Background Image
How to Win Janna vs Amumu Counter MatchupJanna is in the s tier of champions

Janna vs Amumu

How to Beat Amumu as Janna in LoLJanna is in the b tier of champions
SupportMage
TankMage

How to Beat Amumu as Janna

based on 1,911 Janna vs Amumu matchups
Win Rate
52.3 %
K/D/A
3.24
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of ranked League games that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Amumu as Janna resulted from an analysis of 1911 ranked rounds where both champs engaged each other. This champ pairing is somewhat rare. Janna encounters Amumu in only 2.0% of her rounds.

Janna vs Amumu Matchup Summary

Janna has done a good job of beating Amumu. On average, she wins a fantastic 52.3% of the time the champions face one another in. In Janna vs Amumu matches, Janna’s team is 0.1% less likely to get first blood. This indicates that she most likely won't be able to get first blood against Amumu.

Best Janna vs Amumu Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Janna Items

~22 Mins
RedemptionArdent CenserMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

Imperial MandateStaff of Flowing WaterDream MakerShurelya's Battlesong

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

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandCelerityScorch
DominationEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
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
10
E
11
R
12
E
13
E
14
Q
15
Q
16
R

Guide to Countering Amumu as Janna

Tips for Playing as Janna against Amumu

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 Amumu

Amumu's Despair makes purchasing primarily Health items a risky proposition.

Erratic movement, or hiding behind creep waves can make it difficult for Amumu to instigate a fight with Bandage Toss.

Avoid bunching up with other allies when Amumu has his ultimate available.

Janna vs Amumu Counter Stats

Janna Image
Win Rate
52.3 %
VS
Win Rate
47.7 %
Amumu Image
1.5
< Kills >
3.8
5
< Deaths >
5.8
14.7
< Assists >
10
0.24
< Killing Sprees >
0.86
27
< Minions Killed >
29
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
1.35
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.38
951
< Physical Damage >
1,381
6,213
< Magic Damage >
10,417
465
< True Damage >
1,811
7,629
< Damage Dealt >
13,610
17,304
< Damage Taken >
31,186
8,316
< Gold Earned >
10,315
2.17
< Towers >
1.12
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
7,709
< Total Healing >
11,434
10,569
< Experience >
12,386
60
< Vision Score >
26
26
< Wards Placed >
9
191
< Time Dealing CC >
264

How to Counter Amumu with Janna in LoL

The stats shown here underscore several influential Janna vs. Amumu counter statistics that can help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. Janna’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Amumu’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Janna may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Amumu. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Janna typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Amumu. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Janna and Amumu

Damage Types Compared

Janna
Amumu
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Janna
Amumu

Who is Better, Janna or Amumu?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Janna usually wins when playing against Amumu, with a 52.3% win rate. Therefore, Janna makes a good counter for Amumu.

While Janna does have a higher winrate than Amumu, when on opposite teams, Janna also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging champion to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Janna into Amumuas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Janna also has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Amumu. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Janna vs Amumu matchups, Janna is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Janna is a good counter for Amumu. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Janna against Amumu.

Additional Information for Janna Players

How We Calculated Our Janna vs Amumu Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Amumu as Janna, we analyzed 1,911 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 Amumu 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.

Other Useful Resources

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Janna in order to counter Amumu during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Janna typically accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Amumu. Champions who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to use in your Janna versus Amumu build consist of Redemption, Ardent Censer, and Moonstone Renewer. When Janna included at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better versus Amumu than with many other typical builds. In fact, Janna boasted an average winrate of 52.3% battling Amumu with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Amumu as Janna, you should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Celerity, Scorch, Eyeball Collection, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Janna vs Amumu clashes, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.3% win rate overall.

If you need to view Janna vs Amumu tips and counter stats for a a particular division rank, please choose one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the statistics and guides shown are computed using every game with data with these champs.