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

Janna vs Darius

How to Beat Darius as Janna in LoLJanna is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Darius as Janna

based on 3,243 Janna vs Darius matchups
Win Rate
50.7 %
K/D/A
3.22
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of rated League of Legends matches that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Darius as Janna came out of an examination of 3243 ranked rounds where both champions faced one another. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Janna has to counter Darius in only 3.4% of her matches.

Janna vs Darius Matchup Summary

Janna does a ok job of beating Darius. On average, she wins a acceptable 50.7% of games the champions face off with one another in. In Janna versus Darius rounds, Janna’s team is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood. This implies that she probably won't be able to get first blood versus Darius.

Best Janna vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteBandleglass Mirror

Core Janna Items

~22 Mins
Shurelya's BattlesongRedemptionArdent Censer

Optional Items

Solstice SleighImperial MandateMoonstone RenewerStaff 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 BandCelerityGathering Storm
DominationEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
Ability HasteAdaptive 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
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W
2
Q
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
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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 Darius as Janna

Tips for Playing as Janna against Darius

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 Darius

When Darius's axe grab is on cooldown, he is vulnerable to harassment attacks.

Darius's ability to escape from fights is limited. If you have an advantage against him, press your lead.

Janna vs Darius Counter Stats

Janna Image
Win Rate
50.7 %
VS
Win Rate
49.3 %
Darius Image
1.5
< Kills >
6.3
4.9
< Deaths >
5.9
14.3
< Assists >
3.9
0.24
< Killing Sprees >
1.46
27
< Minions Killed >
169
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.47
984
< Physical Damage >
15,410
6,230
< Magic Damage >
76
463
< True Damage >
3,549
7,678
< Damage Dealt >
19,037
16,898
< Damage Taken >
30,655
8,197
< Gold Earned >
11,685
2.17
< Towers >
2.33
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
7,318
< Total Healing >
7,477
10,323
< Experience >
14,284
61
< Vision Score >
17
27
< Wards Placed >
8
177
< Time Dealing CC >
157

How to Counter Darius with Janna in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several important Janna vs. Darius counter stats that can help us grasp the differences between the two. For instance, Janna’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Darius’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Janna may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Darius. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Janna often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Darius. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Janna and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Janna
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Janna
Darius

Who is Better, Janna or Darius?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Janna usually fairs equally well when facing off against Darius, with a 50.7% win rate. As a result, Janna makes an ok counter for Darius.

While Janna does have a higher winrate than Darius, when facing one another, Janna also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Janna into Dariusas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Janna vs Darius matchups, Janna is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Janna is a decent counter for Darius. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Janna against Darius.

Additional Information for Janna Players

How We Calculated Our Janna vs Darius Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Darius as Janna, we analyzed 3,243 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 Darius 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 Darius during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Janna usually racks up a lot less CS compared to Darius. Champs who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Janna versus Darius build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Redemption, and Ardent Censer. When Janna combined at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better against Darius than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Janna had an average winrate of 50.7% when playing against Darius with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of defeating Darius as Janna, Janna players should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Celerity, Gathering Storm, Eyeball Collection, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Janna vs Darius matchups, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.7% win rate overall.

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