Full Janna Support Guide: Ultimate Champion Strategy & Build

Full Janna Support Guide: Ultimate Champion Strategy & Build

By Marcus Chen

February 26, 2025 at 08:10 AM

Janna excels as a defensive enchanter support, offering unparalleled protection and disengage potential through her wind-based abilities.

Core Abilities Overview

Passive - Tailwind: Grants movement speed to Janna and nearby allies when moving towards each other.

Q - Howling Storm: Creates a directional tornado that can be charged to increase its range, speed, and knockup duration. Key for disrupting enemy engages and setting up plays.

W - Zephyr: Passively grants movement speed. When activated, slows and damages a target enemy.

E - Eye of the Storm: Shields an ally and grants bonus AD. Shield and healing power increase after CC'ing enemies.

R - Monsoon: Knocks back nearby enemies and creates a healing field for allies.

Skill Order Priority

  1. E - Eye of the Storm (Max first for stronger shields)
  2. W - Zephyr
  3. Q - Howling Storm (One point early for utility)

Optimal Runes

Sorcery (Primary)

  • Aery
  • Manaflow Band
  • Transcendence
  • Gathering Storm

Inspiration (Secondary)

  • Glacial Augment
  • Perfect Timing

Core Build Path

Starting Items:

  • Spellthief's Edge
  • 2 Health Potions
  • Stealth Ward

Essential Items:

  1. Moonstone Renewer
  2. Ardent Censer
  3. Staff of Flowing Water

Situational Items:

  • Redemption
  • Mikael's Blessing
  • Chemtech Putrifier (vs healing)
  • Shurelya's Battlesong (for engage comps)

Playstyle Tips

Early Game:

  • Harass safely with W and auto-attacks
  • Save Q for disengage or ganks
  • Shield ADC during trades

Mid-Late Game:

  • Position behind frontline
  • Use R to peel for carries
  • Time shields to maximize AD bonus
  • Control vision around objectives

Master Howling Storm's charge timing to maximize its effectiveness - this separates good Janna players from great ones.

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