How to Counter Janna - Playing Against Guide | Patch 26.4

Janna

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What They Do

Janna is the ultimate peel support. She uses her movement speed to poke you with and shuts down any engage attempts with her and . She makes her ADC harder to kill and harder to catch.

Abilities (What to Watch For)

Ability	What You'll See	What It Means For You
	A wind aura around her and allies	Allies move faster toward her. She deals extra magic damage on autos and based on how much bonus Move Speed she has.
	A swirling tornado on the ground	Knocks up enemies in its path. The longer it charges, the further it goes and the longer the knockup lasts. She can recast to fire it early.
	A small bird elemental following her	Passively gives her Move Speed and ghosting. Activating it slows you and deals damage, but she LOSES the passive speed while it is on cooldown.
	A light blue wind shield	Shields an ally or tower and grants them bonus Attack Damage. The AD buff is only active while the shield holds.
	A massive circular blast of wind	Knocks back all enemies immediately on cast, then heals nearby allies while she channels. CCing her will stop the heal.

Respect

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Charging from fog→A fully charged tornado is massive and hard to react to from a brush, leading to a guaranteed trade loss or death.
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The poke→It is point-and-click and deals surprisingly high damage early, especially if she has Celerity or Boots.
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near towers→She can Flash behind you and use the knockback to shove you deep into her turret range.
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Disruptive Peel→Trying to dive her ADC with a predictable dash (like Leona E or Lee Sin Q) is useless because can cancel your dash mid-air.

Punish

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is on cooldown (16-12s)→The shield is her only way to mitigate damage. If she uses it poorly, all-in her or the ADC immediately while they lack the bonus AD.
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She just used to poke→She loses her passive Move Speed and ghosting while it's down. This is the only time she is actually 'slow' and easy to catch.
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has been fired→Without her tornado, she has no way to stop a hard engage until it's back up in 12+ seconds. Go in now.
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Level 1→She usually starts or . She cannot shield her ADC yet, so heavy level 1 trades can force her to play passive.

Laning Tips

•Watch the direction she faces when casting ; the tornado always travels in that specific line.
•Break the shield instantly. Since the bonus AD is tied to the shield's health, popping it removes their damage buff.
•Don't chase her unless you have hard CC. Her and passive make her naturally faster than almost every other support.
•Stand away from your own minions. This forces her to choose between using to poke you or using it to clear the wave.
•Janna is extremely squishy. If you can bait her , a single hook or stun usually results in her death or a burnt Flash.
•Pick champions with 'blink' engages (like Alistar or Maokai) rather than 'dashes' to bypass her disengage.

Teamfight Warning

⚠Save a hard CC or silence to interrupt her channel immediately to deny the massive AOE heal.
⚠Do not group up in tight jungle corridors where a single can knock up your entire team.
⚠If you are an assassin, wait for her to use or before jumping in, otherwise you will get pushed away and die.
⚠Focus her if she positions poorly. A Janna who is dead cannot peel for her 10/0 ADC.
⚠Be careful diving past her; she can use to slow you and to keep you under tower fire while you're slowed.

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