Jayce has undergone a dramatic transformation when he returns in Act 2 of Arcane Season 2.

When audiences first meet Jayce, he is an ambitious young scholar with dreams of blending magic and science.

Where Has Jayce Been in Arcane Season 2?

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Together, the group speculates it may be the result of wild runes reacting (angrily) to Hextech.

Sometime later, Jayce reappears from within the anomaly, much more haggard and haunted than when he left.

His appearance is rougher and wilder, and the anomaly has altered his Hextech hammer.

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Upon returning, Jayce meets with Salo, one of Viktor’s enlightened community members.

What Happened to Jayce?

However, the series dropped some clues about his condition.

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Now I see it, you too have touched the arcane.

Your mind suffered."

There is another will at work within him.

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Sky: “I thought I heard something right before the portal closed.

Ancient, like a…”

Viktor: “Like a voice.

This is a sophisticated conjuration.

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A singularity simultaneously self-replicating and self-annihilating.

Flawless, exquisite, chaos.”

However, Heimerdinger later revised his theory, pondering whether the arcane could have caused these horrors.

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ArcaneSeason 2 Episodes 1-6 are streaming onNetflix.

Act 3 will be released on Saturday, November 23.

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