Rakan vs Janna Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Rakan is a support, Janna a support/mage hybrid, and they meet in the Support lane. Over 979 ranked games on patch 16.13.1, Rakan closes out 45.3% of them. A deficit of 4.8 points is what earns Janna its counter flag in this matchup.
The exchange usually opens with Battle Dance (E) or Howling Gale (Q). Ultimates decide the rest — The Quickness versus Monsoon.
Both champions are ranged (Rakan at 300, Janna at 550), so the lane is decided by cooldowns rather than reach.
magic damage sits on both sides of this lane, which simplifies what Rakan and Janna build against each other. Level-one bases: Rakan 610 HP / 30 armour / 32 MR, Janna 570 / 28 / 30. Late-game bases read 2293 health / 113 armour for Rakan and 2100 / 104 for Janna. Base attack damage is 62 against 47, so Rakan wins the raw auto-attack exchange. That 335-versus-325 difference matters most when either leaves the lane.
Rakan players logged 979 of these games to produce the 45.3% figure.
FAQ
No — current data marks this as a counter matchup: Janna has the statistical edge. Rakan wins 45.3% of the recorded games.
45.3% from Rakan's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
979 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Rakan build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Rakan build page.