Matchup

Pyke
Pyke
90%
10%

vs

48.4%

over 1563 games

Janna
Janna
30%
70%
Heavy shieldingHeavy CCHigh sustain

Skill matchup

You are stronger early — look to snowball before your opponent scales.

Build vs Janna

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Health Potion
x2

Core build

Youmuu's Ghostblade
1vs Tank
Edge of Night
2vs Tank
Axiom Arc
3vs Tank

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Umbral Glaive
5vs Tank

Summoner spells

41496%
343%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Death's Dance
5vs AD
Guardian Angel
vs AD
Frozen Heart
vs AD
Randuin's Omen
vs AD
Dead Man's Plate
vs AD
Zhonya's Hourglass
vs AD

Anti Heal

Chempunk Chainsword
6vs Heal

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Maw of Malmortius
5vs AP
Kaenic Rookern
vs AP

Anti Heal

Mortal Reminder
6vs Hybride

Anti Tank

Umbral Glaive
5vs Tank
Voltaic Cyclosword
vs Tank
Serpent's Fang
vs Tank
Hubris
vs Tank
Bastionbreaker
vs Tank
Profane Hydra
vs Tank
Serylda's Grudge
vs Tank

DPS

Opportunity
DPS

Other options

Celestial Opposition
HP
Bloodsong
HP
Solstice Sleigh
HP
Locket of the Iron Solari
HP
Mikael's Blessing
HP
Bramble Vest
78.6% WR14 games
DominationDomination
Hail of BladesHail of Blades
Cheap ShotCheap Shot
Sixth SenseSixth Sense
Ultimate HunterUltimate Hunter
ResolveResolve
UnflinchingUnflinching
Bone PlatingBone Plating
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
PykePyke
JannaJanna
Aggressive
Careful
Careful

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