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How to Win Senna vs Janna Counter MatchupSenna is in the s tier of champions

Senna vs Janna

How to Beat Janna as Senna in LoLSenna is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Janna as Senna

based on 7,329 Senna vs Janna matchups
Win Rate
52.8 %
K/D/A
2.75
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL games that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Janna as Senna came out of an analysis of 7329 ranked matches where both champions faced off against one another. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Senna encounters Janna in only 2.6% of her matches.

Senna vs Janna Matchup Summary

Senna does a good job of countering Janna. Typically, she wins a whopping 52.8% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Senna against Janna matches, Senna’s team is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood, indicating that she probably won't get first blood versus Janna.

Best Senna vs Janna Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Boots of SwiftnessSerrated Dirk

Core Senna Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeEdge of NightBloodsong

Optional Items

HubrisInfinity EdgeRapid FirecannonLord Dominik's Regards

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Senna to level upq
>
Second ability for Senna to level upw
>
Last skill for Senna to max oute

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkPresence of MindLegend: AlacrityCut Down
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Senna's passive ability p
Senna's q ability q
Senna's w ability w
Senna's e ability e
Senna's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
9
Q
10
W
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R
12
W
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W
14
E
15
E
16
R

Guide to Countering Janna as Senna

Advice to Win Against Janna

Janna's at her strongest when buffing another ally. If you can harass her ally, it will weaken her ability to fight you.

Save an interrupt ability for when Janna uses her ultimate.

Listen for the charge up sound on Howling Gale in case Janna is trying to hit you with it from off screen or from brush.

Senna vs Janna Counter Stats

Senna Image
Win Rate
52.8 %
VS
Win Rate
47.2 %
Janna Image
4.4
< Kills >
1.5
5.6
< Deaths >
4.6
11
< Assists >
14.2
1.01
< Killing Sprees >
0.27
61
< Minions Killed >
26
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.53
17,699
< Physical Damage >
982
289
< Magic Damage >
6,402
473
< True Damage >
419
18,462
< Damage Dealt >
7,804
18,314
< Damage Taken >
17,246
10,438
< Gold Earned >
8,219
2.57
< Towers >
2.11
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
10,014
< Total Healing >
7,817
11,197
< Experience >
10,416
53
< Vision Score >
61
21
< Wards Placed >
27
210
< Time Dealing CC >
180

How to Counter Janna with Senna in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several significant Senna versus Janna counter statistics that may help you explain the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. For instance, Senna’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Janna’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Senna may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Janna..

Senna typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her opponent does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Janna. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Senna and Janna

Damage Types Compared

Senna
Janna
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Senna
Janna

Who is Better, Senna or Janna?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Senna usually wins when facing off against Janna, with a 52.8% win rate. Thus, Senna makes a good counter for Janna.

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

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

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

Senna is a good counter to Janna. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Senna against Janna.

Additional Information for Senna Players

How We Calculated Our Senna vs Janna Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Janna as Senna, we analyzed 7,329 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 Janna as Senna 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

To truly master Senna in order to counter Janna during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Senna usually gets more CS compared to Janna. Champions who typically don't get much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Senna versus Janna build consist of Youmuu's Ghostblade, Edge of Night, and Bloodsong. When Senna incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better when facing Janna than with many other common item sets. In fact, Senna had an average win rate of 52.8% when countering Janna with these items in her kit.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against Janna as Senna, you should use the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Cut Down, Biscuit Delivery, and Approach Velocity runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Senna vs Janna counters, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 52.8% win rate overall.

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