Seraphine vs Janna
Build vs Janna
The champion's reference build, for lack of enough games in this matchup
Recommended items for Seraphine: Tear of the Goddess, Blackfire Torch, Seraph's Embrace, Sorcerer's Shoes, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Imperial Mandate, Zhonya's Hourglass, Rabadon's Deathcap.
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 Seraphine
Tips to maximize your impact
- Double your Surround Sound
Make Surround Sound (W) your third basic spell: Stage Presence (passive) casts it twice, and the second, cast while shielded, heals your allies.
- Beat Drop on a slowed target
Cast Beat Drop (E) on enemies that are already slowed: they're rooted, and those already immobilized are stunned.
- Finish with High Note
Save High Note (Q) for a wounded target: its damage grows with the health they've lost.
- Send Encore through an ally
Cast Encore (R) through an ally toward the enemies: each champion hit, allies included, extends the spell's range.
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 Seraphine matchups
Patch 16.21.1