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

Janna vs Lulu

How to Beat Lulu as Janna in LoLJanna is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Lulu as Janna

based on 1,627 Janna vs Lulu matchups
Win Rate
53.8 %
K/D/A
3.44
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League rounds that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Lulu as Janna resulted from an examination of 1627 ranked rounds where both champions faced each other. This matchup is somewhat rare. Janna fights Lulu in only 1.7% of her rounds.

Janna vs Lulu Matchup Summary

Janna has done a good job of beating Lulu. Typically, she wins a whopping 53.8% of games the champions battle each other in. In Janna versus Lulu games, Janna’s side is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This implies that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Lulu.

Best Janna vs Lulu Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Janna Items

~22 Mins
RedemptionDream MakerMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

Imperial MandateStaff of Flowing WaterArdent CenserShurelya'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
11
R
12
E
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E
14
Q
15
Q
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R

Guide to Countering Lulu as Janna

Tips for Playing as Janna against Lulu

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 Lulu

Lulu excels when opponents heavily commit. Don't give her this chance! Use heavy harass tactics instead to force Lulu and her partner out of lane.

The shots from Lulu's faerie can be intercepted - hide behind your minions to avoid the additional Faerie attacks.

Janna vs Lulu Counter Stats

Janna Image
Win Rate
53.8 %
VS
Win Rate
46.2 %
Lulu Image
1.4
< Kills >
1.3
4.5
< Deaths >
4.7
14.1
< Assists >
13
0.24
< Killing Sprees >
0.23
26
< Minions Killed >
27
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.61
< Inhibitors >
0.53
931
< Physical Damage >
972
5,752
< Magic Damage >
5,491
387
< True Damage >
474
7,070
< Damage Dealt >
6,938
16,412
< Damage Taken >
15,265
8,172
< Gold Earned >
8,086
2.41
< Towers >
2.2
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
7,628
< Total Healing >
2,078
10,241
< Experience >
10,196
63
< Vision Score >
60
27
< Wards Placed >
26
175
< Time Dealing CC >
238

How to Counter Lulu with Janna in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several valuable Janna vs. Lulu matchup statistics that can help you grasp the distinctions between the two. Janna’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Lulu’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Janna may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Lulu..

Janna normally has a similar longest kill spree as her opponent does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to Lulu. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Janna and Lulu

Damage Types Compared

Janna
Lulu
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Janna
Lulu

Who is Better, Janna or Lulu?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Janna usually wins when taking on Lulu, with a 53.8% win rate. Therefore, Janna makes a great counter for Lulu.

While Janna does have a higher winrate than Lulu, when they face off with one another, Janna also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Janna into Luluas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Janna vs Lulu matchups, Janna is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Janna is a great counter for Lulu. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Janna against Lulu.

Additional Information for Janna Players

How We Calculated Our Janna vs Lulu Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lulu as Janna, we analyzed 1,627 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 Lulu 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Janna in order to counter Lulu during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Janna often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Lulu. Champs who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Janna versus Lulu build consist of Redemption, Dream Maker, and Moonstone Renewer. When Janna bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better vs Lulu than with many other common item sets. In fact, Janna boasted an average winrate of 53.8% when playing against Lulu with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Lulu as Janna, you 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 rune builds players picked for Janna vs Lulu counter picks, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 53.8% win rate overall.

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