Janna vs Vel'Koz SUPPORT Matchup Guide

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Janna into Vel'Kozmedium

Overview

Control side brush with to deny Vel'Koz's split poke angles and protect ADC access.
Prioritize shielding your ADC with to enable safe trades against Vel'Koz's long-range poke.
Hold to disrupt enemy all-ins and create peel windows during engages.

Hold to punish Vel'Koz's predictable engage paths and protect your ADC.
Use shield on your ADC's key auto trades to offset Vel'Koz's poke damage.
Apply slow only when you can safely back out with your ADC to avoid poke punishment.

Respect Vel'Koz's split angles that bypass minion cover to threaten your ADC.
Beware of knockup enabling enemy all-in; hold peel cooldowns for this engage.
Track channel; avoid grouping and be ready to interrupt or disengage to protect ADC.

Track level 2 to time knockup for denying Vel'Koz's engage and protecting ADC.
Maintain brush control to prevent Vel'Koz from landing split poke on your ADC.
Coordinate wave crashes with your ADC before roaming or resetting vision for dragon setup.

Level 2 unlocks knockup and shield, enabling stronger ADC protection against poke.
Level 3 grants full peel kit; use brush control and cooldown tracking to protect ADC from burst.
Level 6 allows fight resets and counters all-ins; time with ADC follow-up and river vision.

Deny Vel'Koz's poke by controlling brush and shielding ADC during trades to secure lane safety.
Use and to disrupt enemy all-ins, enabling your scaling ADC to maintain positioning.
Set river vision and time roams after wave crashes to secure dragon and mid pressure safely.

Tactical tip

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