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How to Win Janna vs Aatrox Counter MatchupJanna is in the s tier of champions

Janna vs Aatrox

How to Beat Aatrox as Janna in LoLJanna is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Aatrox as Janna

based on 5,502 Janna vs Aatrox matchups
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
3.25
Pick Rate
5.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked LoL matches that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Aatrox as Janna resulted from an examination of 5502 ranked games where both champions clashed against one another. This pairing is fairly uncommon. Janna is forced to battle against Aatrox in only 5.7% of her games.

Janna vs Aatrox Matchup Summary

Janna has done a ok job of beating Aatrox. Typically, she wins a acceptable 50.5% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Janna against Aatrox games, Janna’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood. This indicates that she probably will be able to get first blood against Aatrox.

Best Janna vs Aatrox Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteBandleglass Mirror

Core Janna Items

~22 Mins
Dream MakerMoonstone RenewerDawncore

Optional Items

Mikael's BlessingImperial MandateRedemptionArdent Censer

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Janna to level upw
>
Second ability for Janna to level upe
>
Last skill for Janna to max outq

Runes

DominationHail of BladesCheap ShotZombie WardRelentless Hunter
SorceryCelerityScorch
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Janna's passive ability p
Janna's q ability q
Janna's w ability w
Janna's e ability e
Janna's ultimate ability r
1
W
2
Q
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
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E
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R
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E
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E
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Aatrox as Janna

Tips for Playing as Janna against Aatrox

Timing Janna's ultimate can push enemies away from a wounded ally or even separate enemies.

Eye of the Storm can be used on allied turrets.

Quickly firing a Howling Gale without the charge up can be used to heavily disable the other team.

Advice to Win Against Aatrox

Aatrox's Infernal Chains are easier to exit when running towards the sides or at Aatrox.

Aatrox's attacks are very telegraphed, so use the time to dodge the hit zones.

Keep your distance when Aatrox uses his Ultimate to prevent him from reviving.

Janna vs Aatrox Counter Stats

Janna Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
Aatrox Image
1.4
< Kills >
5.4
4.8
< Deaths >
5.7
14.2
< Assists >
5
0.25
< Killing Sprees >
1.22
26
< Minions Killed >
168
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.41
987
< Physical Damage >
17,530
6,258
< Magic Damage >
3,616
462
< True Damage >
379
7,708
< Damage Dealt >
21,525
16,731
< Damage Taken >
35,271
8,121
< Gold Earned >
11,081
2.17
< Towers >
2.03
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
7,429
< Total Healing >
13,771
10,197
< Experience >
14,295
62
< Vision Score >
16
27
< Wards Placed >
8
172
< Time Dealing CC >
235

How to Counter Aatrox with Janna in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some influential Janna versus Aatrox matchup stats that may help us figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. Janna’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Aatrox’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Janna may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Aatrox. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Janna usually has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her counter does. Typically, she receives less damage than Aatrox. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Janna and Aatrox

Damage Types Compared

Janna
Aatrox
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Janna
Aatrox

Who is Better, Janna or Aatrox?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Janna usually fairs equally well when playing against Aatrox, with a 50.5% win rate. Thus, Janna makes an ok counter for Aatrox.

While Janna does have a higher winrate than Aatrox, when on opposite teams, Janna also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Janna into Aatroxas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Janna has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Aatrox. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Janna vs Aatrox matchups, Janna is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Janna is a decent counter for Aatrox. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Janna against Aatrox.

Additional Information for Janna Players

How We Calculated Our Janna vs Aatrox Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Aatrox as Janna, we analyzed 5,502 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Aatrox as Janna comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Janna in order to counter Aatrox during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Janna often gets a lot less CS as Aatrox. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Janna versus Aatrox build include Dream Maker, Moonstone Renewer, and Dawncore. When Janna included at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better versus Aatrox than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Janna had an average winrate of 50.5% when playing against Aatrox with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Aatrox as Janna, Janna players should use the Hail of Blades, Cheap Shot, Zombie Ward, Relentless Hunter, Celerity, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Janna vs Aatrox clashes, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.5% winrate overall.

If you need to get Janna x Aatrox tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a specific rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and strategies shown are computed using all rounds finished with these champions.