MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Jayce vs Naafiri
How often does Jayce beat Naafiri in Jungle?
Jayce into Naafiri in Jungle: 47% observed win rate across 751 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 Jayce ahead by 354 gold.
Jayce at 15:00
- Gold: +354
- CS: +3
- XP: +76
Typical gap to Naafiri, from 748 games that reached 15:00.
Does Jayce counter Naafiri?
No counter here: Jayce sits at 47% over 751 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 Naafiri: the Jayce game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Jayce at 56% across 444 games. Flip the lead and Jayce falls to 35% across 307.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 56% | 444 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 35% | 307 |
| First blood | 52% | 447 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 60% | 282 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 53% | 396 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 65% | 156 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 75% | 56 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:04 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 6:57. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Jayce's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Naafiri specifically, Jayce finishes Youmuu's Ghostblade first most often: 46.4% over 233 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Youmuu's Ghostblade, Opportunity, Edge of Night: 46.2% across 52 games.
The most-finished Jayce core is Youmuu's Ghostblade, Opportunity, Edge of Night: 52.3% across 3,541 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Scorchclaw Pup + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Youmuu's Ghostblade (14,088 games).
Skill plan: Jayce players max Q first and take Q at level 1.