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

Janna vs Shyvana

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

based on 1,122 Janna vs Shyvana matchups
Win Rate
52 %
K/D/A
3.47
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League rounds each and every week. In our dataset, Janna fought Shyvana in 1122 games. Using so many games with Janna versus Shyvana gives us a lot of faith in our ability to prepare useful data and a pro build to defeat Shyvana. This particular champion pairing is relatively rare. Janna has to counter Shyvana in only 1.2% of her rounds.

Janna vs Shyvana Matchup Summary

Janna does a good job of countering Shyvana. On average, she wins a whopping 52.0% of matches the champions face each other in. In Janna against Shyvana games, Janna’s side is 0.1% more expected to get first blood, indicating that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Shyvana.

Best Janna vs Shyvana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Janna Items

~22 Mins
Ardent CenserDream MakerMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

Imperial MandateRedemptionStaff of Flowing WaterShurelya'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
6
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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R

Guide to Countering Shyvana as Janna

Tips for Playing as Janna against Shyvana

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 Shyvana

All of Shyvana's basic abilities hit multiple enemies in dragon form. It's important for opposing champions to not cluster while fighting her.

Shyvana's Fury Bar indicate her ultimate can be activated. Harassing her when she's low on Fury can be very effective.

A significant portion of Shyvana's power is generated through aggression, making her weak against opponents who are able to keep their distance.

Janna vs Shyvana Counter Stats

Janna Image
Win Rate
52 %
VS
Win Rate
48 %
Shyvana Image
1.4
< Kills >
5.4
4.5
< Deaths >
5.6
14.2
< Assists >
5.7
0.25
< Killing Sprees >
1.24
27
< Minions Killed >
67
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
1.63
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.47
962
< Physical Damage >
4,722
6,052
< Magic Damage >
13,098
410
< True Damage >
899
7,424
< Damage Dealt >
18,720
16,590
< Damage Taken >
32,047
8,109
< Gold Earned >
11,764
2.19
< Towers >
1.69
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.29
7,548
< Total Healing >
12,032
10,329
< Experience >
13,779
59
< Vision Score >
22
25
< Wards Placed >
6
176
< Time Dealing CC >
202

How to Counter Shyvana with Janna in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature several valuable Janna vs. Shyvana matchup stats that may help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the pair. Janna’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Shyvana’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Janna may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Shyvana. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Janna often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Shyvana. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Janna and Shyvana

Damage Types Compared

Janna
Shyvana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Janna
Shyvana

Who is Better, Janna or Shyvana?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Janna usually wins when trying to fight Shyvana, with a 52.0% win rate. Thus, Janna makes a good counter for Shyvana.

While Janna does have a higher win rate compared to Shyvana, when on opposite teams, Janna also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Janna into Shyvanaas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Janna has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Shyvana. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Janna vs Shyvana matchups, Janna is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Janna is a decent counter to Shyvana. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Janna against Shyvana.

Additional Information for Janna Players

How We Calculated Our Janna vs Shyvana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shyvana as Janna, we analyzed 1,122 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 Shyvana 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 in order to counter Shyvana during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Janna usually racks up less CS relative to Shyvana. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS usualy 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, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Janna versus Shyvana build consist of Ardent Censer, Dream Maker, and Moonstone Renewer. When Janna incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better countering Shyvana than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Janna had an average win rate of 52.0% when countering Shyvana with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Shyvana as Janna, Janna players 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 rune builds we have analyed for Janna vs Shyvana counter picks, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 52.0% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Shyvana as Janna are shown for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to a distinct skill level, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.