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Zyra vs Jayce

Zyra vs Jayce in Jungle: who wins more often?

Across 307 ranked games in Jungle, Zyra beats Jayce in 57% of them.

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 Zyra behind by 107 gold.

Zyra at 15:00

Typical gap to Jayce, from 307 games that reached 15:00.

Does Zyra counter Jayce?

On the count, yes. Zyra takes 57% of 307 ranked Jungle games against Jayce. Protect the edge: the rows below show what Zyra wins with a gold lead at 10:00, and how far it drops from behind, so trade for that lead early and do not give it back.

Your Zyra game plan against Jayce

With a gold lead at 10:00, Zyra wins 70% of 150 games in this matchup. Behind at the same mark, the rate drops to 45% over 157.

The spotWin rateGames
Ahead in gold at 10:0070%150
Behind in gold at 10:0045%157
First blood64%196
+kills at 10:0072%122
+CS at 10:0061%200
0 deaths at 10:0072%105
0 deaths at 15:0077%62

In the median game here, the first death comes near 7:17 and level 6 lands around 6:29. Until your spike is online, treat the all-in window with respect.

Zyra in Jungle: the items that actually get built

Into Jayce specifically, Zyra finishes Liandry's Torment first most often: 57.2% over 152 games of this matchup.

The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Liandry's Torment, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass: 68.3% across 41 games.

The most-finished Zyra core is Liandry's Torment, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass: 59.4% across 1,381 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.

Most games start Scorchclaw Pup; the first finished item is usually Liandry's Torment (7,479 games).

Skill plan: Zyra players max Q first and take Q at level 1.

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