I think Janna is an unfun and currently overpowered champion.

Danjeng·4/24/2018, 6:48:32 PM·4 votes·914 views

I have not lost to a Janna. These are just my thoughts that arose at the moment after reflecting on the various champions in the game. Janna came to mind particularly. She's not a conventional champion to complain about, in that she doesn't do much damage. Her abilities are much more subtle.

I have looked past that and see her as a support that simply provides too much without having the player do much. Her passive, W, and E are abilities that require minimal effort from the player. Q and R are interesting abilities. We've seen the Q cancel Lee dash, or a flash R blow away the enemy support blocking their ADC from Jhin ult. However, that is only 2 out of 5 abiltiies. The other abilities are simply stats for you or your team.

Additionally, Janna has had one of the highest win rates along with a high pickrate for a very long time. This is because the bonuses she grants her team consistently outperforms that of most other supports. Obviously, "win rates aren't reflective of champion strength", but it's a pretty good indication of it. From my experience, Janna actually has a lot of impact in games, but in a not so obvious way. For example, her shields, MS bonuses, and healing aren't as in your face as a Sion ultimate, but I notice how the things she does add up.

In short, Janna demands hardly any skill expression while being a very strong pick. For those reasons I view Janna as unfun and overpowered. If you disagree, please provide counterarguments that Janna is interactive, fun, or a weak pick.

7 Comments

TitanAnteus4/24/2018, 7:02:55 PM1 votes

I play champs like Tresh, Yasuo, Renekton and Shen. One thing I've learned is that while people on the boards seem to like the word "interactive" they actively ABHOR it when they play the game. Banned champs are always the kind of champs that ask the laner to not just sit there and farm but actually force you to deal with them.

I played Janna for a bit before when I was going on my support spree to unlock chests. She was a pretty easy S. I didn't have to think nearly as hard as I do about my ability usage outside of R as I did for champs like Tresh or Soraka.

Poske4/24/2018, 7:36:49 PM1 votes

"Curently" "Curently"

I cant remember when she wasnt over powered and I have been playing since season 1