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

Janna vs Diana

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

based on 3,950 Janna vs Diana matchups
Win Rate
51.7 %
K/D/A
3.27
Pick Rate
4.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of rated League of Legends matches that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Diana as Janna resulted from an evaluation of 3950 ranked matches where both champions fought one another. This counter matchup is fairly uncommon. Janna encounters Diana in only 4.1% of her rounds.

Janna vs Diana Matchup Summary

Janna does a decent job of countering Diana. Typically, she wins a acceptable 51.7% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Janna vs Diana matches, Janna’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood, implying that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Diana.

Best Janna vs Diana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeBandleglass Mirror

Core Janna Items

~22 Mins
RedemptionArdent CenserMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

Imperial MandateStaff of Flowing WaterMikael's BlessingSolstice Sleigh

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
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R
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W
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Diana as Janna

Tips for Playing as Janna against Diana

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 Diana

Pale Cascade orbs only last a few seconds. Avoid Diana and engage her after the shield dissipates.

Diana can play very aggressively if she uses Lunar Rush without Moonlight, but you can punish her by slowing or stunning her when she has no way to get back into position.

Dodge Crescent Strike, or move to safety if you are affected by Moonlight.

Janna vs Diana Counter Stats

Janna Image
Win Rate
51.7 %
VS
Win Rate
48.3 %
Diana Image
1.5
< Kills >
7.2
4.9
< Deaths >
6.3
14.5
< Assists >
6.1
0.25
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
27
< Minions Killed >
101
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.85
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.47
942
< Physical Damage >
1,974
5,821
< Magic Damage >
18,056
394
< True Damage >
924
7,158
< Damage Dealt >
20,955
16,699
< Damage Taken >
23,780
8,186
< Gold Earned >
12,088
2.14
< Towers >
1.81
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.21
7,282
< Total Healing >
5,904
10,420
< Experience >
13,911
60
< Vision Score >
20
26
< Wards Placed >
7
178
< Time Dealing CC >
131

How to Counter Diana with Janna in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature several strategic Janna against Diana counter stats that can help us figure out the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Janna’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Diana’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Janna may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Diana. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Janna usually has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her enemy does. On average, she receives less damage than Diana. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Janna and Diana

Damage Types Compared

Janna
Diana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Janna
Diana

Who is Better, Janna or Diana?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Janna usually wins when taking on Diana, with a 51.7% win rate. Therefore, Janna makes a good counter to Diana.

While Janna does have a higher winrate than Diana, when they face off with one another, Janna also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Janna into Dianaas her relative depth means that 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 Diana. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Janna is a decent counter for Diana. Focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Janna against Diana.

Additional Information for Janna Players

How We Calculated Our Janna vs Diana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Diana as Janna, we analyzed 3,950 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 Diana 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 Diana 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 pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Janna most often racks up a lot less CS compared to Diana. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. 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, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Janna versus Diana build include Redemption, Ardent Censer, and Moonstone Renewer. When Janna bought at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better when facing Diana than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Janna boasted an average win rate of 51.7% battling Diana with this counter build.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Diana 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. Of all the rune builds players used for Janna vs Diana fights, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Diana as Janna are presented for all ranked divisions. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to an individual player tier, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.