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

Janna vs Vex

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

based on 1,648 Janna vs Vex matchups
Win Rate
52.4 %
K/D/A
3.12
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked LoL matches every week. Within our database, Janna fought Vex 1648 times. Having so many games with Janna vs Vex gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to produce informative data and a supported build to wreck Vex. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Janna is forced to battle against Vex in only 1.7% of her matches.

Janna vs Vex Matchup Summary

Janna does a good job of beating Vex. On average, she wins a whopping 52.4% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Janna against Vex games, Janna’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood. This implies that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Vex.

Best Janna vs Vex Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBoots of Swiftness

Core Janna Items

~22 Mins
Shurelya's BattlesongRedemptionDream Maker

Optional Items

Staff of Flowing WaterArdent CenserImperial MandateMoonstone Renewer

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

InspirationGlacial AugmentMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
ResolveFont of LifeRevitalize
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
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W
2
Q
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
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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 Vex as Janna

Tips for Playing as Janna against Vex

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.

Janna vs Vex Counter Stats

Janna Image
Win Rate
52.4 %
VS
Win Rate
47.6 %
Vex Image
1.5
< Kills >
6.7
5.1
< Deaths >
6
14.4
< Assists >
6.7
0.25
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
27
< Minions Killed >
165
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.41
938
< Physical Damage >
1,375
6,002
< Magic Damage >
21,062
428
< True Damage >
762
7,368
< Damage Dealt >
23,200
17,309
< Damage Taken >
18,593
8,307
< Gold Earned >
11,258
2.15
< Towers >
1.74
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
7,357
< Total Healing >
2,110
10,515
< Experience >
13,875
62
< Vision Score >
19
27
< Wards Placed >
9
179
< Time Dealing CC >
548

How to Counter Vex with Janna in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several important Janna vs. Vex counter stats that can help you understand the differences between the two. For instance, Janna’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Vex’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Janna may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Vex. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Janna normally has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her opponent does. Typically, she takes a similar amount of damage to Vex. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Janna and Vex

Damage Types Compared

Janna
Vex
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Janna
Vex

Who is Better, Janna or Vex?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Janna usually wins when playing against Vex, with a 52.4% win rate. Therefore, Janna makes a good counter for Vex.

While Janna does have a higher win rate than Vex, when they face off with one another, Janna also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Janna into Vexas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Janna also has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vex. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Janna is an above average counter for Vex. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Janna against Vex.

Additional Information for Janna Players

How We Calculated Our Janna vs Vex Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vex as Janna, we analyzed 1,648 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 Vex 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 Vex 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 displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Janna typically gets a lot less CS as Vex. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Janna versus Vex build consist of Shurelya's Battlesong, Redemption, and Dream Maker. When Janna included at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better when fighting Vex than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Janna boasted an average win rate of 52.4% battling Vex with this counter build.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Vex as Janna, Janna players should use the Glacial Augment, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Font of Life, and Revitalize runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Janna vs Vex battles, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 52.4% winrate overall.

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