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

Janna vs Zac

How to Beat Zac as Janna in LoLJanna is in the s tier of champions
SupportMage
TankFighter

How to Beat Zac as Janna

based on 2,530 Janna vs Zac matchups
Win Rate
50.4 %
K/D/A
3.29
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked LoL games each and every week. Within our database, Janna did battle with Zac in 2530 rounds. Including so many matchups for Janna vs Zac provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to produce actionable data and a solid build to destroy Zac. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Janna encounters Zac in only 2.6% of her matches.

Janna vs Zac Matchup Summary

Janna does a ok job of beating Zac. Typically, she wins a acceptable 50.4% of the time the champions clash against each other in. In Janna vs Zac rounds, Janna’s team is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood, implying that she most likely won't get first blood versus Zac.

Best Janna vs Zac Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBoots of Swiftness

Core Janna Items

~22 Mins
RedemptionArdent CenserDream Maker

Optional Items

Imperial MandateStaff of Flowing WaterSolstice SleighShurelya's Battlesong

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

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandCelerityScorch
DominationEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
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
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R
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W
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E
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Zac as Janna

Tips for Playing as Janna against Zac

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.

Advice to Win Against Zac

Kill all of Zac's bloblets when he splits apart to stop him from reforming.

Silences, stuns, roots and knockups will all interrupt Zac when he is charging Elastic Slingshot.

Zac heals from the goo that separates from him. You can crush the goo pieces by stepping on them.

Janna vs Zac Counter Stats

Janna Image
Win Rate
50.4 %
VS
Win Rate
49.6 %
Zac Image
1.4
< Kills >
4.1
4.9
< Deaths >
4.6
14.7
< Assists >
9.8
0.25
< Killing Sprees >
0.96
27
< Minions Killed >
65
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.99
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.41
1,040
< Physical Damage >
1,328
6,507
< Magic Damage >
13,800
628
< True Damage >
1,022
8,176
< Damage Dealt >
16,150
16,884
< Damage Taken >
39,405
8,242
< Gold Earned >
10,414
2.19
< Towers >
1.48
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.24
7,621
< Total Healing >
41,408
10,316
< Experience >
12,787
63
< Vision Score >
23
28
< Wards Placed >
8
182
< Time Dealing CC >
435

How to Counter Zac with Janna in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify some influential Janna against Zac counter statistics that can help you grasp the differences between the two. For instance, Janna’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zac’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Janna may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Zac. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Janna usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her enemy does. On average, she takes less damage than Zac. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Janna and Zac

Damage Types Compared

Janna
Zac
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Janna
Zac

Who is Better, Janna or Zac?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Janna usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Zac, with a 50.4% win rate. As a result, Janna makes an ok counter to Zac.

While Janna does have a higher winrate compared to Zac, when on opposite teams, Janna also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less difficult champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Janna into Zacas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Janna has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zac. This 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 Zac matchups, Janna is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Janna is a decent counter to Zac. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Janna against Zac.

Additional Information for Janna Players

How We Calculated Our Janna vs Zac Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zac as Janna, we analyzed 2,530 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 Zac 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 learn all of the intricacies of Janna to counter Zac during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Janna most often gets less CS relative to Zac. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities 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 surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Janna versus Zac build consist of Redemption, Ardent Censer, and Dream Maker. When Janna included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better vs Zac than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Janna had an average winrate of 50.4% battling Zac with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Zac as Janna, you should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Celerity, Scorch, Eyeball Collection, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Janna vs Zac matchups, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.4% winrate overall.

If you would like to get Janna vs Zac tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a an individual player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and build suggestions shown are computed using all games with data with both champs.