Soraka vs Janna

Soraka
vs
42.6%

over 176 games

Janna

Hard matchup

Heavy AP damageHeavy shieldingHeavy CCHeavy poke

Build vs Janna

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Soraka: Moonstone Renewer, Redemption, Dawncore, Ionian Boots of Lucidity, Dream Maker, Celestial Opposition, Ardent Censer, Mikael's Blessing.

Starting items

Health Potion
x2

Core build

Moonstone Renewer
1
Redemption
2
Dawncore
3

Standard

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
4CDR
Dream Maker
5

Summoner spells

FlashHeal90%
ExhaustFlash7%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Dream Maker
Celestial Opposition
Ardent Censer
Mikael's Blessing
Solstice Sleigh
Dark Seal
Locket of the Iron Solari
Staff of Flowing Water
Knight's Vow
Diadem of Songs
Oblivion Orb
Warmog's Armor
Echoes of Helia
Seeker's Armguard
Shurelya's Battlesong
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike
Tear of the Goddess
60.0% WR10 games
SorcerySorcery
Summon AerySummon Aery
Manaflow BandManaflow Band
TranscendenceTranscendence
ScorchScorch
ResolveResolve
RevitalizeRevitalize
Bone PlatingBone Plating
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

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 as Soraka

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Star first, heal second

    Hit a champion with Starcall (Q) before Astral Infusion (W): Rejuvenation heals you, lowers the heal's health cost and passes to the healed ally.

  2. Run to your wounded allies

    Get to your wounded allies quickly: Salvation (passive) makes you run faster toward them.

  3. Equinox on a channel

    Place Equinox (E) under an enemy who is channeling: the zone silences them, then roots champions still inside at the end.

  4. Save an ally anywhere

    Save Wish (R) to rescue an ally anywhere on the map: the heal is stronger on allies below 40% health.

Playing against Janna

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

Patch 16.21.1