How to beat Sejuani

Common role: Jungle

The best counter to Sejuani in Jungle is Rammus: 57.0% win rate over 315 ranked games on patch 26.17.

A frost tank who chills the enemy team and locks them in a game-winning ult stun.

What makes Sejuani dangerous

Sejuani applies Frost stacks that let her stun with her passive, engages with an unstoppable charge (Q), and her ultimate throws a bola that stuns a target and freezes everyone around it — a team-wide lockdown. She's a durable engage tank that starts and wins teamfights with hard CC.

How to play against Sejuani

• 1Dodge her Q charge — it's an unstoppable-once-cast engage but a dodgeable line. Sidestep it and her lockdown never starts.
• 2Respect her ult bola (R) — it stuns and AoE-freezes. Spread out so it can't catch multiple champions.
• 3She has low damage on her own — kite her and focus her carries. % health and magic beat her armor.
• 4Tenacity/QSS shorten her stun chain, and don't clump when her ult is up.

Weaknesses to exploit

• ✓Low personal damage — an engage/peel tank.
• ✓Q and R are dodgeable skillshots.
• ✓% health and magic damage beat her armor.
• ✓Tenacity shortens her stun lockdown.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Sejuani's abilities does — and how to play around it.

• P
  Fury of the North

  After being out of combat, Sejuani gains Frost Armor which grants Armor and Magic Resist and immunity to slows. Frost Armor persists for a short time after Sejuani takes damage. Sejuani can damage a stunned enemy to shatter it, dealing massive magic damage.

• Q
  Arctic Assault

  Sejuani charges forward, knocking enemies into the air. The charge stops after hitting an enemy champion.

  Strong: an unstoppable-once-cast charge that engages and knocks up. Weak: it's a dodgeable line — sidestep it and her lockdown never starts.

• W
  Winter's Wrath

  Sejuani swings her mace twice, dealing damage, slowing enemies and applying Frost stacks.

• E
  Permafrost

  Sejuani freezes and stuns an enemy champion that has maximum Frost stacks.

• R
  Glacial Prison

  Sejuani throws her bola that freezes and stuns the first champion hit and creates an ice storm that slows other enemies.

  Strong: a bola that stuns a target and AoE-freezes everyone around it. Weak: spread out so it can't catch multiple champions; tenacity shortens it.

Itemization

Sejuani is an engage tank. Play % health and magic damage, dodge her Q and R, and bring tenacity for her stun chain. Kite her and kill her carries.

This guide covers Sejuani's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.