Hello, and welcome to my very first MOBAFire guide! I partially made this guide to test my skills, knowledge, and share what all I have with others! I apologize if this looks messy at all...

Janna is considered one of the hardest supports with a champion difficulty of 9/10. However, she was one of the first supports that I picked up and I put in as much effort as I could into figuring her out. I'm happy to say that she is one of my main go to supports! Here's some reasons why...

Pros:

• Shield super-charges AD.
• Only champion in the game that can shield turrets.
• Tons of CC.
• Excellent team fighter and zoner.
• Master escape artist.
• High utility.
• Works well with a lot of champions.

Cons:

• Difficult to learn.
• Low range and poke ability aside from her tornado.
• Mana hungry early game.
• Tornado very hard to aim.

Flash is something I simply consider to be a standard choice when it comes to most bot laners in general. Great escape, great pursue, you get the idea.


Like Flash can be used as either a chase or an escape, Exhaust can also be used in the same sense. If your ADC seems to be in a tight spot, or just that close to getting a kill Exhaust is very helpful. It's also very good for stopping ganks.

The runes I go with usually actually depends on my mood. I'm playing more aggressively? I'll probably want to throw in some AP glyphs. More passively? Some mana regen and cooldown reduction. The only thing I usually keep consistent is that I always go with armor marks or seals. I don't want to get ****ing poked to death protecting my ADC, sorry mom.

Here is another option for more aggression:

Tailwind

Passive: The wind aids Janna and her nearby allies, increasing their movement speed by 5%.

Keep in mind that this only affects nearby allies, meaning your ADC and sometimes your jungler. However, this is part of why she is so great with escapes, and this will be very useful to get your team out of a teamfight.

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Howling Gale

Active: Janna summons a tornado where she's standing. On reactivation or after 3 seconds, the storm will fly in the direction your mouse is in when you cast it, dealing magic damage to enemies and knocking them into the air for 0.5-1.25 seconds. The damage done, knock up duration, and distance traveled by the whirlwind increase for each second it channels.

This is Janna's zoning tool, and it can help stop many otherwise game changing abilities like Katarina's Death Lotus or Vayne's Tumble. At the same time, this can fuel some abilities to make sure they're more easily aimed like Ashe's Enchanted Crystal Arrow, Jinx's Super Mega Death Rocket!, and Yasuo's Last Breath especially since it can only be cast on airborne enemies. It can be used as an escape, and I definitely recommend keeping this leveled a pretty high priority. Especially considering the range it can get. Just make sure not to abuse this skill too much, especially considering its cost. (90 / 105 / 120 / 135 / 150)

Something you also need to keep in mind that this is probably going to be the skill you'll need the most practice with. It is very hard to aim and crucial to time properly if you want to stop any of the enemy champions. Aiming the tornado properly is a matter of predicting where the enemy will be within those three seconds it's charged.

A couple of techniques I personally like to do once you master the tornado, is getting to one side of the lane and aiming it towards the other side while running to stop anyone pursuing you. Another one is aiming these diagonally across the lane, and casting the tornado in the bush so enemies will be less prepared for it while pursuing your ADC.

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Zephyr

Passive: Janna gains movement speed (4% / 6% / 8% / 10% / 12%) and her movement is no longer stopped by minions or other units.

Active: Janna sends her bird to slow an enemy unit for three seconds. Remember that when you're slowing enemies with this skill the passive ends until the cooldown is over.

While this is a pretty decent chase, escape, and poking tool, keep in mind that minions will end up in your way again for a while after you activate it. I personally don't hold very high priority for it due to it being so hard to poke as Janna. However, it wouldn't hurt to put a point or two in this skill early.

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Eye of the Storm

Active: Janna surrounds a target ally champion with a wind shield that absorbs incoming damage for 5 seconds. While the shield persists, the target will also gain an attack damage bonus.

Unless you plan on playing a bit more aggressively, I'd usually recommend to get this first. Especially if you have an ADC with relatively weak early games in comparison to others like Vayne, Miss Fortune, Varus, and Ezreal. The extra damage this shield gives them goes a long way, and it helps prevent otherwise easy harass from champions like Caitlyn.

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Monsoon

Active: Janna emits a powerful blast of wind, knocking back enemies nearby and then channels, releasing curing winds that heal allies that walk through the winds every 3 seconds.

Something very important to keep in mind about this skill is that you do not use it to sustain your ADC in lane. Yes, this is Janna's only heal. However, its potential as a skill will be wasted if you simply use it to heal every now and again. If you wanted to have a heal, you should've just picked Nami or Soraka.

This is a great escape tool, and also an excellent initiate if you find yourself behind the enemy with any of your allies in front of them. You can knock them into your ally to help them get the kill, or on the contrary knock them away so your ally can escape. The most potential it has however, is in team fights. It throws everyone on the enemy team off about where they are and what their focus was. It also gives that focus a chance to regain their health so they can fight longer. While you don't have too many opportunities to use it as a heal in lane, it's a damn good one when you have the opportunity.

I focus on Eye of the Storm, but if you want you can focus more on your Howling Gale if you feel more aggressive. All of her skills have tons of utility, but Zephyr's strength is its highest in that respect, which is why I upgrade it last. I typically don't get close enough to poke without getting less damage taken than the other. Depending on which spell you decide to focus on, either aim towards Ardent Censer if focusing on Eye of the Storm or Frost Queen's Claim if focusing on Howling Gale. Just make sure to keep top priority on your Monsoon, as expected.

Starting Item Options

With my masteries and how much I just love warding around the map, this is my typical starting build for most passive supports like Janna or Soraka. Faerie Charm, Vision Ward, two Stealth Wards, Total Biscuit of Rejuvenation (Replace this with a Health Potion if your masteries don't allow this.), and a Mana Potion if I can spare the extra cash. While I like starting out with a Stealth Ward, if you notice you're not the only person warding feel free to get your Sweeping Lens right away to give your jungler an easier time.

I start out this way so I can build towards my Chalice of Harmony as early as possible and ensure that my ADC and I have as much vision of the lane as possible from the very beginning. Not to mention the Faerie Charm makes it a bit easier to deal with the insane early game mana problems. The Vision Ward is placed in the river while my Stealth Wards are placed in the two bushes at the corner of the map.


This is also a decent alternative start, but I consider it to be pretty risky. It gives you a good head start on your Sightstone, but it makes it harder to stay in lane. You don't have a lot to cater to your mana issues aside from your runes. Of course, I don't recommend this but it's definitely a viable option.


This is a good way to start if you choose not to have the Wealth mastery in your page. You can also replace the Ancient Coin with Spellthief's Edge if you decide you want to play more aggressively. Both of these are good choices, but don't forget your priorities.

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Early Game Goals

Ruby Sightstone
Oracle's Lens
Chalice of Harmony
Forbidden Idol
Boots of Speed

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Mid Game Items

Mikael's Crucible
talisman of ascension Talisman of Ascension
Frost Queen's Claim
Ardent Censer
Boots of Mobility

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End Game Goals

Locket of the Iron Solari
Rylai's Crystal Scepter

Athene's Unholy Grail

If this feels a little cluttered or hard to understand, please leave as much feedback as possible! I'd really love to perfect this guide and if there's any way I can make it better let me know and ask questions! Thank you for reading my guide and I hope you have a fun time playing Janna!