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

Janna vs Elise

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

based on 793 Janna vs Elise matchups
Win Rate
52.5 %
K/D/A
3.3
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League matches each and every week. Within our data, Janna fought Elise in 793 games. Having so many matchups for Janna vs Elise gives us faith in our capacity to prepare useful data and a pro build to annihilate Elise. This pairing is somewhat rare. Janna has to counter Elise in only 0.8% of her rounds.

Janna vs Elise Matchup Summary

Janna does a good job of beating Elise. On average, she wins a fantastic 52.5% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Janna against Elise rounds, Janna’s side is 0.2% less probable to obtain first blood, indicating that she probably won't be able to get first blood against Elise.

Best Janna vs Elise Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsFaerie Charm

Core Janna Items

~22 Mins
Ardent CenserDream MakerMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

Imperial MandateStaff of Flowing WaterRedemptionShurelya'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
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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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W
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E
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R
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E
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Elise as Janna

Tips for Playing as Janna against Elise

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 Elise

Rappel has a long cooldown. Elise is vulnerable after she has used it.

Elise's Spider Form is more dangerous when you are at low health, and her Human Form more potent when you are at high health.

Rappel will only move Elise straight up and down unless she can descend upon an enemy unit.

Janna vs Elise Counter Stats

Janna Image
Win Rate
52.5 %
VS
Win Rate
47.5 %
Elise Image
1.6
< Kills >
7.1
5
< Deaths >
6.3
14.9
< Assists >
7.1
0.28
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
26
< Minions Killed >
31
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
1.4
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.45
978
< Physical Damage >
1,227
6,335
< Magic Damage >
16,169
412
< True Damage >
1,350
7,726
< Damage Dealt >
18,747
17,149
< Damage Taken >
28,996
8,379
< Gold Earned >
11,380
2.19
< Towers >
1.47
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.36
7,597
< Total Healing >
13,107
10,499
< Experience >
12,711
65
< Vision Score >
26
29
< Wards Placed >
7
180
< Time Dealing CC >
176

How to Counter Elise with Janna in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some strategic Janna vs. Elise matchup statistics that may help you interpret the distinctions between the two. For instance, Janna’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Elise’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Janna may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Elise. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Janna normally has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her foe does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Elise. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Janna and Elise

Damage Types Compared

Janna
Elise
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Janna
Elise

Who is Better, Janna or Elise?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Janna usually wins when playing against Elise, with a 52.5% win rate. As a result, Janna makes a good counter for Elise.

While Janna does have a higher winrate than Elise, when on opposite teams, Janna also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Janna into Eliseas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Janna vs Elise matchups, Janna is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Janna is an above average counter to Elise. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Janna against Elise.

Additional Information for Janna Players

How We Calculated Our Janna vs Elise Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Elise as Janna, we analyzed 793 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 Elise 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 to counter Elise during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Janna most often picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Elise. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Janna versus Elise build include Ardent Censer, Dream Maker, and Moonstone Renewer. When Janna bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better against Elise than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Janna had an average winrate of 52.5% when playing against Elise with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Elise as Janna, Janna players 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 sets players used for Janna vs Elise counterpicks, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 52.5% win rate overall.

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