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

Janna vs Veigar

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

based on 2,769 Janna vs Veigar matchups
Win Rate
53.2 %
K/D/A
3.36
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL rounds every week. Within our data, Janna faced off against Veigar in 2769 games. With so many games with Janna vs Veigar gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to produce useful statistics and a recommended build to suppress Veigar. This particular counter matchup is somewhat rare. Janna encounters Veigar in only 2.9% of her matches.

Janna vs Veigar Matchup Summary

Janna has done a good job of beating Veigar. Normally, she wins a whopping 53.2% of the time the champs face off with one another in. In Janna against Veigar matches, Janna’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood, implying that she probably will get first blood versus Veigar.

Best Janna vs Veigar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsGlowing Mote

Core Janna Items

~22 Mins
Dream MakerImperial MandateMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

RedemptionArdent CenserStaff of Flowing WaterSolstice 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 BandCelerityScorch
DominationEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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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E
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Veigar as Janna

Tips for Playing as Janna against Veigar

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 Veigar

Dark Matter deals very high damage, but it can be avoided. Pay attention to the sound and visual indicator to be aware of when and where the spell will land.

Veigar's ultimate deals increased damage based on your missing health.

Event Horizon only stuns units on the edge. If you're inside the spell, you can still move and attack.

Janna vs Veigar Counter Stats

Janna Image
Win Rate
53.2 %
VS
Win Rate
46.8 %
Veigar Image
1.5
< Kills >
6.6
4.7
< Deaths >
5.8
14.3
< Assists >
5.7
0.27
< Killing Sprees >
1.5
27
< Minions Killed >
169
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.59
< Inhibitors >
0.49
957
< Physical Damage >
653
6,198
< Magic Damage >
21,070
450
< True Damage >
543
7,606
< Damage Dealt >
22,267
17,140
< Damage Taken >
18,146
8,357
< Gold Earned >
11,871
2.24
< Towers >
2.03
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
7,513
< Total Healing >
1,785
10,628
< Experience >
13,990
60
< Vision Score >
21
26
< Wards Placed >
11
184
< Time Dealing CC >
85

How to Counter Veigar with Janna in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize several significant Janna versus Veigar matchup statistics that can help us figure out the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Janna’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Veigar’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Janna may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Veigar. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Janna often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her matchup does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Veigar. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Janna and Veigar

Damage Types Compared

Janna
Veigar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Janna
Veigar

Who is Better, Janna or Veigar?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Janna usually wins when taking on Veigar, with a 53.2% win rate. Thus, Janna makes a great counter to Veigar.

While Janna does have a higher winrate than Veigar, when facing one another, Janna also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging champion to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Janna into Veigaras her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Janna vs Veigar matchups, Janna is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Janna is a great counter for Veigar. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Janna against Veigar.

Additional Information for Janna Players

How We Calculated Our Janna vs Veigar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Veigar as Janna, we analyzed 2,769 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 Veigar 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 in order to counter Veigar during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Janna most often racks up a lot less CS relative to Veigar. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills 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, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Janna versus Veigar build consist of Dream Maker, Imperial Mandate, and Moonstone Renewer. When Janna bought at least these three items in her build, she did much better versus Veigar than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Janna had an average win rate of 53.2% when countering Veigar with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Veigar 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 rune combinations players chose for Janna vs Veigar battles, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 53.2% win rate overall.

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