Janna Support Guide: Complete Champion Overview & Build (Patch 15.4.1)

Janna Support Guide: Complete Champion Overview & Build (Patch 15.4.1)

By Marcus Chen

February 25, 2025 at 04:05 AM

As a protective enchanter support, Janna excels at shielding allies and disrupting enemies with her wind-based abilities.

Abilities Overview:

  • Passive (Tailwind): Grants movement speed to Janna and allies when moving toward each other
  • Q (Howling Gale): Creates a chargeable tornado that knocks up enemies
  • W (Zephyr): Slows and damages target enemy while providing passive movement speed
  • E (Eye of the Storm): Shields ally and increases their attack damage
  • R (Monsoon): Knocks back enemies and creates a healing field

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Ability Maxing Priority:

  1. E (Eye of the Storm)
  2. W (Zephyr)
  3. Q (Howling Gale)

Core Items:

  • Starting: Spellthief's Edge, Health Potions
  • Core Build: Shurelya's Battlesong, Ardent Censer, Staff of Flowing Water
  • Situational: Redemption, Mikael's Blessing, Chemtech Putrifier

Key Gameplay Tips:

  • Use Q strategically - longer charge time increases range, speed, and knockup duration
  • Shield allies (E) before they take damage and during trades
  • Save ultimate for disengage or team fight healing
  • Position safely to maximize passive movement speed bonus
  • Coordinate with ADC to maximize shield's attack damage bonus

Janna excels at:

  • Protecting allies from engage attempts
  • Providing consistent shields and movement speed
  • Disrupting enemy engages
  • Peeling for carries
  • Enabling aggressive plays with movement speed buffs

Focus on mastering Q timing and shield management to maximize Janna's protective potential while maintaining proper positioning to avoid becoming vulnerable.

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