Matchup

Bard
Bard
44%
56%

vs

50.0%

over 2473 games

Janna
Janna
30%
70%
Heavy shieldingHeavy CCHigh sustain

Skill matchup

Build vs Janna

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Health Potion
x2

Core build

Bandlepipes
1vs Hybride
Locket of the Iron Solari
2HP
Dead Man's Plate
3vs AD

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Bloodsong
5HP

Summoner spells

41469%
4725%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Frozen Heart
5vs AD
Knight's Vow
vs AD
Randuin's Omen
vs AD

Anti Heal

Morellonomicon
6vs Heal

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Kaenic Rookern
5vs AP
Wit's End
vs AP
Force of Nature
vs AP
Abyssal Mask
vs AP

Anti Heal

Thornmail
6vs Hybride

Anti Tank

Black Cleaver
5vs Tank
Serpent's Fang
vs Tank

DPS

Liandry's Torment
Mage tank
Imperial Mandate
Mage
Statikk Shiv
DPS
Lich Bane
Mage

Other options

Bloodsong
HP
Solstice Sleigh
HP
Redemption
Celestial Opposition
HP
Mikael's Blessing
HP
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike
HP
Shurelya's Battlesong
Protoplasm Harness
Survival
Echoes of Helia
HP
Mejai's Soulstealer
72.7% WR11 games
DominationDomination
ElectrocuteElectrocute
Cheap ShotCheap Shot
Deep WardDeep Ward
Treasure HunterTreasure Hunter
InspirationInspiration
Magical FootwearMagical Footwear
Jack Of All TradesJack Of All Trades
Attack SpeedMove SpeedHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
BardBard
JannaJanna
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral

Janna's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Tailwind (P)

Janna's allies gain Move Speed moving towards her.Janna deals a portion of bonus Move Speed as bonus magic damage on hit and with Zephyr.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
314s8s16s
614s8s16s2m10
914s7.5s16s2m10
1114s7s16s1m55
1614s6s14s1m40
1814s6s12s1m40

Playing against Janna

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Janna excels at disengage — don't make predictable engages, she cancels them all with Q or R.

2

Her R makes her vulnerable because she channels: interrupt it with CC (or flank to force her to R without value).

3

Janna is very squishy and weak in direct combat: if you catch her alone, she dies easily.

4

Multiple engages (two CCs back to back) are effective: she can cancel the first but not the second.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026