Support Matchup

Janna vs Zilean

Patch: 15.15 (25.15)
League: Platinum+
Janna

Janna

the Storm's Fury
Support
Janna Support Overall Win Rate
52.17%

Matchup Win Rate

51.4%
Janna vs Zilean Wins
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48.7%
Zilean vs Janna Wins
Zilean

Zilean

the Chronokeeper
Support
Zilean Support Overall Win Rate
51.32%

Janna vs Zilean - Support Matchup Guide Patch 15.15 (25.15)

Janna Support vs Zilean Support - Who is stronger?

Janna Support has a slight edge over Zilean (51.4% win rate) based on 461 games. The matchup slightly favors Janna.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Janna Support vs Zilean Support in patch 15.15 (25.15), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 70%+ in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

Balanced meta clash: Janna (3.8%, 20th place out of 51 Support champions) regularly faces Zilean (2.4%, 30th place). Both champions hold solid meta positions, making this matchup knowledge a direct path to climbing and improving your win rate. Meta strength confirmed: Janna's superior tier rating (S vs A+) translates into a solid 51.4% matchup win rate. This performance explains why Janna ranks 5th in win rate among Support champions. Janna shows excellent consistency, combining a strong 52.2% overall win rate with matchup success. Optimize for consistency: Summon Aery paired with Manaflow Band (56.6% win rate, 53.7% popularity) provides the stats you need, while the item sequence Moonstone Renewer > Redemption > Shurelya's Battlesong with Boots of Swiftness delivers 70%+ win rate against Zilean.

Total map control: Janna dominates both the matchup and vision control (1.05 vs 0.95 wards/min). Your extra 0.10 wards/min create massive macro advantages for your entire team. Quality over quantity: Janna wins through smart play rather than raw damage - despite lower DPS (253 vs 379/min), the 51.4% win rate shows superior utility, positioning, and team fight impact. Skill-based matchup: Identical KDA (3.30) with 51.4% win rate indicates that macro play, team coordination, and clutch moments determine outcomes more than individual mechanics.

Janna vs Zilean - Support Stats Comparison

Janna Support
Janna Support		Versus
Zilean Support
Zilean Support
STierA+
51.4%Matchup Winrate48.7%
52.17%Role Winrate51.32%
#5Winrate Rank#9
3.8%Pickrate2.4%
3.3Average KDA3.3
279Gold per Minute295
1.05Wards per Minute0.95
253Damage per Minute379

How to Beat Zilean as Janna (Support)

While statistically Janna is slightly stronger than Zilean as support, neither champion has an overwhelming advantage in this matchup. The winner is determined by player skill and understanding the intricacies of the confrontation. Studying this guide will improve your chances of success.

The magic damage that Janna deals remains relevant in the late game. Look for opportunities to initiate or counter-initiate. Meanwhile, Zilean deals primarily magic damage (81.30%), additional magic resistance may be required.

An important advantage of Janna is superior vision control (ranked 2nd among supports) (versus 16th for Zilean), which provides better map control and safety for the team in important map areas.

Key aspects of the Janna Support versus Zilean Support matchup

Despite the statistical advantage in the matchup, overconfidence can be the main mistake. It is important for the Janna player to maintain constant pressure on Zilean, not allowing the opponent to safely scale up, and actively use the advantage gained to help their team.

Janna vs Zilean: Support Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Heal
Heal Restores Health and grants Move Speed to you and target allied champion.
53.5% Win Rate74.3% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Exhaust
Exhaust Slows target enemy champion and reduces their damage dealt.
Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
54.5% Win Rate13.2% Pick Rate

Janna vs Zilean: Support Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Sorcery
Summon Aery
Summon Aery Damaging enemy champions with basic attacks or abilities sends Aery to them, dealing 10 - 50 based on level (+0.05 AP) (+0.1 bonus AD).

Empowering or protecting allies with abilities sends Aery to them, shielding them for 30 - 100 based on level (+0.05 AP) (+0.1 bonus AD).

Aery cannot be sent out again until she returns to you.

Summon Aery

Damaging enemy champions with basic attacks or abilities sends Aery to them, dealing 10 -…

Manaflow Band
Manaflow Band Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.

After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.

Cooldown: 15 seconds

Manaflow Band

Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum ma…

Celerity
Celerity All movement bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.

Celerity

All movement bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.

Gathering Storm
Gathering Storm Every 10 min gain AP or AD, adaptive.

10 min: + 8 AP or 5 AD
20 min: + 24 AP or 14 AD
30 min: + 48 AP or 29 AD
40 min: + 80 AP or 48 AD
50 min: + 120 AP or 72 AD
60 min: + 168 AP or 101 AD
etc...

Gathering Storm

Every 10 min gain AP or AD, adaptive.10 min: + 8 AP or 5 AD 20 min: + 24 AP or …

Secondary Path
Resolve
Font of Life
Font of Life Impairing the movement of an enemy champion restores @BaseHeal@ Health to you and the lowest health nearby allied champion.

70% effect for Ranged Users.

Cooldown: 20s

Font of Life

Impairing the movement of an enemy champion restores @BaseHeal@ Health to you a…

Revitalize
Revitalize Gain 5% Heal and Shield Power.

Heals and shields you cast or receive are 10% stronger on targets below 40% health.

Revitalize

Gain 5% Heal and Shield Power.Heals and shields you cast or receive are 10% str…

Adaptive
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

+2% Move Speed
+2% Move Speed +2% Move Speed

+2% Move Speed

+2% Move Speed

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

56.6% Win Rate53.7% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Sorcery
Summon Aery
Summon Aery Damaging enemy champions with basic attacks or abilities sends Aery to them, dealing 10 - 50 based on level (+0.05 AP) (+0.1 bonus AD).

Empowering or protecting allies with abilities sends Aery to them, shielding them for 30 - 100 based on level (+0.05 AP) (+0.1 bonus AD).

Aery cannot be sent out again until she returns to you.

Summon Aery

Damaging enemy champions with basic attacks or abilities sends Aery to them, dealing 10 -…

Manaflow Band
Manaflow Band Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.

After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.

Cooldown: 15 seconds

Manaflow Band

Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum ma…

Celerity
Celerity All movement bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.

Celerity

All movement bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.

Gathering Storm
Gathering Storm Every 10 min gain AP or AD, adaptive.

10 min: + 8 AP or 5 AD
20 min: + 24 AP or 14 AD
30 min: + 48 AP or 29 AD
40 min: + 80 AP or 48 AD
50 min: + 120 AP or 72 AD
60 min: + 168 AP or 101 AD
etc...

Gathering Storm

Every 10 min gain AP or AD, adaptive.10 min: + 8 AP or 5 AD 20 min: + 24 AP or …

Secondary Path
Resolve
Font of Life
Font of Life Impairing the movement of an enemy champion restores @BaseHeal@ Health to you and the lowest health nearby allied champion.

70% effect for Ranged Users.

Cooldown: 20s

Font of Life

Impairing the movement of an enemy champion restores @BaseHeal@ Health to you a…

Revitalize
Revitalize Gain 5% Heal and Shield Power.

Heals and shields you cast or receive are 10% stronger on targets below 40% health.

Revitalize

Gain 5% Heal and Shield Power.Heals and shields you cast or receive are 10% str…

Adaptive
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

+2% Move Speed
+2% Move Speed +2% Move Speed

+2% Move Speed

+2% Move Speed

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

56.6% Win Rate53.7% Pick Rate

Janna vs Zilean: Support Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
World Atlas
World Atlas (400 gold)
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
54.8% Win Rate88.5% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
54.1% Win Rate67.7% Pick Rate
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
45.6% Win Rate23.5% Pick Rate
Symbiotic Soles
Symbiotic Soles (900 gold) 40 Move Speed
Voidborn
Gain Empowered Recall.
Symbiosis
After traveling 150000 units of distance, transform into Synchronized Souls.
75.5% Win Rate2.4% Pick Rate
Core Build
Bandleglass Mirror
Bandleglass Mirror (900 gold) 20 Ability Power
100% Base Mana Regen
10 Ability Haste
->
Moonstone Renewer
Moonstone Renewer (2200 gold) 25 Ability Power
200 Health
20 Ability Haste
125% Base Mana Regen
Starlit Grace
Healing or shielding an ally chains the effect to another ally (excluding yourself), healing 30% or shielding 35% of the original amount.
Redemption
Redemption (2300 gold) 200 Health
15 Ability Haste
100% Base Mana Regen
10% Heal and Shield Power
Intervention
Restore 200 - 400 Health to allied champions and deal 10% max Health true damage to enemy champions after 2.5 seconds.
Dawncore
Dawncore (2500 gold) 45 Ability Power
16% Heal and Shield Power
100% Base Mana Regen
First Light
Gain 2% Heal and Shield Power and 10 Ability Power per 100% Base Mana Regen.
77.5% Win Rate8.8% Pick Rate
Final Build
Shurelya's Battlesong
Shurelya's Battlesong (2200 gold) 50 Ability Power
15 Ability Haste
4% Move Speed
125% Base Mana Regen
Inspiring Speech
Grant nearby allies 30% Move Speed for 4 seconds.
100.0% Win Rate25.2% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Control Ward
Control Ward (75 gold) Consume
Places a Control Ward that grants vision and reveals enemy Stealth Wards, traps and Camouflaged enemies.
World Atlas
World Atlas (400 gold)
73.6% Win Rate1.8% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Symbiotic Soles
Symbiotic Soles (900 gold) 40 Move Speed
Voidborn
Gain Empowered Recall.
Symbiosis
After traveling 150000 units of distance, transform into Synchronized Souls.
75.5% Win Rate2.4% Pick Rate
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
54.1% Win Rate67.7% Pick Rate
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes (1100 gold) 12 Magic Penetration
45 Move Speed
49.7% Win Rate0.6% Pick Rate
Core Build
Bandleglass Mirror
Bandleglass Mirror (900 gold) 20 Ability Power
100% Base Mana Regen
10 Ability Haste
->
Moonstone Renewer
Moonstone Renewer (2200 gold) 25 Ability Power
200 Health
20 Ability Haste
125% Base Mana Regen
Starlit Grace
Healing or shielding an ally chains the effect to another ally (excluding yourself), healing 30% or shielding 35% of the original amount.
Redemption
Redemption (2300 gold) 200 Health
15 Ability Haste
100% Base Mana Regen
10% Heal and Shield Power
Intervention
Restore 200 - 400 Health to allied champions and deal 10% max Health true damage to enemy champions after 2.5 seconds.
Shurelya's Battlesong
Shurelya's Battlesong (2200 gold) 50 Ability Power
15 Ability Haste
4% Move Speed
125% Base Mana Regen
Inspiring Speech
Grant nearby allies 30% Move Speed for 4 seconds.
100.0% Win Rate2.0% Pick Rate
Final Build
Shurelya's Battlesong
Shurelya's Battlesong (2200 gold) 50 Ability Power
15 Ability Haste
4% Move Speed
125% Base Mana Regen
Inspiring Speech
Grant nearby allies 30% Move Speed for 4 seconds.
100.0% Win Rate25.2% Pick Rate
Other Items
Staff of Flowing Water
Staff of Flowing Water (2250 gold) 35 Ability Power
10% Heal and Shield Power
125% Base Mana Regen
15 Ability Haste
Rapids
Healing or Shielding an ally grants you both 45 Ability Power for 6 seconds.
0.0% Win Rate24.9% Pick Rate
Mikael's Blessing
Mikael's Blessing (2300 gold) 250 Health
100% Base Mana Regen
12% Heal and Shield Power
15 Ability Haste
Purify
Remove all crowd control debuffs (excluding Airborne and Suppression) from an ally champion and restore 100 - 250 Health.
0.0% Win Rate24.5% Pick Rate

Janna vs Zilean: Support Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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Q
Q
Howling Gale By creating a localized change in pressure and temperature, Janna is able to create a small storm that grows in size with time. She can activate the spell again to release the storm. On release this storm will fly towards the direction it was cast in, dealing damage and knocking away any enemies in its path.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
Zephyr Janna summons an air elemental that passively increases her Move Speed and enables her to pass through units. She may also activate this ability to deal damage and slow an enemy's Move Speed.
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
Eye Of The Storm Janna conjures a defensive gale that shields an ally champion or turret from incoming damage and increases their Attack Damage.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Monsoon Janna surrounds herself in a magical storm, throwing enemies back. After the storm has settled, soothing winds heal nearby allies while the ability is active.
R
R
R
Max Order: W > E > Q
62.6% Win Rate23.8% Pick Rate

Highest Win % Skill Order

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R
Q
Howling Gale By creating a localized change in pressure and temperature, Janna is able to create a small storm that grows in size with time. She can activate the spell again to release the storm. On release this storm will fly towards the direction it was cast in, dealing damage and knocking away any enemies in its path.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
R
W
Zephyr Janna summons an air elemental that passively increases her Move Speed and enables her to pass through units. She may also activate this ability to deal damage and slow an enemy's Move Speed.
W
W
W
W
W
R
E
Eye Of The Storm Janna conjures a defensive gale that shields an ally champion or turret from incoming damage and increases their Attack Damage.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Monsoon Janna surrounds herself in a magical storm, throwing enemies back. After the storm has settled, soothing winds heal nearby allies while the ability is active.
R
R
R
Max Order: E > W > Q
73.3% Win Rate2.5% Pick Rate

Janna tips:

  • 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.
  • Timing Janna's ultimate can push enemies away from a wounded ally or even separate enemies.

Playing Against Zilean

  • If you're able to match Zilean's speed, it can sometimes be beneficial to wait until his ultimate has faded before landing the killing blow.
  • Zilean is fragile if a team focuses on him, but otherwise he's very difficult to kill. Commit to killing him as a team.

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+2.3%
Braum

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+2.1%
Rell

Janna vs Rell

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+2.1%
Sona

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+2.0%
Yuumi

Janna vs Yuumi

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+1.8%
Rakan

Janna vs Rakan

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+1.3%
Pyke

Janna vs Pyke

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+1.2%
Karma

Janna vs Karma

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+1.1%
Nautilus

Janna vs Nautilus

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-1.1%
Seraphine

Janna vs Seraphine

Janna
-1.4%
Senna

Janna vs Senna

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-1.7%
Milio

Janna vs Milio

Janna
-2.0%
Bard

Janna vs Bard

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-2.1%
Thresh

Janna vs Thresh

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-3.6%
Nami

Janna vs Nami

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-6.9%
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