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
순풍아군이 잔나를 향해 움직일 때 이동 속도가 증가합니다.잔나가 적중 시 및 서풍으로 추가 이동 속도의 일정 비율만큼 추가 마법 피해를 입힙니다.
Strong: free move speed for her and allies moving toward her. Weak: the bonus is passive value, not a tool — no counterplay needed.
Q
울부짖는 돌풍잔나가 기압과 온도를 국지적으로 변경하여 시간이 지나면 점점 커지는 작은 폭풍을 생성합니다. 스킬을 다시 사용하면 폭풍을 날려보낼 수 있습니다. 폭풍은 스킬을 사용한 방향으로 날아가며, 경로에 있는 적들에게 피해를 입히고 공중으로 띄워 올립니다.
Strong: a charged tornado knock-up that cancels dashes and engages. Weak: charging telegraphs it — bait the release, then commit.
W
서풍잔나가 기본 지속 효과로 정령을 소환하여 이동 속도를 높이고 다른 유닛 사이로 지나갈 수 있게 됩니다. 스킬을 활성화할 경우 적에게 피해를 입히고 이동 속도를 늦출 수 있습니다.
Strong: point-click poke and slow for kiting. Weak: modest numbers — it's annoyance, not a kill threat.
E
폭풍의 눈잔나가 방어용 광풍을 만들어 아군 챔피언이나 포탑을 공격에서 보호하고 공격력을 높여줍니다.
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
계절풍잔나가 자신을 마법의 폭풍으로 둘러싸며 적을 뒤로 밀어냅니다. 폭풍이 잦아들면 능력의 효과가 끝날 때까지 부드러운 바람이 아군을 치료합니다.
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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