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

Janna vs Jax

How to Beat Jax as Janna in LoLJanna is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Jax as Janna

based on 6,564 Janna vs Jax matchups
Win Rate
50.7 %
K/D/A
3.31
Pick Rate
6.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends games every week. Within our data, Janna faced off against Jax 6564 times. With so many matchups for Janna vs Jax gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to prepare useful statistics and a pro build to wreck Jax. This particular counter matchup is somewhat uncommon. Janna encounters Jax in only 6.9% of her matches.

Janna vs Jax Matchup Summary

Janna does a ok job of countering Jax. Normally, she wins a acceptable 50.7% of matches the champions battle one another in. In Janna vs Jax games, Janna’s team is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood, implying that she probably won't get first blood versus Jax.

Best Janna vs Jax Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsDark Seal

Core Janna Items

~22 Mins
RedemptionSolstice SleighMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

Imperial MandateArdent CenserMikael's BlessingStaff 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 BandCelerityScorch
DominationTaste of BloodRelentless Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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
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W
2
Q
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
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W
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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 Countering Jax as Janna

Tips for Playing as Janna against Jax

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 Jax

Try to engage him in short bursts instead of going toe-to-toe with him. Preventing him from attacking consecutively drastically lowers his damage output.

Jax can dodge all incoming attacks for a very short amount of time and stuns enemies in melee range when it ends. Wait to strike him until after his dodge is finished.

Janna vs Jax Counter Stats

Janna Image
Win Rate
50.7 %
VS
Win Rate
49.3 %
Jax Image
1.5
< Kills >
5.8
4.8
< Deaths >
6.1
14.4
< Assists >
4.7
0.26
< Killing Sprees >
1.35
27
< Minions Killed >
123
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.64
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.5
960
< Physical Damage >
11,239
6,082
< Magic Damage >
7,386
424
< True Damage >
573
7,467
< Damage Dealt >
19,199
16,753
< Damage Taken >
29,166
8,221
< Gold Earned >
11,668
2.19
< Towers >
2.19
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.14
7,530
< Total Healing >
8,424
10,418
< Experience >
14,086
61
< Vision Score >
19
27
< Wards Placed >
8
182
< Time Dealing CC >
196

How to Counter Jax with Janna in LoL

The stats provided here clarify several vital Janna vs. Jax counter statistics that can help us appreciate the differences between this set of champs. Janna’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Jax’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Janna may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Jax. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Janna usually has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her foe does. On average, she takes less damage than Jax. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Janna and Jax

Damage Types Compared

Janna
Jax
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Janna
Jax

Who is Better, Janna or Jax?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Janna usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Jax, with a 50.7% win rate. As a result, Janna makes an ok counter for Jax.

While Janna does have a higher win rate than Jax, when facing one another, Janna also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Janna into Jaxas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Janna also has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Jax. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Janna is a decent counter for Jax. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Janna against Jax.

Additional Information for Janna Players

How We Calculated Our Janna vs Jax Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jax as Janna, we analyzed 6,564 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 Jax 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 Jax during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Janna typically accumulates a lot less CS compared to Jax. Champs who typically don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, 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 have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The top items to use in your Janna versus Jax build include Redemption, Solstice Sleigh, and Moonstone Renewer. When Janna combined at least these three items in her build, she performed much better when facing Jax than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Janna had an average win rate of 50.7% when countering Jax with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Jax as Janna, Janna players should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Celerity, Scorch, Relentless Hunter, and Taste of Blood runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Janna vs Jax face-offs, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.7% win rate overall.

If you want to see Janna vs Jax tips and counter stats for a a distinct rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the statistics and strategies given are calculated using all matches completed with these champs.