Talk:Jayce/@comment-24882239-20140704153023/@comment-24055932-20140714013805

Well, as Jayce is very flexible, his core build as well is not really predeterminated. You can build, depending on the situation, a lot of variations on Jayce. For usual I pick Tear on Jayce if I want a save early to mid game, as I will get another source of scaling (although it is a weak one) and quite a big mana fix, allowing me to use my abilities more often, may it be for trades, waveclear or poke. The only downside is that you delay your damage. But because it's a safe choice, you will see most pros, who mustn't loose their lane, pick it up.

I only go without it, if I am certain to be alot better than my enemy, know that the enemy jungler won't harm me or if I face a lategame monster (e.g. Nasus). Then I instead go for BT, Scimitar, Trinity or something alike.

Btw: I can't really advise to build IE, as crits are never consistent. And as Jayce, if you decide to go into melee mode, there is no return for you if you got no luck and hit no crit.