Possible Janna Ultimate Changes

rootScythe·12/22/2019, 8:15:18 PM·2 votes·1,077 views

I'm not talking about a whole new ultimate, just a small tweak to provide incentive for getting the full duration ult off.

I just want to talk about tweaking her Ultimate, Monsoon. Any Janna player knows that once you use that ultimate, you're locked in place, hoping to heal both yourself and nearby allies when you're completely immobile and exposed. It feels like it needs just a small change in one way or another to make sure she can more consistently get her ult off to the max duration, instead of just using it for the initial knockback.

Idea 1) On activation, Janna receives a shield equal to her E) Eye of the storm. This way, Janna has some protection, however slight.

Idea 2) During the ultimate channel, as Janna heals herself or nearby allies and they are at full health, they instead gain a shield that slowly decays as they exit the ultimate radius, or after the ultimate stops. This provides incentive to play within Janna's ult and keep her going. Even after you are healed, you still have something to gain.

Idea 3) On activation and throughout the channel, Janna receives a damage reduction equal to a % of her AP, or just a flat damage reduction. This allows immobile Janna to possibly survive the onslaught of attacks while keeping her ult activated as long as possible.

Idea 4) After the initial knockback of Monsoon, enemies in the radius of monsoon are slowed to 30/50/70% as they approach the center of the ultimate (Janna's current position). Having Janna's ult provide a continuous slow during channel (just like Nunu's ultimate) allows her team to kite, even after the initial knockback.

If none of the previous ideas work, then give her an incentive to keep the ult activated as long as possible.

Idea 5) At the end of the channel, Janna releases one last forceful gust, once again knocking back all nearby enemies.

I hope you enjoyed my ramblings and theoretical buffs. Janna

6 Comments

rastarogue12/22/2019, 8:51:36 PM2 votes

Fun fact, Janna's ult used to include a slow in the area. It was removed as it made it too hard for people to re-engage. I'd be super happy to have it back.

Daddy Ants12/22/2019, 8:39:17 PM1 votes

No Janna buffs.

She's a 53% wr champ rn.

No No No.

53.02% win rate with a 7.5% pick rate is not underpowered, it's borderline overpowered.

Elisza Kitsune12/22/2019, 8:51:34 PM1 votes

Tbh these all seem like buffs (which she doesn't need). If you want a 'change' to be made; she'd have to give some to take some. Like for janna receiving a shield when ulting idea; she could receive that shield if her ultimate healing was gutted (which doesn't make sense since she's a support not a 'keep myself alive' champion).