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

Janna vs Jarvan IV

How to Beat Jarvan IV as Janna in LoLJanna is in the b tier of champions
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TankFighter

How to Beat Jarvan IV as Janna

based on 1,461 Janna vs Jarvan IV matchups
Win Rate
53.3 %
K/D/A
3.22
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Jarvan IV as Janna resulted from an analysis of 1461 ranked rounds where both champions faced off against one another. This matchup is relatively rare. Janna has to counter Jarvan IV in only 1.5% of her rounds.

Janna vs Jarvan IV Matchup Summary

Janna does a good job of countering Jarvan IV. On average, she wins a whopping 53.3% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Janna vs Jarvan IV matches, Janna’s team is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood. This implies that she probably won't be able to get first blood versus Jarvan IV.

Best Janna vs Jarvan IV Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Janna Items

~22 Mins
Shurelya's BattlesongRedemptionArdent Censer

Optional Items

Zaz'Zak's RealmspikeStaff of Flowing WaterImperial MandateMoonstone Renewer

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
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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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E
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Jarvan IV as Janna

Tips for Playing as Janna against Jarvan IV

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 Jarvan IV

Cataclysm's terrain is a frightening force to fight against, but movement abilities can go through it.

Keep out of the path between Jarvan IV and his Demacian Standard to avoid being knocked up in the air.

Janna vs Jarvan IV Counter Stats

Janna Image
Win Rate
53.3 %
VS
Win Rate
46.7 %
Jarvan IV Image
1.5
< Kills >
4.9
5
< Deaths >
5.7
14.6
< Assists >
11.5
0.26
< Killing Sprees >
1.13
27
< Minions Killed >
37
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
1.4
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.49
991
< Physical Damage >
12,113
5,971
< Magic Damage >
1,295
451
< True Damage >
771
7,413
< Damage Dealt >
14,180
16,887
< Damage Taken >
30,593
8,247
< Gold Earned >
11,022
2.19
< Towers >
1.8
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.29
7,477
< Total Healing >
12,340
10,303
< Experience >
12,703
63
< Vision Score >
25
28
< Wards Placed >
7
172
< Time Dealing CC >
478

How to Counter Jarvan IV with Janna in LoL

The stats shown here feature several valuable Janna vs. Jarvan IV matchup stats that can help you realize the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Janna’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Jarvan IV’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Janna may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Jarvan IV..

Janna often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her opponent does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Jarvan IV. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Janna and Jarvan IV

Damage Types Compared

Janna
Jarvan IV
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Janna
Jarvan IV

Who is Better, Janna or Jarvan IV?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Janna usually wins when facing off against Jarvan IV, with a 53.3% win rate. Therefore, Janna makes a great counter for Jarvan IV.

While Janna does have a higher win rate than Jarvan IV, when they face off with one another, Janna also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging champion to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Janna into Jarvan IVas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Janna also has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Jarvan IV. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Janna vs Jarvan IV matchups, Janna is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Janna is a great counter for Jarvan IV. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Janna against Jarvan IV.

Additional Information for Janna Players

How We Calculated Our Janna vs Jarvan IV Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jarvan IV as Janna, we analyzed 1,461 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 Jarvan IV 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 in order to counter Jarvan IV during both the lane 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 mind the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Janna often picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Jarvan IV. Champions who on average don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The best items to have in your Janna versus Jarvan IV build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Redemption, and Ardent Censer. When Janna incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better versus Jarvan IV than with most other typical builds. In fact, Janna boasted an average winrate of 53.3% when countering Jarvan IV with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Jarvan IV 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. Out of all the runes players chose for Janna vs Jarvan IV counters, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 53.3% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Jarvan IV as Janna are shown for all skill levels combined. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to a specific player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.