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

Janna vs Yorick

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

based on 1,880 Janna vs Yorick matchups
Win Rate
50.1 %
K/D/A
3.42
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of rated LoL matches that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Yorick as Janna resulted from an examination of 1880 ranked rounds where both champions fought one another. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Janna fights Yorick in only 2.0% of her matches.

Janna vs Yorick Matchup Summary

Janna does a ok job of countering Yorick. Normally, she wins a acceptable 50.1% of the time the champions clash against one another in. In Janna versus Yorick matches, Janna’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, indicating that she probably will get first blood against Yorick.

Best Janna vs Yorick Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsFaerie Charm

Core Janna Items

~22 Mins
Ardent CenserDream MakerMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

Imperial MandateRedemptionZaz'Zak's RealmspikeStaff of Flowing Water

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
10
E
11
R
12
E
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E
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Q
15
Q
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R

Guide to Countering Yorick as Janna

Tips for Playing as Janna against Yorick

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 Yorick

You can cast Smite on Mist Walkers and the Maiden of the Mist to damage or kill them.

You can attack Dark Procession to break the wall down.

Try to thin out Yorick's minions before you engage him, Mist Walkers will die from a basic attack or a single target spell.

Janna vs Yorick Counter Stats

Janna Image
Win Rate
50.1 %
VS
Win Rate
49.9 %
Yorick Image
1.5
< Kills >
3.9
4.5
< Deaths >
5.3
13.9
< Assists >
3.8
0.26
< Killing Sprees >
0.89
27
< Minions Killed >
192
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.81
952
< Physical Damage >
13,452
6,072
< Magic Damage >
7,005
405
< True Damage >
471
7,430
< Damage Dealt >
20,930
16,548
< Damage Taken >
26,819
8,270
< Gold Earned >
12,280
2.24
< Towers >
3.58
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
7,537
< Total Healing >
6,869
10,647
< Experience >
15,340
59
< Vision Score >
16
25
< Wards Placed >
8
197
< Time Dealing CC >
200

How to Counter Yorick with Janna in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some influential Janna vs. Yorick matchup statistics that can help you grasp the differences between the pair. For instance, Janna’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Yorick’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Janna may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Yorick. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Janna typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her enemy does. On average, she receives less damage than Yorick. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Janna and Yorick

Damage Types Compared

Janna
Yorick
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Janna
Yorick

Who is Better, Janna or Yorick?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Janna usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Yorick, with a 50.1% win rate. As a result, Janna makes an ok counter for Yorick.

While Janna does have a higher win rate than Yorick, when facing one another, Janna also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Janna into Yorickas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Janna also has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Yorick. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Janna vs Yorick matchups, Janna is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Janna is a decent counter to Yorick. Focus your play on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Janna against Yorick.

Additional Information for Janna Players

How We Calculated Our Janna vs Yorick Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Yorick as Janna, we analyzed 1,880 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 Yorick 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 to counter Yorick 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 mind the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Janna often picks up a lot less CS compared to Yorick. Champs who typically don't take much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. 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, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Janna versus Yorick build include Ardent Censer, Dream Maker, and Moonstone Renewer. When Janna used at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better against Yorick than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Janna boasted an average win rate of 50.1% when countering Yorick with these items in her kit.

To have the best probability of beating Yorick 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. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Janna vs Yorick counters, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.1% winrate overall.

If you want to get Janna versus Yorick tips and builds for a a specific rank, please choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and guides shown are computed using every game completed with both champions.