How to beat Janna
Common role: Support
A disengage enchanter who cancels every engage you press.
Best counters vs Janna
Champions with the highest win rate against Janna on their main role — real ranked match data, patch 16.14.
- 1
Senna54.8%244 games
- 2
Maokai55.5%50 games
- 3
Soraka54.0%167 games
- 4
Braum52.9%113 games
- 5
Vel'Koz52.8%105 games
- 6
Zyra52.6%76 games
- 7
Sona52.0%126 games
- 8
Xerath52.0%77 games
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What makes Janna dangerous
Janna pokes with empowered autos, knocks up with a charged tornado, shields her carry with bonus AD, slows with zephyr, and her ultimate hurls the whole enemy team backward while healing — every dive you attempt gets undone.
How to play against Janna
- 1Bait the ult with a fake engage, then commit for real.
- 2All-in when the tornado is on cooldown — it's her main peel.
- 3Poke the shielded carry AFTER the shield drops, not into it.
- 4Hard CC her first: she's the squishiest target on the map.
Weaknesses to exploit
- ✓Almost no kill threat of her own.
- ✓Every peel tool is a cooldown — count them and re-engage.
- ✓Extremely squishy when caught.
- ✓Her ult pushes enemies but also interrupts her own team's setup if mistimed.
Abilities & how to counter them
What each of Janna's abilities does — and how to play around it.
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EmpujeLos aliados de Janna obtienen velocidad de movimiento al avanzar hacia ella.Janna inflige parte de la velocidad de movimiento adicional como daño mágico adicional al golpear y con Céfiro.
Strong: free move speed for her and allies moving toward her. Weak: the bonus is passive value, not a tool — no counterplay needed.
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TemporalCambiando puntualmente la presión y la temperatura, Janna logra crear una pequeña tormenta que aumenta de tamaño con el tiempo. Se puede activar de nuevo el hechizo para lanzar la tormenta. Al lanzarla, esta tormenta se desplaza hacia la dirección en que fue arrojada, lo que inflige daño y lanza por los aires a los enemigos que se encuentren en su camino.
Strong: a charged tornado knock-up that cancels dashes and engages. Weak: charging telegraphs it — bait the release, then commit.
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CéfiroJanna invoca un elemental de aire que aumenta de forma pasiva su velocidad de movimiento y le permite atravesar unidades. También puede activar esta habilidad para infligir daño y reducir la velocidad de movimiento de un enemigo.
Strong: point-click poke and slow for kiting. Weak: modest numbers — it's annoyance, not a kill threat.
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Ojo de la tormentaJanna conjura un vendaval defensivo que protege a una torreta o un campeón aliado del daño y aumenta su daño de ataque.
Strong: an instant shield with bonus AD for the carry's trades. Weak: shields decay and cost mana — poke it out, then trade for real.
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MonzónJanna se envuelve con una tormenta mágica que repele a sus enemigos. Una vez pasada la tormenta, unos vientos reparadores curan a los aliados cercanos mientras la habilidad se encuentra activa.
Strong: a huge AoE knockback plus healing — the ultimate anti-dive. Weak: it displaces, not kills — bait it with a feint, re-engage after.
Itemization
Layer your engage: burn her tornado and ult with the first wave, kill with the second. Never dive in one straight line.
This guide covers Janna's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.
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