MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Vladimir vs Jayce
How often does Vladimir beat Jayce in Top?
Vladimir into Jayce in Top: 54% observed win rate across 551 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 Vladimir behind by 58 gold.
Vladimir at 15:00
- Gold: -58
- CS: -2
- XP: +323
Typical gap to Jayce, from 550 games that reached 15:00.
Does Vladimir counter Jayce?
No counter here: Vladimir sits at 54% over 551 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 Vladimir game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Vladimir at 68% across 251 games. Flip the lead and Vladimir falls to 42% across 300.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 68% | 251 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 42% | 300 |
| First blood | 62% | 308 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 67% | 238 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 60% | 237 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 61% | 155 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 65% | 72 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:26 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:41. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Vladimir's Top build, with receipts
Into Jayce specifically, Vladimir finishes Hextech Rocketbelt first most often: 53.2% over 109 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Vladimir core is Hextech Rocketbelt, Riftmaker, Rabadon's Deathcap: 58.7% across 1,376 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Hextech Rocketbelt (5,947 games).
Skill plan: Vladimir players max Q first and take Q at level 1.