Karma vs Janna SUPPORT Matchup Guide

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Karma into Jannamedium

Overview

Use poke and shield to pressure Janna's lane and enable ADC trades.
Deny Janna's engage by controlling brush and forcing her to waste tornado defensively.
Prioritize wave push to secure plates and river vision for safer roams and objective setups.

Initiate trades with poke, then shield your ADC to enable aggressive follow-up.
Hold root for enemies who overcommit after your poke to lock down targets.
Avoid engaging after your or cooldowns expire to prevent Janna's counter-engage.

Respect Janna's charged tornado when she controls fog or brush for surprise knockups.
Avoid overextending when shield is up, as it enables strong ADC trades and disengage.
Watch for her ultimate to reset fights and cancel your committed all-ins or roams.

Win the level 2 race with root plus to force Janna back and grant ADC access.
Control brush early to limit engage angles and create safer poke windows.
Crash the wave after pushing to safely roam or place deep river vision before Janna can respond.

Level 2 unlocks root and poke, increasing lane pressure and engage threat.
Level 3 completes your kit, enabling full poke-root-shield combos to control trades and brush.
Level 6 ultimate grants versatile peel or engage options to protect ADC or punish Janna's all-ins.

Convert lane pressure into ADC access by landing poke and shielding trades consistently.
Deny enemy ADC positioning by controlling brush and punishing Janna's cooldowns with your root.
Use wave crashes and vision control to roam safely and set up dragon or river objectives with your team.

Tactical tip

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