Janna vs Xerath
How to Beat Xerath as Janna
based on 3,682 Janna vs Xerath matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Janna vs Xerath Matchup Summary
Best Janna vs Xerath Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Xerath as Janna
Tips for Playing as Janna against Xerath
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 Xerath
Xerath's range can be intimidating, but most champions who close distance with him can trade favorably.
Banshee's Veil will make it much harder for Xerath to land Shocking Orb on you.
Xerath takes a long time to engage Rite of the Arcane. Watch for his spellcast animation and start dodging.
Janna vs Xerath Counter Stats
How to Counter Xerath with Janna in LoL
The stats provided here highlight several valuable Janna vs. Xerath matchup statistics that can help you explain the differences between these two champions. For instance, Janna’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Xerath’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Janna may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Xerath. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.
Janna often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her foe does. Commonly, she receives a similar amount of damage to Xerath. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Janna and Xerath
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Who is Better, Janna or Xerath?
Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Janna usually wins when trying to fight Xerath, with a 51.5% win rate. Thus, Janna makes a good counter to Xerath.
While Janna does have a higher winrate compared to Xerath, when on opposite teams, Janna also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Janna into Xerathas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Janna has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Xerath. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Janna vs Xerath matchups, Janna is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Janna is a decent counter to Xerath. Focus your tactics on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Janna against Xerath.
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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 Xerath during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Janna often accumulates a lot less CS compared to Xerath. Champions who typically don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.
The best items to have in your Janna versus Xerath build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Dream Maker, and Imperial Mandate. When Janna incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better vs. Xerath than with many other common builds. In fact, Janna boasted an average win rate of 51.5% when playing against Xerath with these items in her kit.
To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Xerath as Janna, Janna players should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Celerity, Gathering Storm, Eyeball Collection, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Janna vs Xerath fights, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.5% win rate overall.
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