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

Janna vs Cassiopeia

How to Beat Cassiopeia as Janna in LoLJanna is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Cassiopeia as Janna

based on 933 Janna vs Cassiopeia matchups
Win Rate
52.2 %
K/D/A
3.61
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL matches that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Cassiopeia as Janna resulted from an examination of 933 ranked rounds where both champs engaged each other. This particular champ pairing is relatively rare. Janna fights Cassiopeia in only 1.0% of her matches.

Janna vs Cassiopeia Matchup Summary

Janna does a good job of beating Cassiopeia. Normally, she wins a whopping 52.2% of games the champions battle one another in. In Janna against Cassiopeia matches, Janna’s side is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, indicating that she most likely will get first blood versus Cassiopeia.

Best Janna vs Cassiopeia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Janna Items

~22 Mins
Ardent CenserDream MakerMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

Imperial MandateStaff of Flowing WaterRedemptionShurelya's Battlesong

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 BandCelerityScorch
DominationEyeball CollectionRelentless 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
1
W
2
Q
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
10
E
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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 Cassiopeia as Janna

Tips for Playing as Janna against Cassiopeia

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 Cassiopeia

Be wary of Cassiopeia's damage potential with Twin Fang when she has you poisoned.

Turn away from Cassiopeia when she is casting Petrifying Gaze to get slowed instead of stunned.

Janna vs Cassiopeia Counter Stats

Janna Image
Win Rate
52.2 %
VS
Win Rate
47.8 %
Cassiopeia Image
1.5
< Kills >
6.2
4.6
< Deaths >
5.7
15.1
< Assists >
5.6
0.28
< Killing Sprees >
1.45
26
< Minions Killed >
181
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.41
959
< Physical Damage >
550
6,463
< Magic Damage >
21,350
462
< True Damage >
283
7,885
< Damage Dealt >
22,183
16,815
< Damage Taken >
25,926
8,312
< Gold Earned >
11,551
2.29
< Towers >
1.9
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
8,012
< Total Healing >
7,018
10,605
< Experience >
14,913
63
< Vision Score >
18
28
< Wards Placed >
9
178
< Time Dealing CC >
432

How to Counter Cassiopeia with Janna in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore some important Janna vs. Cassiopeia counter statistics that can help you realize the differences and similarities between the pair. Janna’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Cassiopeia’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Janna may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Cassiopeia. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Janna often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her opponent does. On average, she takes less damage than Cassiopeia. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Janna and Cassiopeia

Damage Types Compared

Janna
Cassiopeia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Janna
Cassiopeia

Who is Better, Janna or Cassiopeia?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Janna usually wins when facing off against Cassiopeia, with a 52.2% win rate. As a result, Janna makes a good counter for Cassiopeia.

While Janna does have a higher winrate compared to Cassiopeia, when on opposite teams, Janna also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Janna into Cassiopeiaas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Janna has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Cassiopeia. 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Janna vs Cassiopeia matchups, Janna is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Janna is an above average counter for Cassiopeia. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Janna against Cassiopeia.

Additional Information for Janna Players

How We Calculated Our Janna vs Cassiopeia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Cassiopeia as Janna, we analyzed 933 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 Cassiopeia 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

To truly master Janna in order to counter Cassiopeia during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Janna on average racks up a lot less CS compared to Cassiopeia. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. 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, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Janna versus Cassiopeia build include Ardent Censer, Dream Maker, and Moonstone Renewer. When Janna included at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better countering Cassiopeia than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Janna boasted an average winrate of 52.2% battling Cassiopeia with these items in her kit.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Cassiopeia as Janna, Janna players should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Celerity, Scorch, Eyeball Collection, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Janna vs Cassiopeia matchups, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.2% winrate overall.

If you want to get Janna vs Cassiopeia tips and builds for a a specific division rank, please select one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions shown are computed using every game finished with these champs.