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How to Synergize Janna and Akali

based on 5,556 Janna with Akali pairs
Win Rate
51.1 %
K/D/A
3.35
Pick Rate
5.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download data from from millions of League rounds directly from Riot Games each and every week. Janna has been on the same team as Akali in 5556 recent, ranked matches. By accumulating so much accurate data directly from the developers of League, we are confident that we can present to you robust, usable builds to help Janna synergize with Akali. It is somewhat uncommon for Janna to play alongside Akali as allies. This has only happened in approximately 5.8% of games with Janna.

Janna Akali Synergy Summary

Janna has done a decent job of teaming up with Akali. On average, she wins an acceptable 51.1% of the time the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to win more matches as Janna when playing alongside Akali by learning how to better synergize your strategy with her, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Janna vs Akali Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsDark Seal

Core Janna Items

~22 Mins
Dream MakerMoonstone RenewerDawncore

Optional Items

RedemptionImperial MandateArdent CenserStaff 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 BandCelerityGathering Storm
DominationEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
Ability HasteAdaptive 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
E
3
Q
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 Synergizing Janna and Akali

Tips for Playing as Janna with Akali

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 Understand How Akali Will Play

Akali excels at killing fragile champions. Let your team initiate and then strike at the people in the back.

Twilight Shroud offers safety in even the most dangerous situations. Use that time to save up energy for a quick strike later.

Janna Akali Synergy Stats

Janna Image
Win Rate
51.1 %
VS
Win Rate
48.9 %
Akali Image
1.4
< Kills >
1.5
4.8
< Deaths >
4.9
14.7
< Assists >
14.5
0.24
< Killing Sprees >
0.26
27
< Minions Killed >
27
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.56
978
< Physical Damage >
979
6,146
< Magic Damage >
6,169
450
< True Damage >
437
7,575
< Damage Dealt >
7,585
17,192
< Damage Taken >
17,103
8,292
< Gold Earned >
8,267
2.18
< Towers >
2.18
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
7,788
< Total Healing >
7,693
10,520
< Experience >
10,468
62
< Vision Score >
62
27
< Wards Placed >
27
183
< Time Dealing CC >
180

How to Play with Akali as Janna in LoL

The Janna Akali synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Akali, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Janna sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Akali. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Akali helps Janna perform not as well in ranked League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Janna is an ally to Akali, she sees a barely noticable drop in her complete damage dealt. This change may demonstrate that Akali does not provide cover for her to deal more damage or that her participation also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Janna is played together with Akali on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Akali.

Additionally, when Janna plays with Akali on the same team, she usually receives a little more damage than when she plays alone. Taking more damage could mean that Akali does a poor job of protecting Janna during team fights.

Synergies between Janna and Akali

Damage Types Compared

Janna
Akali
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Janna
Akali

Is Janna better when played alongside Akali?

There is no top synergy for Janna that will 100% of the time be her best synergy. However, Akali is a very typical companion for Janna. By being on the same side as Janna, she improves their win rate by 0.1% to 51.1%. This clearly indicates that there is only a small synergy between Janna and Akali that results in them performing at the top of their game together than alone.

Akali has a lower difficulty than Janna. That means you don't need to be careful when enlisting Akali teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to be able to play well with you.

Playing on the same side, you should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to to do a lot of AP damage. When paired, these two can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

Conversely, by aligning Janna and Akali together, you probably will not be giving your other allies enough AD. Plan to include other champions on your team that helps cover this gap in their potential.

Regardless of your Akali ally's ability, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Janna Players

How We Calculated Our Janna Akali Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Janna and Akali, we analyzed 5,556 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Janna with Akali comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To truly master Janna in order to work well with Akali during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial items to have in your Janna and Akali synergy build consist of Dream Maker, Moonstone Renewer, and Dawncore. When Janna incorporated at least these three great items in her build, she did a lot better when paired up with Akali than with many other common item sets. In fact, Janna had an average win rate of 51.1% when playing alongside Akali with these items in her kit.

To have the highest likelihood of beating your oponents, you should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Celerity, Gathering Storm, Eyeball Collection, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Janna and Akali pairings, this sequence of runes yielded the top win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.1% win rate overall.

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