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 You should always take Flash when playing as a Utility Support like Janna. This is because it will provide you with some defence and escape capability. It is incredibly important for basically every champion in the game to take Flash as it can be used in such a wide variety of situations. This is why I always take it when playing as Janna. The second Summoner Spell option is kinda up to you. You can choose to take either Ignite or Exhaust. In most situations, I would recommend taking Ignite so you're able to kill the enemy and have kill pressure. In a good 75% of my games- I'll take Ignite. However, if you have no kill pressure in lane, or if the enemy has multiple assassins, I would take Exhaust instead so I can take someone out of the team fight. Exhaust is really good against assassins like Akali or Zed.

Let's discuss what Janna's abilities are and how her kit is really useful at protecting her carries. Janna is often seen as an easy champion and I completely agree. However, her kit relies heavily on coordination and timing to perfect.  This is the difference between a casual Janna player and somebody who has several hundred games on her.

Janna's Passive is Tailwind

Janna passively gains bonus movement speed. When allies are approaching her, they will also gain bonus movement speed. In addition to this, her basic attacks and her W deal additional magic damage based on her bonus movement speed.

So, if she has Boots of Mobility, her first auto attack or use of her Zephyr will deal bonus damage

Janna's Q is Howling Gale

Janna summons a tornado that charges at the current location. After 3 seconds, or after recast- the tornado will move forward and knock up and deal damage to any enemies it comes into contact with.

The longer the tornado is left to charge, the longer duration the knock up will be.

Tips and Tricks

Learning your Howling Gale mechanics is crucial for mastering Janna. For the most part, you will be using your tornado immediately to dodge and escape enemies that are coming towards you. A simple Q + Q combo will work very well at disengaging from incoming enemies. In team fights, your aim is to knock up as many champions as possible and to keep your allies safe. For instance, using your Howling Gale on the enemy frontline will allow you to disengage and protect your ADC.

                                                                         Janna's W is Zephyr
Passive: When Janna's Zephyr is not on cooldown, you will gain bonus movement speed.

Active: Janna throws an attack at a target enemy champions and deals damage to them while also slowing them briefly.

Tips and Tricks

Your Zephyr will be your main source of damage during the laning phase. You should utilize this ability by consistently poking the enemy with it. Using your Zephyr in conjunction with your basic attacks will allow you to poke and destroy the enemy in lane.

In team fights, you should use this ability on the enemy who is closest to your ADC. Immobilizing them will give your ADC more survivability and increase the likelihood of them surviving the team fight.

                                                        Janna's E is Eye of the Storm
This ability is a shield that can be used on both allies and towers.

Allies shielded by this ability are granted bonus attack damage.

Tips and Tricks

Your Eye Of The Storm is a really good ability that can be used for defence as well as offence. As it grants bonus attack damage, you can shield an allied champion to ensure that they get the kill. This bonus damage can come in handy if used on a champion with lots of attack speed.

Your E also can grant you free assists in team fights by just shielding a random ally. This is a really useful technique as it is basically free gold. When you're pushing, you need to utilize your shield on the champion with the most attack speed. This will ensure that you do the most damage to the tower as possible.  In most cases, you will shield the ADC, but if they're somebody like Jhin, you would prioritize it on yourself rather than him as he has reduced attack speed.

Janna's Ultimate is Monsoon

Janna channels a heal that heals any allies in the zone. If your Ultimate is cast while an enemy is nearby, they will be knocked backed and stunned.

Moving or using another ability will stop the charge.

Tips and Tricks

Your Monsoon should only be used to either knock back an enemy who has engaged on your ADC, or when you need to heal somebody and keep them alive. As this ability is a knockback, you can use it as a disengaging tool to protect your team from enemies who are trying to jump on your team.

The runes for Janna are really basic. They are what many Utility Supports take like Lulu, Sona and Nami but with a few exceptions. Like with any Utility Support, you will need to take Sorcery as your main rune tree as it empowers your abilities and increases your usefulness. The main keystone you should take on Janna is Summon Aery. This rune increases your damaging and shielding ability. As Janna has lots of healing and shielding capability with her E and R. Having this ability will also increase your damage on your W and Q. This can be valuable during the laning phase. The second rune for Janna is Manaflow Band. This is a valuable rune to take as it can increase the amount of mana you have throughout the game. This is really useful in the late game as it also improves the mana you get per 5 seconds- which will allow you to use your abilities often without fear of running OOM. The next rune for Janna isCelerity. As Janna has lots of movement speed, taking this rune will allow her to have even more movement speed and actually be able to deal more damage. As Janna's  Zephyr and auto attacks deal more damage with more movement speed, this rune is a must! The final rune in this tree is Scorch. As Janna relies heavily on poke during the laning phase, this specific rune will assist her in dealing more damage to the enemy. Scorch deals bonus magic damage to enemies- which is useful in skirmishes.

The second rune page for Janna is around the resolve tree. In pre-season 9, some of the runes on this tree were adjusted. This has made utility Supports stronger if they provide healing and shielding for their allies. The two runes you should take on this tree are: Shield Bash for added defence stats and damage in lane, andRevitalize for the bonus healing and shielding power. I always take these runes when playing Janna as they make her kit even stronger!

  Janna is a utility Support that can either have a passive or aggressive playstyle. Because of this, she can take 1 of 2 potential starting items. The first starting item option is Spellthief's Edge. If you're in a good matchup where you can poke the enemy and you intend to play aggressively. If you're in a matchup where you cannot play aggressively or you will lose every trade, you will benefit from taking Ancient Coin. The starting item you choose to take will directly influence how well you do in lane, for example, if you are super aggressive, you will want to take  Spellthief's Edge to deal more damage. However, if you're playing passive, you would want to take Ancient Coin as you will not be able to use Spellthief's Edge efficiently.  The first item you need to get for Janna is her starting item upgraded to tier 2. As Supports require their starting item to be level 2 before they're able to get wards, it is important that you stack your item and then upgrade it to tier 2 before you get any other items. After you've upgraded your starting item, you should aim to get your first core item. Depending on the game, and who your ADC is, you will need to get either Redemption orArdent Censer. Either of the start items is fine- you should make your choice on personal preference and on who your ADC is. For example, if they're somebody who doesn't auto attack a lot like  Ezreal, Jhin or Corki, you may want to take Redemption first.  After you've got your first item, you should buy Boots of Speed and upgrade them to whichever you need. Personally, I always choose Boots of Mobility as they allow me to get around the map quicker. After you've purchased this item, you will need to buy the other item that you didn't purchase before. For example, if you brought Ardent Censer first, you will now want to get Redemption.

 Now it's time to buy an additional shield for your team. Locket of the Iron Solari is a fantastic item for Janna as it allows her to give her allies an additional shield. This item comes in handy a lot during the team fights as it gives your closeby allies some added protection. It can also save your friends when they've been ignited too! Your final major item is going to be Mikael's Crucible. This item will protect any allies that have been hit with crowd control. You can use it on them to allow to get out of the CC. For example, if they're knocked up by any ability, you can use it on them to set them free. Just like Ardent Censer and Redemption, this item also increases your healing and shielding power. This means that any healing you do through your Monsoon, any shielding provided by your  Eye Of The Storm or Locket of the Iron Solari is also stronger.  Finally, after you've completed all these items, you will need to finish upgrading your Support item to either Remnant of the Watchers or Remnant of the Ascended. I recommend upgrading last as it's not gold efficient early.

1. When playing against a hard engage enemy, make sure to position behind the minion line so you do not get caught by their CC.

2. Remember your job. Janna is and should only be played as a Utility Support. This means that you shouldn’t be the frontline. So, make sure you watch your positioning.

3. Janna often gets pushed under tower during the early game. To prevent your ADC from losing farm to the tower, make sure you help them auto attack the back minions.

4. Wait until the enemy is engaging before using your Q to knock them up. This also goes with your Ultimate. To get an efficient knock up or knockback- wait until the enemy is engaging.

5. Don’t play aggressive if the enemy has their damaging abilities up. Janna will lose the trade.

6. When attacking a tower, make sure you use your shield on an ally with the most attack speed to get more damage dealt to the tower.

7. Your main source of damage during the laning phase is through your W. Make sure to utilize this ability by poking whenever you can.

8. Janna is really good at abusing melee or immobile champions, use this to your advantage by poking them whenever they misposition.

9. When laning against somebody with a dash or an engaging tool- wait for them to use it and then use your Q. This will prevent them from closing the gap and getting onto you.

10. In team fights, make good use of your shield by shielding any ally that needs it.

11. Be wary of using your Ultimate in team fights. Only use it to get people off your team or to heal your allies. While you’re casting the ability- you will be immobile and the enemy may be able to kill you.

12. Your Q has a rather long range and windup time. This means you can use it from the bush and not be seen. This is a handy trick that can be good during the laning phase.

Like every champion in League of Legends, there are some pros and cons to playing Janna. Here are some of the things that makes my favourite champion good, but also what makes her a bad champion.

Pros
Janna is really good at peeling and protecting her team. Thanks to her kit, she is one of the best- if not the best utility Supports in the game.

She works well with basically every ADC in the game. This is incredibly valuable in Solo Queue because it allows her to be paired with practically anyone.

She has great poke early.

She can be played passively or really aggressively. Thanks to Janna’s kit, you have the option to play passive or aggressive whenever you want to.

She is a really fast champion. As her Passive gives her bonus movement speed, you will be able to escape and move around the map with ease.

She can easily stack her Support item. As Janna can be played aggressively, you will be able to stack your starting item pretty quickly.

Easy champion to learn and easy to master.

You don’t have to master her to be able to play her well. As she is rather easy, you can pick up her mechanics quite easily.

Cheap build path. Unlike some champions, her items that she buys are quite cheap meaning you can get full build quicker compared to other champions.

Cons
She can be boring. This is the biggest turn off for many players.

Janna is squishy. Most utility Supports are squishy and Janna is no exception.

Loses to heavy damage champions. As she is squishy, she is easily killed.

Loses to hard engage. As she is a squishy champion, she suffers heavily against all ins and hard engages.

She cannot be the frontline. This is a big issue if your team has no reliable engage.

She relies heavily on her team. In Solo Queue, you should rely on your teammates to do things. Unfortunately, Janna relies heavily on her team to be able to do things while she protects them.

During the early game, your main focus should be to protect your ADC and help them lane. Janna is often seen as one of the easier Supports to play as she can just go afk in lane and just shield. While this will be one of your duties, the best way to play Janna is by being proactive in lane and not just stand still. Janna is in fact really good at poking and dealing damage if she is in a favorable matchup. This is why I recommend that you try to play aggressive whenever you can. Utilizing your Passive and your W will allow you to poke and deal lots of damage to the enemy throughout the laning phase. Maximizing your Support item by poking whenever you have stacks available will make you rich as well.

Now you know that you need to play aggressively, you will need to adjust your playstyle to be proactive and reactive. As Janna cannot reliably start fights or engage, she will need to wait for the optimal time to poke the enemy and trade. For example, once the enemy has overextended or is out of position. Janna is a Utility Support who peels and protects- not an engage champion.

During the Mid game, you should look to be grouping with your team. Sticking closely to your team will allow them to do their job in a more efficient way. Healing and shielding your allies as they trade and fight or go for objectives can give your team the edge. This is why I recommend that you stick closely to them at all times.

Throughout the mid and late game, your job is basically to:

• Ward
• Peel
• Protect

Thankfully, Janna’s kit is perfect for this. There is not necessarily a game plan per say, as she relies on her team to do things while all she does is peel and protect. But this doesn’t mean that can just auto pilot. Make sure to make the call for objectives if they’re open to you or if the enemy has died.

Remember to watch your positioning in team fights and not go to far forward and you may be opening yourself up to free damage and death which may cost your team the team fight.

Team fighting is rather straightforward for Janna. As she is a Utility Support, she cannot really do too much outside of peeling and protecting her team. This means that she will not be played as a frontline champion nor a tank. All you need to do is peel, peel and peel again! Using your healing and shielding on your allies will allow them to survive and stay alive for as long as possible will give your team the advantage in team fights.

I recommend prioritizing the life of your ADC and other carries over yourself: by which I mean you should give them your shields and heal rather than just yourself as they will make more use out of them. The priority of shielding should be on your carries and not really your tanks unless they’re about to die or your ADC is in a position where they cannot be hit.

Realistically, experience plays a huge part in learning how to team fight as Janna as she is not like many other champions apart from other Utility Supports. My biggest tip is to always watch your positioning and be positioned close to your ADC and not to far behind or infront of them.