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How to Win Yasuo vs Janna Counter MatchupYasuo is in the s tier of champions

Yasuo vs Janna

How to Beat Janna as Yasuo in LoLYasuo is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Janna as Yasuo

based on 6,098 Yasuo vs Janna matchups
Win Rate
49.1 %
K/D/A
1.7
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each and every week. Within our data, Yasuo faced Janna in 6098 matches. Having so many matchups for Yasuo versus Janna provides us confidence in our capability to prepare informative statistics and a pro build to counter Janna. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Yasuo is forced to battle against Janna in only 2.3% of his matches.

Yasuo vs Janna Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Yasuo has done a dismal job of countering Janna. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.1% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Yasuo versus Janna matches, Yasuo’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood against Janna.

Best Yasuo vs Janna Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowBerserker's Greaves

Core Yasuo Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeBloodthirsterKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Guardian AngelDeath's DanceTerminusImmortal Shieldbow

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Yasuo to level upq
>
Second ability for Yasuo to level upe
>
Last skill for Yasuo to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Yasuo's passive ability p
Yasuo's q ability q
Yasuo's w ability w
Yasuo's e ability e
Yasuo's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Janna as Yasuo

Tips for Playing as Yasuo against Janna

Last Breath can be cast on any target that is knocked Airborne, even by one of your allies.

Dash through a minion to have Sweeping Blade available to chase your opponent should they flee; Dash directly to your opponent to preserve a minion as your escape route.

At level 18, Yasuo's Steel Tempest reaches its Attack Speed cap with 55% Attack Speed from items.

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.

Yasuo vs Janna Counter Stats

Yasuo Image
Win Rate
49.1 %
VS
Win Rate
50.9 %
Janna Image
6.2
< Kills >
1.5
6.6
< Deaths >
4.6
5
< Assists >
14.9
1.43
< Killing Sprees >
0.27
188
< Minions Killed >
26
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.56
17,182
< Physical Damage >
996
1,771
< Magic Damage >
5,852
887
< True Damage >
434
19,841
< Damage Dealt >
7,284
23,449
< Damage Taken >
16,491
12,185
< Gold Earned >
8,208
2.28
< Towers >
2.16
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
5,253
< Total Healing >
7,648
14,033
< Experience >
10,518
17
< Vision Score >
60
8
< Wards Placed >
26
223
< Time Dealing CC >
184

How to Counter Janna with Yasuo in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify several influential Yasuo versus Janna counter statistics that can help us explain the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Yasuo’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Janna’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Yasuo may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Janna. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in killsdeaths.

Yasuo often has a much larger longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Janna. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Yasuo and Janna

Damage Types Compared

Yasuo
Janna
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yasuo
Janna

Who is Better, Yasuo or Janna?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Yasuo usually fairs equally well when taking on Janna, with a 49.1% win rate. Thus, Yasuo makes an ok counter to Janna.

While Yasuo does have a lower winrate than Janna, when facing one another, Yasuo also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Yasuo into Jannaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Yasuo also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Janna. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, 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 Yasuo vs Janna 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 teamfights.

Yasuo is a somewhat poor counter for Janna. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Yasuo against Janna.

Additional Information for Yasuo Players

How We Calculated Our Yasuo vs Janna Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Janna as Yasuo, we analyzed 6,098 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 Yasuo 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 Yasuo to counter Janna during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yasuo often gets much more CS compared to Janna. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Yasuo versus Janna build include Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and Kraken Slayer. When Yasuo bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better countering Janna than with most other typical builds. In fact, Yasuo had an average win rate of 49.1% battling Janna with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of crushing Janna as Yasuo, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Yasuo vs Janna face-offs, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.1% win rate overall.

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