
The most-finished Gragas core is Lich Bane, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass: 48.9% across 421 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Gustwalker Hatchling + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Lich Bane (2,260 games).
Skill plan: Gragas players max Q first and take W at level 1.