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

Janna vs Zeri

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

based on 1,036 Janna vs Zeri matchups
Win Rate
56.2 %
K/D/A
3.74
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends games each and every week. In our dataset, Janna fought Zeri 1036 times. Using so many games with Janna vs Zeri provides us faith in our capacity to provide actionable data and a pro build to annihilate Zeri. This particular counter matchup is somewhat rare. Janna is forced to battle against Zeri in only 1.1% of her rounds.

Janna vs Zeri Matchup Summary

Janna does a great job of countering Zeri. Normally, she wins a fantastic 56.2% of matches the champs battle one another in. In Janna versus Zeri matches, Janna’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood. This implies that she most likely will get first blood against Zeri.

Best Janna vs Zeri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Faerie CharmAmplifying Tome

Core Janna Items

~22 Mins
Dream MakerStaff of Flowing WaterMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

Imperial MandateSolstice SleighRedemptionArdent Censer

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

InspirationGlacial AugmentMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
ResolveFont of LifeRevitalize
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
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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 Zeri as Janna

Tips for Playing as Janna against Zeri

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.

Janna vs Zeri Counter Stats

Janna Image
Win Rate
56.2 %
VS
Win Rate
43.8 %
Zeri Image
1.5
< Kills >
5.9
4.3
< Deaths >
5.4
14.6
< Assists >
5.9
0.28
< Killing Sprees >
1.39
25
< Minions Killed >
192
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.41
995
< Physical Damage >
13,004
6,135
< Magic Damage >
6,122
440
< True Damage >
518
7,572
< Damage Dealt >
19,645
16,355
< Damage Taken >
21,655
8,150
< Gold Earned >
11,989
2.26
< Towers >
2.11
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
7,925
< Total Healing >
4,044
10,250
< Experience >
12,090
61
< Vision Score >
18
27
< Wards Placed >
8
174
< Time Dealing CC >
123

How to Counter Zeri with Janna in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several critical Janna versus Zeri counter stats that may help you realize the differences and similarities between the pair. Janna’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zeri’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Janna may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Zeri. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Janna usually has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her enemy does. Typically, she receives less damage than Zeri. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Janna and Zeri

Damage Types Compared

Janna
Zeri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Janna
Zeri

Who is Better, Janna or Zeri?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Janna usually wins when taking on Zeri, with a 56.2% win rate. Therefore, Janna makes a fantastic counter to Zeri.

While Janna does have a much higher win rate compared to Zeri, when they face off with one another, Janna also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging champion to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Janna into Zerias her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Janna has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zeri. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Janna vs Zeri matchups, Janna is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Janna is a great counter to Zeri. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Janna against Zeri.

Additional Information for Janna Players

How We Calculated Our Janna vs Zeri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zeri as Janna, we analyzed 1,036 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 Zeri 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 Zeri during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Janna on average accumulates a lot less CS relative to Zeri. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Janna versus Zeri build include Dream Maker, Staff of Flowing Water, and Moonstone Renewer. When Janna included at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better against Zeri than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Janna had an average win rate of 56.2% battling Zeri with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Zeri as Janna, Janna players should take the Glacial Augment, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Font of Life, and Revitalize runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Janna vs Zeri face-offs, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 56.2% winrate overall.

If you want to see Janna versus Zeri tips and builds for a a specific rank, please choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and build suggestions given are calculated using every match finished with these champs.