Janna vs Thresh

Janna
vs
50.0%

over 9596 games

Thresh

Skill matchup

Heavy CCHeavy AP damageCountered by spell shieldStrong engage

Build vs Thresh

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Janna: Moonstone Renewer, Redemption, Shurelya's Battlesong, Boots of Swiftness, Dream Maker, Ardent Censer, Solstice Sleigh, Dark Seal.

Starting items

Health Potion
x2

Core build

Moonstone Renewer
1
Redemption
2
Shurelya's Battlesong
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Dream Maker
5

Summoner spells

FlashHeal83%
ExhaustFlash12%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Dream Maker
Ardent Censer
Solstice Sleigh
Dark Seal
Mikael's Blessing
Mejai's Soulstealer
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike
Dawncore
Celestial Opposition
Staff of Flowing Water
Imperial Mandate
Echoes of Helia
Locket of the Iron Solari
Oblivion Orb
Diadem of Songs
Bandlepipes
Knight's Vow
Tear of the Goddess
Bloodsong
Stormsurge
Zhonya's Hourglass
Morellonomicon
Luden's Echo
Dead Man's Plate
Rabadon's Deathcap
Lich Bane
Frozen Heart
55.0% WR200 games
SorcerySorcery
Summon AerySummon Aery
Manaflow BandManaflow Band
CelerityCelerity
Gathering StormGathering Storm
ResolveResolve
RevitalizeRevitalize
Font of LifeFont of Life
Adaptive ForceMove SpeedHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Thresh's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Damnation (P)

Thresh can harvest the souls of enemies that die near him, permanently granting him Armor and Ability Power.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
319s21s13s–
614s21s13s2m
99s20s13s2m
119s19s13s1m40
169s17s11.5s1m20
189s17s10s1m20

Playing as Janna

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Release your tornado early to peel

    To peel, send Howling Gale (Q) right away by recasting it: charged, it travels farther and its knock-up lasts longer, but enemies have time to dodge it.

  2. Shield your carry before trades

    Cast Eye Of The Storm (E) on your carry right before they trade: while the shield holds, they gain AD.

  3. Poke with Zephyr

    Poke with Zephyr (W) in lane: it slows and damages its target, and Tailwind (passive) adds damage based on your bonus move speed.

  4. Knock back, then stand still

    Cast Monsoon (R) to push away whoever dives your carry, then stand still: moving or casting a spell cancels the heal.

Playing against Thresh

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Stay behind your minions

    Keep minions between you and Thresh: Death Sentence (Q) stuns and pulls the first unit hit, so one minion is enough to block it.

  2. Step up after a missed hook

    Step up when Death Sentence (Q) misses you: he keeps its full cooldown, 19 to 9 seconds, which only goes down if the hook lands.

  3. Don't give him free autos

    Don't stay in his range for no reason: Flay (E) charges his autos between hits, and a charged auto hits hard early on.

  4. Beware the first wall of his box

    Avoid being the first to break a wall of The Box (R): that one slows and deals full damage. After that, the remaining walls deal no damage.

Patch 16.21.1