He can't beat this guy. But everyone bans him game 1 so whatever.
Sion's tanking is just way more valuable. Jayce can't even meaningfully bully him. Getting 400~500 gold up is already an insane result, and every time I've seen it, he gets ganked once and the game flips.
Having this guy means topside skirmishes are doomed. The champ gap between Jayce and Yorick is just too massive — laning, side lane, teamfights, everything is a counter.
This guy also can't be meaningfully pushed around. Similar to Sion — goes up 300 gold in the first lane phase, then it's even after that. At least this guy's late game value is so bad it's playable.
These two being picked is a disaster.
Even if we leave out a few picks, Sion and Yorick — it's visually obvious the game is hard when they show up. Having top lane use its ban cards on Sion and Yorick is already a massive loss of resources, and for what? To pick a Jayce that can't even carry.
Can't 1v9. He's just a poke bot. Squishy in teamfights — comp stability goes to shit. If there's a Vi or Pantheon on the enemy team, he can't even walk in the side lane, completely dive bait.
Seriously, why???"
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People say the Jayce vs Yorick matchup is skill-based, but I think Yorick just has the advantage.
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Isn't it cause in team games you can dive and shut him down during his strong windows? In solo queue you can chunk the enemy down but your team never comes to dive.
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