Riot, are you happy with Janna?

chide da jungler·Jul 20, 2015·4 votes·332 views

Is she supposed to be this dominant?

17 Comments

LuggJul 20, 20152 votes

The weakness with Janna is that she is completely dependent on her team to win. Her whole kit is to help her teammates get an advantage to win. If you have a bad team, you won't win with her.

OperationDEEZ1Jul 20, 20151 votes

You've pretty much described every support champion except Annie

LintheJul 20, 20151 votes

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You've pretty much described every support champion except

Or Thresh? Or Blitz? Or Leona?

Janna is strong but not op. She isn't going to wreck your team, just protect her own.

OperationDEEZ1Jul 20, 20151 votes

Blitz has massive single target damage midgame with no damage items because why the fuck not, along with a flash-or-die hook mechanic. thresh has massive early game damage and a flash-or-die hook mechanic, but they can't carry.

LintheJul 20, 20151 votes

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Blitz has massive single target damage midgame with no damage items because why the fuck not, along with a flash-or-die hook mechanic. thresh has massive early game damage and a flash-or-die hook mechanic, but they can't carry.

Annie doesn't carry as supp. She tibbers-stuns much like Leona. I guess you could build Annie for mid and carry. Then she would be like Morg or Vel Kozz. A supp who isn't really supporting.

LuggJul 21, 20151 votes

Blitz can absolutely carry. He can hook an enemy over the wall and completely turn around a losing game.

OperationDEEZ1Jul 21, 20151 votes

I guess you're right. but that's also because Rocket grab is a horrid mechanic that shouldn't exist.

LuggJul 21, 20151 votes

Janna is completely defensive. Most supports are offensive.

OperationDEEZ1Jul 21, 20151 votes

And by "Most supports" I'm guessing you mean Blitzcrank Thresh Leona ? Those are the only ones anyone plays until you get to plat.

LuggJul 21, 20151 votes

I do see Annie Karma Lulu Morgana Sona Zyra fairly often.

LaowPingJul 20, 20151 votes

That's every support.....

Janna is really strong but I don't think she's too dominant.

Sir YamazukiJul 20, 20151 votes

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The weakness with Janna is that she is completely dependent on her team to win. Her whole kit is to help her teammates get an advantage to win. If you have a bad team, you won't win with her.

That's not a "weakness", there isn't a champion that can win a 1v5 against equally skilled opponents. Janna has never been weak, and this is after she has been nerfed multiple times. It doesn't matter who is being picked on either team, she'll always be good.

LuggJul 21, 20151 votes

You really won't ever see a Jana carry a game. Her damage is pretty low. All she does is CC, shield, and heal allies. She is effective by getting the enemy out of position and keeping her team alive.

Sir YamazukiJul 21, 20151 votes

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You really won't ever see a Jana carry a game. Her damage is pretty low. All she does is CC, shield, and heal allies. She is effective by getting the enemy out of position and keeping her team alive.

Doing damage =/= carrying. You don't have to do damage to have a huge impact in a game.

LuggJul 21, 20151 votes

True, but about the only things she can do that huge are a 4-5 man knockup or ulting the enemy carry into her team. Those two things don't happen very often.

Sightless66Jul 21, 20151 votes

Those aren't the only ways to have a huge impact. Even just the guaranteed peel along with the healing from her ultimate can be huge. Saving teammates from otherwise guaranteed death is a big deal, and Janna can do it with more ease than most other supports.

chide da junglerJul 20, 20151 votes

Janna can do too much with her perfect kit.