Zilean vs Janna
How to Beat Janna as Zilean
based on 1,287 Zilean vs Janna matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Zilean vs Janna Matchup Summary
Best Zilean vs Janna Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Janna as Zilean
Tips for Playing as Zilean against Janna
Time Warp is an effective way to enable allies to finish off enemies, or escape from a losing battle.
Chronoshift is a powerful deterrent to attacking your carries, but casting Chronoshift too early in a fight can cause the enemy to switch targets too soon, making it less effective.
You can combine the use of Time Bomb and Rewind to place two Time Bombs on a target quickly. Placing the second bomb will detonate the first and stun all nearby enemies.
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.
Zilean vs Janna Counter Stats
How to Counter Janna with Zilean in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here clarify several influential Zilean vs. Janna matchup statistics that can help us figure out the differences between the two. As an example, Zilean’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Janna’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Zilean may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Janna..
Zilean typically has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Janna. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Zilean and Janna
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Who is Better, Zilean or Janna?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Zilean usually fairs equally well when facing off against Janna, with a 49.3% win rate. As a result, Zilean makes an ok counter for Janna.
While Zilean does have a lower win rate than Janna, when on opposite teams, Zilean also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Zilean into Janna.
Additionally, Zilean has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Janna. 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 a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zilean 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 team members during teamfights.
Zilean is a somewhat poor counter to Janna. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Zilean against Janna.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Zilean 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 tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Zilean often racks up more CS compared to Janna. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Zilean versus Janna build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Solstice Sleigh, and Imperial Mandate. When Zilean used at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Janna than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Zilean boasted an average winrate of 49.3% when playing against Janna with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest chance of defeating Janna as Zilean, you should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Zilean vs Janna counters, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.3% winrate overall.
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