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How to Win Kha'Zix vs Janna Counter MatchupKha'Zix is in the a tier of champions

Kha'Zix vs Janna

How to Beat Janna as Kha'Zix in LoLKha'Zix is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Janna as Kha'Zix

based on 3,103 Kha'Zix vs Janna matchups
Win Rate
50 %
K/D/A
2.28
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Janna as Kha'Zix resulted from an examination of 3103 ranked rounds where both champs clashed against one another. This particular champion pairing is somewhat rare. Kha'Zix encounters Janna in only 2.9% of his matches.

Kha'Zix vs Janna Matchup Summary

Kha'Zix does a average job of beating Janna. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.0% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Kha'Zix versus Janna games, Kha'Zix’s side is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood against Janna.

Best Kha'Zix vs Janna Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordThe Brutalizer

Core Kha'Zix Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightSerylda's GrudgeProfane Hydra

Optional Items

Axiom ArcMaw of MalmortiusOpportunityHubris

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kha'Zix to level upq
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Second ability for Kha'Zix to level upw
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Last skill for Kha'Zix to max oute

Runes

DominationDark HarvestSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Kha'Zix's passive ability p
Kha'Zix's q ability q
Kha'Zix's w ability w
Kha'Zix's e ability e
Kha'Zix's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Janna as Kha'Zix

Tips for Playing as Kha'Zix against Janna

Enemies are considered isolated if they have no allies within a short distance. The damage of Taste Their Fear is massively increased against these targets.

Unseen Threat activates when Kha'Zix cannot be seen by the enemy team. Reactivate by using brush or Void Assault. Don't forget to apply Unseen Threat by autoattacking enemy champions.

Kha'Zix has a great deal of freedom to choose where and when to fight. Pick your battles carefully to succeed.

Advice to Win Against Janna

Janna's at her strongest when buffing another ally. If you can harass her ally, it will weaken her ability to fight you.

Save an interrupt ability for when Janna uses her ultimate.

Listen for the charge up sound on Howling Gale in case Janna is trying to hit you with it from off screen or from brush.

Kha'Zix vs Janna Counter Stats

Kha'Zix Image
Win Rate
50 %
VS
Win Rate
50 %
Janna Image
7.9
< Kills >
1.5
6
< Deaths >
5.2
5.8
< Assists >
14.4
1.84
< Killing Sprees >
0.25
26
< Minions Killed >
26
1.77
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.56
17,488
< Physical Damage >
958
1,048
< Magic Damage >
6,023
956
< True Damage >
403
19,493
< Damage Dealt >
7,385
32,865
< Damage Taken >
17,725
12,642
< Gold Earned >
8,303
0.99
< Towers >
2.21
0.37
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
16,454
< Total Healing >
7,633
13,763
< Experience >
10,542
24
< Vision Score >
64
5
< Wards Placed >
28
221
< Time Dealing CC >
170

How to Counter Janna with Kha'Zix in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize several vital Kha'Zix versus Janna matchup statistics that may help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the pair. Kha'Zix’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Janna’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kha'Zix may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Janna. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Kha'Zix usually has a much larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Janna. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kha'Zix and Janna

Damage Types Compared

Kha'Zix
Janna
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kha'Zix
Janna

Who is Better, Kha'Zix or Janna?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kha'Zix usually fairs equally well when taking on Janna, with a 50.0% win rate. As a result, Kha'Zix makes an ok counter for Janna.

While Kha'Zix does have a higher winrate compared to Janna, when on opposite teams, Kha'Zix also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kha'Zix into Janna.

Moreover, Kha'Zix has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Janna. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Kha'Zix vs Janna matchups, Janna is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Kha'Zix is a decent counter for Janna. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Kha'Zix against Janna.

Additional Information for Kha'Zix Players

How We Calculated Our Kha'Zix vs Janna Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Janna as Kha'Zix, we analyzed 3,103 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 Janna as Kha'Zix 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 truly master Kha'Zix in order to counter Janna during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kha'Zix usually racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Janna. Champions who typically don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. 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 have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Kha'Zix versus Janna build consist of Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Profane Hydra. When Kha'Zix included at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs Janna than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Kha'Zix had an average winrate of 50.0% when countering Janna with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of beating Janna as Kha'Zix, Kha'Zix players should take the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Kha'Zix vs Janna battles, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.0% winrate overall.

If you want to see Kha'Zix versus Janna tips and counter builds for a a distinct skill level, feel free to choose one from the selection menu shown above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and build suggestions displayed are calculated using all rounds run with these champions.