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

Janna vs Annie

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

based on 1,524 Janna vs Annie matchups
Win Rate
49.9 %
K/D/A
3.2
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends games that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Annie as Janna resulted from an evaluation of 1524 ranked rounds where both champions faced each other. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Janna fights Annie in only 1.6% of her matches.

Janna vs Annie Matchup Summary

Janna has done a ok job of countering Annie. Normally, she wins a acceptable 49.9% of games the champions clash against each other in. In Janna versus Annie rounds, Janna’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood. This indicates that she probably will get first blood versus Annie.

Best Janna vs Annie 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 MandateSolstice SleighShurelya's BattlesongStaff of Flowing Water

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
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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 Annie as Janna

Tips for Playing as Janna against Annie

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 Annie

Annie's summoned bear, Tibbers, burns opposing units around himself. Try to keep your distance from him after he's been summoned.

Keep an eye out for a white, swirling power around Annie. It means she's ready to unleash her stun.

Summoner Smite can be used to help take down Tibbers.

Janna vs Annie Counter Stats

Janna Image
Win Rate
49.9 %
VS
Win Rate
50.1 %
Annie Image
1.5
< Kills >
6
5
< Deaths >
6
14.5
< Assists >
7.8
0.25
< Killing Sprees >
1.39
27
< Minions Killed >
140
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.47
946
< Physical Damage >
861
6,048
< Magic Damage >
20,259
418
< True Damage >
1,216
7,413
< Damage Dealt >
22,337
17,703
< Damage Taken >
17,777
8,375
< Gold Earned >
10,910
2.11
< Towers >
1.86
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
7,723
< Total Healing >
1,604
10,662
< Experience >
13,504
63
< Vision Score >
24
28
< Wards Placed >
11
184
< Time Dealing CC >
232

How to Counter Annie with Janna in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore several influential Janna against Annie counter stats that can help us interpret the distinctions between the two. For instance, Janna’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Annie’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Janna may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Annie. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Janna normally has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her counter does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to Annie. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Janna and Annie

Damage Types Compared

Janna
Annie
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Janna
Annie

Who is Better, Janna or Annie?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Janna usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Annie, with a 49.9% win rate. Therefore, Janna makes an ok counter for Annie.

While Janna does have a lower winrate than Annie, when they face off with one another, Janna also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Janna into Annieas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Janna has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Annie. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Janna vs Annie matchups, Annie is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Janna is a somewhat poor counter for Annie. Focus your play on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Janna against Annie.

Additional Information for Janna Players

How We Calculated Our Janna vs Annie Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Annie as Janna, we analyzed 1,524 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 Annie 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 truly master Janna to counter Annie during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Janna typically accumulates a lot less CS compared to Annie. Champs who on average don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The best items to have in your Janna versus Annie build include Redemption, Ardent Censer, and Moonstone Renewer. When Janna incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better vs. Annie than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Janna boasted an average win rate of 49.9% battling Annie with this build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Annie as Janna, you should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Celerity, Scorch, Eyeball Collection, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Janna vs Annie clashes, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.9% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Annie as Janna are shown for all skill levels, merged. To narrow the statistics and builds to a particular division, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.