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

Janna vs Viktor

How to Beat Viktor as Janna in LoLJanna is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Viktor as Janna

based on 1,549 Janna vs Viktor matchups
Win Rate
50.4 %
K/D/A
3.37
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends matches each and every week. In our data, Janna engaged Viktor 1549 times. Having so many games with Janna vs Viktor gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to prepare actionable statistics and a recommended build to annihilate your enemy. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Janna fights Viktor in only 1.6% of her rounds.

Janna vs Viktor Matchup Summary

Janna has done a average job of countering Viktor. On average, she wins a acceptable 50.4% of matches the champions clash against one another in. In Janna versus Viktor rounds, Janna’s team is 0.1% more expected to get first blood. This implies that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Viktor.

Best Janna vs Viktor Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Faerie CharmGlowing Mote

Core Janna Items

~22 Mins
Ardent CenserDream MakerMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

Shurelya's BattlesongRedemptionStaff of Flowing WaterImperial Mandate

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
8
E
9
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
15
Q
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R

Guide to Countering Viktor as Janna

Tips for Playing as Janna against Viktor

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 Viktor

Be careful about how close you let Viktor get to you. Viktor's control of the battlefield increases with his proximity to his opponent.

Be aware of how many augments Viktor has upgraded by looking at the color of the light on his staff (purple, yellow, blue, red).

Janna vs Viktor Counter Stats

Janna Image
Win Rate
50.4 %
VS
Win Rate
49.6 %
Viktor Image
1.4
< Kills >
5.8
4.6
< Deaths >
5.4
14.1
< Assists >
6.3
0.25
< Killing Sprees >
1.33
27
< Minions Killed >
188
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.48
946
< Physical Damage >
609
5,889
< Magic Damage >
24,351
405
< True Damage >
625
7,240
< Damage Dealt >
25,586
17,098
< Damage Taken >
18,019
8,229
< Gold Earned >
11,858
2.17
< Towers >
2.03
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
7,708
< Total Healing >
1,640
10,428
< Experience >
14,652
63
< Vision Score >
19
27
< Wards Placed >
9
176
< Time Dealing CC >
268

How to Counter Viktor with Janna in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several valuable Janna against Viktor matchup stats that may help us explain the distinctions between the pair. Janna’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Viktor’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Janna may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Viktor. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Janna often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her matchup does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to Viktor. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Janna and Viktor

Damage Types Compared

Janna
Viktor
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Janna
Viktor

Who is Better, Janna or Viktor?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Janna usually fairs equally well when taking on Viktor, with a 50.4% win rate. As a result, Janna makes an ok counter for Viktor.

While Janna does have a higher win rate than Viktor, when they face off with one another, Janna also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less time consuming champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Janna into Viktoras her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Janna vs Viktor matchups, Janna is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Janna is a decent counter for Viktor. Focus your actions on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Janna against Viktor.

Additional Information for Janna Players

How We Calculated Our Janna vs Viktor Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Viktor as Janna, we analyzed 1,549 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 Viktor 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 learn all of the intricacies of Janna in order to counter Viktor during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Janna typically gets a lot less CS as Viktor. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Janna versus Viktor build include Ardent Censer, Dream Maker, and Moonstone Renewer. When Janna combined at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better vs Viktor than with many other common builds. In fact, Janna had an average win rate of 50.4% when playing against Viktor with this build.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Viktor 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. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Janna vs Viktor counterpicks, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.4% winrate overall.

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