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.
P
ZéphyrLes alliés de Janna gagnent de la vitesse de déplacement quand ils se dirigent vers elle.Les dégâts à l'impact de Janna et Alizé infligent des dégâts magiques supplémentaires équivalents à une partie de sa vitesse de déplacement bonus.
Strong: free move speed for her and allies moving toward her. Weak: the bonus is passive value, not a tool — no counterplay needed.
Q
Vent hurlantEn modifiant localement la pression et la température, Janna peut créer une petite tornade qui croît en taille avec le temps. Elle peut activer une nouvelle fois le sort pour libérer la tornade. Elle fonce alors dans la direction de l'invocation, projetant en l'air les ennemis sur son passage et leur infligeant des dégâts.
Strong: a charged tornado knock-up that cancels dashes and engages. Weak: charging telegraphs it — bait the release, then commit.
W
AlizéJanna invoque un élémentaire d'air qui, passivement, augmente sa vitesse de déplacement et lui permet de traverser les unités. Elle peut aussi activer cette compétence pour infliger des dégâts et réduire la vitesse de déplacement d'un ennemi.
Strong: point-click poke and slow for kiting. Weak: modest numbers — it's annoyance, not a kill threat.
E
Œil du cycloneJanna invoque une tempête défensive qui protège un champion allié ou une tourelle alliée contre les dégâts et qui augmente ses dégâts d'attaque.
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.
R
MoussonJanna s'entoure d'une puissante tempête magique, repoussant au loin les ennemis. Quand la tempête est terminée, les dernières brises soignent les alliés proches tant que la compétence est active.
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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