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

Janna vs Zed

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

based on 3,628 Janna vs Zed matchups
Win Rate
53 %
K/D/A
3.28
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of rated LoL rounds that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Zed as Janna came out of an examination of 3628 ranked games where both champs battled each other. This particular champion pairing is fairly rare. Janna encounters Zed in only 3.8% of her games.

Janna vs Zed Matchup Summary

Janna does a good job of beating Zed. Typically, she wins a terrific 53.0% of the time the champs face off with one another in. In Janna against Zed matches, Janna’s side is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This implies that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Zed.

Best Janna vs Zed Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Janna Items

~22 Mins
Shurelya's BattlesongSolstice SleighImperial Mandate

Optional Items

Staff of Flowing WaterArdent CenserRedemptionMoonstone Renewer

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

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandCelerityScorch
DominationTaste of BloodRelentless 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
7
W
8
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 Zed as Janna

Tips for Playing as Janna against Zed

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 Zed

Zed's Shadow Slash can only slow you if his shadow hits you with it.

Zed receives bonus effect from Attack Damage items he purchases, so Armor is super effective against him.

After Zed uses his Living Shadow, he is at his most vulnerable as his damage, slow, and mobility are both dependent upon it.

Janna vs Zed Counter Stats

Janna Image
Win Rate
53 %
VS
Win Rate
47 %
Zed Image
1.6
< Kills >
8.4
5
< Deaths >
6.2
14.8
< Assists >
5
0.27
< Killing Sprees >
1.96
27
< Minions Killed >
161
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.37
988
< Physical Damage >
22,022
6,131
< Magic Damage >
1,186
423
< True Damage >
1,188
7,542
< Damage Dealt >
24,397
17,791
< Damage Taken >
22,483
8,425
< Gold Earned >
12,400
2.17
< Towers >
1.6
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
8,099
< Total Healing >
3,678
10,753
< Experience >
14,584
63
< Vision Score >
18
27
< Wards Placed >
7
178
< Time Dealing CC >
147

How to Counter Zed with Janna in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight several vital Janna versus Zed counter stats that may help us explain the differences and similarities between the two. Janna’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zed’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Janna may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Zed. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Janna often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her opponent does. Typically, she takes less damage than Zed. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Janna and Zed

Damage Types Compared

Janna
Zed
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Janna
Zed

Who is Better, Janna or Zed?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Janna usually wins when playing against Zed, with a 53.0% win rate. Thus, Janna makes a good counter to Zed.

While Janna does have a higher win rate than Zed, when they face off with one another, Janna also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex champ to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Janna into Zedas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Janna has a great amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zed. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Janna vs Zed 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 team members during team fights.

Janna is a good counter for Zed. Focus your play on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Janna against Zed.

Additional Information for Janna Players

How We Calculated Our Janna vs Zed Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zed as Janna, we analyzed 3,628 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 Zed 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 Zed during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Janna most often picks up a lot less CS as Zed. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Janna versus Zed build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Solstice Sleigh, and Imperial Mandate. When Janna incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better when fighting Zed than with many other common item sets. In fact, Janna boasted an average win rate of 53.0% when playing against Zed with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Zed as Janna, Janna players should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Celerity, Scorch, Relentless Hunter, and Taste of Blood runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Janna vs Zed counterpicks, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 53.0% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Zed as Janna are displayed for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to an individual skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.