MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Janna vs Xerath
How often does Janna beat Xerath in Support?
Janna into Xerath in Support: 52% observed win rate across 605 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Janna behind by 506 gold.
Janna at 15:00
- Gold: -506
- CS: -5
- XP: -366
Typical gap to Xerath, from 599 games that reached 15:00.
Does Janna counter Xerath?
No counter here: Janna sits at 52% over 605 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Xerath: the Janna game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Janna at 62% across 214 games. Flip the lead and Janna falls to 47% across 391.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 62% | 214 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 47% | 391 |
| First blood | 53% | 199 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 59% | 143 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 53% | 234 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 53% | 163 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 66% | 71 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:13 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 8:51. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Janna's Support build, with receipts
Into Xerath specifically, Janna finishes Moonstone Renewer first most often: 49.2% over 185 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Janna core is Moonstone Renewer, Redemption, Shurelya's Battlesong: 59.3% across 888 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Moonstone Renewer (16,287 games).
Skill plan: Janna players max E first and take W at level 1.