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

Janna vs Gwen

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

based on 2,017 Janna vs Gwen matchups
Win Rate
52.3 %
K/D/A
3.46
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL matches that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Gwen as Janna resulted from an evaluation of 2017 ranked games where both champs opposed one another. This champion pairing is relatively rare. Janna has to counter Gwen in only 2.1% of her rounds.

Janna vs Gwen Matchup Summary

Janna does a good job of beating Gwen. Typically, she wins a whopping 52.3% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Janna against Gwen games, Janna’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood against Gwen.

Best Janna vs Gwen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Janna Items

~22 Mins
Shurelya's BattlesongDream MakerMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

RedemptionImperial MandateArdent CenserStaff 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
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
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
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R

Guide to Countering Gwen as Janna

Tips for Playing as Janna against Gwen

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 Gwen

Gwen must hit something to recast her Ultimate, try to evade her between casts.

Gwen needs to attack a few times to set up her damage, so try to get the jump on her.

Gwen's Hallowed Mist shroud will only follow her once, after that it will dissipate when she leaves.

Janna vs Gwen Counter Stats

Janna Image
Win Rate
52.3 %
VS
Win Rate
47.7 %
Gwen Image
1.4
< Kills >
5.4
4.6
< Deaths >
6
14.5
< Assists >
4.2
0.26
< Killing Sprees >
1.24
26
< Minions Killed >
160
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.29
0.59
< Inhibitors >
0.6
950
< Physical Damage >
2,914
5,834
< Magic Damage >
14,730
393
< True Damage >
3,522
7,177
< Damage Dealt >
21,168
16,457
< Damage Taken >
29,466
8,183
< Gold Earned >
11,805
2.25
< Towers >
2.65
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
7,642
< Total Healing >
7,778
10,383
< Experience >
14,548
61
< Vision Score >
17
26
< Wards Placed >
8
176
< Time Dealing CC >
156

How to Counter Gwen with Janna in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore some influential Janna against Gwen matchup stats that may help you figure out the differences and similarities between these two champs. Janna’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gwen’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Janna may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Gwen. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Janna normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her opponent does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Gwen. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Janna and Gwen

Damage Types Compared

Janna
Gwen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Janna
Gwen

Who is Better, Janna or Gwen?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Janna usually wins when trying to fight Gwen, with a 52.3% win rate. Therefore, Janna makes a good counter to Gwen.

While Janna does have a higher win rate compared to Gwen, when they face off with one another, Janna also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Janna into Gwenas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Janna has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gwen. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Janna vs Gwen 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 team members during teamfights.

Janna is a good counter for Gwen. Focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Janna against Gwen.

Additional Information for Janna Players

How We Calculated Our Janna vs Gwen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gwen as Janna, we analyzed 2,017 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 Gwen 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

If you would like to truly master Janna to counter Gwen during both the laning 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 stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Janna most often gets a lot less CS compared to Gwen. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. 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, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Janna versus Gwen build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Dream Maker, and Moonstone Renewer. When Janna combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better versus Gwen than with many other common builds. In fact, Janna had an average win rate of 52.3% when playing against Gwen with this build.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Gwen as Janna, you should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Celerity, Scorch, Eyeball Collection, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Janna vs Gwen fights, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.3% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Gwen as Janna are presented for every ranked division. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a particular rank, you can use the selection menu located at the top of this page.