Rell vs Janna
You are stronger early. Look to snowball before your opponent scales.
Build vs Janna
The champion's reference build, for lack of enough games in this matchup
Recommended items for Rell: Zeke's Convergence, Locket of the Iron Solari, Knight's Vow, Plated Steelcaps, Celestial Opposition, Bandlepipes, Bramble Vest, Bloodsong.
Starting items
Core build
Standard
Summoner spells
Anti CC
Other options
Power Spikes
Strength by game phase
Janna's abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
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
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 14s | 8s | 16s | – |
| 6 | 14s | 8s | 16s | 2m10 |
| 9 | 14s | 7.5s | 16s | 2m10 |
| 11 | 14s | 7s | 16s | 1m55 |
| 16 | 14s | 6s | 14s | 1m40 |
| 18 | 14s | 6s | 12s | 1m40 |
Playing as Rell
Tips to maximize your impact
- Crash down from your mount
Engage with Ferromancy: Crash Down (W), which knocks enemies into the air where you land and shields you until you remount.
- Shattering Strike on a shield
Save Shattering Strike (Q) for a shielded target: the strike breaks all their shields and stuns every unit in the line.
- Pull, then crash down
Cast Magnet Storm (R) in the middle of them, then Ferromancy: Crash Down (W) on top of them, so the enemies you just pulled in take a knock-up.
- Charge with the ally who engages
Cast Full Tilt (E) on the ally engaging with you: you both gain move speed, doubled toward enemies, and your next auto explodes.
Playing against Janna
How to counter and exploit weaknesses
- Don't trade into her shield
Avoid trading while her ally has Eye Of The Storm (E): the shield absorbs your damage and gives them AD.
- Engage twice
Bait out Howling Gale (Q) or Monsoon (R) with a first engage, then re-engage right away: one has a 14-second cooldown, the other 130 to 100 seconds.
- Cancel her Monsoon heal
If you have CC, save it for Monsoon (R): after the knockback, she heals her allies as long as she stands still, and interrupting her cancels the heal.
Other Rell matchups
Patch 16.21.1