Jayce

Jayce is effectively two champions sharing one slot on the roster. His ultimate, learned at level one, swaps between the melee Mercury Hammer and the ranged Mercury Cannon, giving him six active abilities plus transform bonuses — the first cannon attack shreds armor and magic resist, and every swap grants move speed through his Hextech Capacitor passive. Managing both stances is what earns him his difficulty rating of 7.

His signature damage pattern lives in Cannon Stance: firing Shock Blast through an Acceleration Gate accelerates and enlarges the orb, creating a long-range poke tool that dominates lanes before fights even begin. Hyper Charge stacks on top, maxing his attack speed for several strikes to burst towers or champions. When enemies close the distance, Jayce swaps to Hammer Stance — To the Skies! leaps onto a target with a slow, Lightning Field burns nearby enemies while restoring mana, and Thundering Blow knocks an aggressor back, often straight into another accelerated Shock Blast.

Jayce is played in the top lane primarily, with an ADC flex option, and functions as a lane bully and poke-composition core rather than a traditional tank-line fighter. His strengths are early aggression, ranged harass unusual for a top laner, and burst combos that mix both stances; his trade-off is falling behind pure scalers if the early lead never materializes. He fits players who like tempo, constant stance-dancing decisions, and pressing an advantage from minute one instead of waiting for late game.