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

Janna vs Talon

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

based on 2,377 Janna vs Talon matchups
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
3.2
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of ranked LoL matches that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Talon as Janna resulted from an examination of 2377 ranked matches where both champions faced off against one another. This counter matchup is somewhat rare. Janna has to counter Talon in only 2.5% of her rounds.

Janna vs Talon Matchup Summary

Janna has done a average job of countering Talon. On average, she wins a acceptable 50.5% of matches the champs face off with one another in. In Janna vs Talon matches, Janna’s side is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood, implying that she most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Talon.

Best Janna vs Talon Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsDark Seal

Core Janna Items

~22 Mins
Shurelya's BattlesongDream MakerImperial Mandate

Optional Items

Solstice SleighRedemptionStaff of Flowing WaterArdent Censer

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
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
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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 Talon as Janna

Tips for Playing as Janna against Talon

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 Talon

Talon is heavily reliant on Shadow Assault to escape a fight. When it is down he's significantly more vulnerable.

Talon has unrivaled roaming ability. Make sure to keep track of his position or force him to stay in lane by pushing aggressively.

Talon's attacks are all physical damage. Build armor early to counter his burst damage.

Janna vs Talon Counter Stats

Janna Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
Talon Image
1.6
< Kills >
8.3
5.1
< Deaths >
6.4
14.7
< Assists >
5.6
0.28
< Killing Sprees >
1.9
27
< Minions Killed >
137
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.46
0.59
< Inhibitors >
0.35
983
< Physical Damage >
21,272
6,084
< Magic Damage >
77
418
< True Damage >
1,127
7,486
< Damage Dealt >
22,477
17,677
< Damage Taken >
27,224
8,340
< Gold Earned >
12,613
2.18
< Towers >
1.43
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.11
7,986
< Total Healing >
6,698
10,596
< Experience >
14,485
64
< Vision Score >
18
28
< Wards Placed >
6
175
< Time Dealing CC >
193

How to Counter Talon with Janna in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize several valuable Janna versus Talon counter statistics that may help us appreciate the distinctions between the two. As an example, Janna’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Talon’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Janna may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Talon. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Janna typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her opponent does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Talon. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Janna and Talon

Damage Types Compared

Janna
Talon
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Janna
Talon

Who is Better, Janna or Talon?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Janna usually fairs equally well when playing against Talon, with a 50.5% win rate. Thus, Janna makes an ok counter for Talon.

While Janna does have a higher win rate compared to Talon, when facing one another, Janna also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Janna into Talonas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Janna vs Talon matchups, Janna is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Janna is a decent counter to Talon. Focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Janna against Talon.

Additional Information for Janna Players

How We Calculated Our Janna vs Talon Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Talon as Janna, we analyzed 2,377 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 Talon 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 to counter Talon during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Janna usually racks up a lot less CS compared to Talon. Champions who on average don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Janna versus Talon build consist of Shurelya's Battlesong, Dream Maker, and Imperial Mandate. When Janna bought at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better vs Talon than with many other common builds. In fact, Janna had an average win rate of 50.5% battling Talon with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Talon as Janna, Janna players should equip 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 runes players picked for Janna vs Talon LoL games, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Talon as Janna are given for every ranked division. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to an individual division, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.