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How to Win Soraka vs Janna Counter MatchupSoraka is in the a tier of champions

Soraka vs Janna

How to Beat Janna as Soraka in LoLSoraka is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Janna as Soraka

based on 2,235 Soraka vs Janna matchups
Win Rate
48.5 %
K/D/A
2.83
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League rounds each week. In our database, Soraka faced Janna 2235 times. Including so many games with Soraka versus Janna provides us confidence in our capacity to prepare enlightening data and a supported build to wreck Janna. This counter matchup is somewhat rare. Soraka fights Janna in only 2.5% of her matches.

Soraka vs Janna Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Soraka has done a dismal job of countering Janna. Normally, she wins a acceptable 48.5% of the time the champs battle each other in. In Soraka versus Janna matches, Soraka’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood, implying that she probably will get first blood versus Janna.

Best Soraka vs Janna Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Soraka Items

~22 Mins
RedemptionArdent CenserMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

DawncoreCelestial OppositionStaff of Flowing WaterDream Maker

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Soraka to level upw
>
Second ability for Soraka to level upq
>
Last skill for Soraka to max oute

Runes

ResolveGuardianFont of LifeBone PlatingRevitalize
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Soraka's passive ability p
Soraka's q ability q
Soraka's w ability w
Soraka's e ability e
Soraka's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
Q
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W
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Janna as Soraka

Tips for Playing as Soraka against Janna

Equinox can be used as a powerful zoning tool to keep enemies at bay.

You can use Wish on your allies from across the map to save them from otherwise fatal events.

Soraka is a powerful ally in battle, using her strong healing to keep the party moving forward.

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.

Soraka vs Janna Counter Stats

Soraka Image
Win Rate
48.5 %
VS
Win Rate
51.5 %
Janna Image
0.7
< Kills >
1.2
4.8
< Deaths >
4.2
12.9
< Assists >
13.2
0.09
< Killing Sprees >
0.21
26
< Minions Killed >
26
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.57
582
< Physical Damage >
984
4,614
< Magic Damage >
6,387
338
< True Damage >
464
5,535
< Damage Dealt >
7,835
14,896
< Damage Taken >
15,944
7,720
< Gold Earned >
8,000
2.12
< Towers >
2.27
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0
23,526
< Total Healing >
7,264
9,898
< Experience >
10,109
56
< Vision Score >
61
24
< Wards Placed >
26
193
< Time Dealing CC >
177

How to Counter Janna with Soraka in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore some influential Soraka against Janna matchup statistics that may help us figure out the differences between this set of champs. As an example, Soraka’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Janna’s ratio of NaN, showing that Soraka may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Janna..

Soraka usually has a similar longest killing spree as her enemy does. Commonly, she receives a similar amount of damage to Janna. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Soraka and Janna

Damage Types Compared

Soraka
Janna
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Soraka
Janna

Who is Better, Soraka or Janna?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Soraka usually loses when trying to fight Janna, with a 48.5% win rate. Thus, Soraka makes a poor counter for Janna.

While Soraka does have a lower win rate compared to Janna, when on opposite teams, Soraka also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes her a less complex character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Soraka into Janna.

Furthermore, Soraka also has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Janna. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Soraka vs Janna matchups, Janna is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Soraka is a somewhat poor counter for Janna. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Soraka against Janna.

Other Champion Matchups Against Soraka

Soraka Loses Against

TrundleTrundle45% winrateSingedSinged45.5% winrateMaokaiMaokai45.6% winrateBlitzcrankBlitzcrank45.9% winrate

Soraka Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.6% winrateSejuaniSejuani55.4% winrateYuumiYuumi54.9% winrateEzrealEzreal54.8% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Soraka Players

How We Calculated Our Soraka vs Janna Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Janna as Soraka, we analyzed 2,235 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 Soraka 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Soraka to counter Janna during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Soraka on average racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Janna. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Soraka versus Janna build include Redemption, Ardent Censer, and Moonstone Renewer. When Soraka combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better vs Janna than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Soraka boasted an average win rate of 48.5% when playing against Janna with this counter build.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against Janna as Soraka, Soraka players should take the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Revitalize, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Soraka vs Janna counterpicks, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.5% winrate overall.

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