Matchup

Heavy shieldingHeavy CCHigh sustain

Build vs Janna

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Malignance
1Mage
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
2Mage tank
Liandry's Torment
3Mage tank

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Zhonya's Hourglass
5vs AD

Summoner spells

46100%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Zhonya's Hourglass
5vs AD
Randuin's Omen
vs AD

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Spirit Visage
5vs AP

DPS

Riftmaker
Mage tank

Other options

Jak'Sho, The Protean
vs Hybride
100.0% WR1 games
PrecisionPrecision
ConquerorConqueror
Presence of MindPresence of Mind
Legend: HasteLegend: Haste
Last StandLast Stand
ResolveResolve
ConditioningConditioning
OvergrowthOvergrowth
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceTenacity

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
SwainSwain
JannaJanna
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral

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