Talk:Jayce/@comment-26128186-20170221065556

So, uh, how does one lane against Jayce? I'm finding him to be very oppressive with his accelerated q. I try to side step it, but it goes too fast to react in time. Even if i manage to sidestep the projectile, the explosion itself is bigger than it looks (at least to me, it does) and i get caught in it anyway. I try to minion block too, of course, but there's only so  much I can do with a few minions, and a single opening can mean massive damage. Of course the downside to his poke is that his gate has a long cooldown of 16 sec, but even if he gets off one, I'm massively injured. Not to mention his normal q, while being much easier to dodge and not as damaging, is still decent poke.

I'm also finding him to be very versatile. If he's against another poke champ, or if the champ is dangerous in a close combat duel, he can stay in the back and farm with cannon stance and poke with q's. If he somehow finds himself in close combat, he can switch to hammer stance and rail on enemies. If he needs to catch up with someone, cannon e movespeed and hammer q dash+slow is pretty good with sticking to a target. A quick hammer q slow and hammer e knockback is also good for keeping a dangerous foe away. Finally, although the ms from his passive is pretty brief, it's still something.

Now, I'm not saying "omg op, nerf now". He definitely still has weaknesses. But I'm just finding it hard to lane agaisnt him. If I try to stay safe, it's in vain cuz his accelerated q poke. If I try to be agressive and go right for him, I more often than not just get slowed from his hammer q and bashed away with his hammer e, and then he proceeds to change stance and turn around with an accelerated q to the face. Any tips?