Top 10 Spells Janna Can Block With Howling Gale

As my personal favorite support, Janna far and above stands above the others in my eyes, even Taric (sorry old chap). Some people say you can't carry with support, but I beg to differ. As a champion who can stop both the movement AND the damage of a massive number of spells, a well played Janna can easily solo carry a game to victory.

Introduction

As my personal favorite support, Janna stands far and above the others simply because of the massive utility at her disposal. Some people say you can't carry with support, but I beg to differ. As a champion who can stop both the movement AND the damage of a massive number of spells, a well-played Janna can easily solo carry a game to victory.

Here's a quick rundown of my Top 10 favorite spells to block with Janna's tornado (check out the full list at the bottom!)

1. Lee Sin's Resonating Strike [Q part 2]

This is by far the most fun spell to block, along with one of the easiest to pull off. Since Lee's travel time is so long, a tornado that starts from his target and travels towards him easily knocks him out of the Q and stops the damage as well.

2. Jarvan's E - Q Combo

Not quite as popular as Lee Sin nowadays, but blocking J4's knock-up combo is not only one of the most satisfying moves to pull off, but can also easily be one of the most game-changing.

3. Leona's Zenith Blade [E]

At lower divisions, Leona easily outweighs Janna as a support due to her ability to snowball lanes early. However, with a competent AD carry on your team, Janna can easily keep them alive through all of Leona's engagement simply by knocking Leona out of her dash and punishing her via ranged attacks.

4. Akali's Shadow Dance [R]

As a champion making a strong comeback, blocking Akali's jump is easily the most important thing that Janna can do as a support. Although Akali has three dash charges, Janna can easily block two of them and reduce her burst by an insane amount. If your AD carry can't survive a single R charge Akali, she's probably a little too fed to begin with.

5. Vi's Vault Breaker [Q]

Although Janna can't block Vi's ultimate, she can easily block her charged dash. The nice part about this is that even if you don't time the tornado to intercept Vi just as she lets go, as long as the tornado hits it will knock her out of her dash anyway.

6. Wukong's Nimbus Strike [E]

This move is insanely fun to block as well. Although it's a low range and somewhat fast move, Janna can still block all the movement AND the damage from his spell as long as the shadows haven't split yet. The best part is when Wukong starts his ultimate thinking he closed the gap and completely wastes it, without you even using your ultimate!

7. Alistar's Headbutt [W]

Blocking Alistar's Headbutt takes away the damage and his main source of initiation. Bumping him into the sky mid Headbutt means that he'll need to blow flash in order to actually get his Pulverize off from range. Timing the perfect tornado in this scenario can mean the difference between winning and losing a game.

8. Shen's Shadow Dash [E]

Shen's Dash costs an extremely high amount of energy, and without hitting a target makes his utility and damage in a team fight greatly reduced. By tornadoing Shen right as he's shadow dashing, you can pretty much take him out of a team fight entirely outside of his ultimate.

9. Tristana's Rocket Jump [W]

It's not quite as effective as when Tristanas used to max their W first, but knocking up Tristana mid-jump during their escape and/or initiation is EXTREMELY easy and negates the entirety of their jump damage.

10. Leblanc's Distortion [W]

Leblanc has an extremely short cooldown on her distortion and uses it both offensively and defensively. However, both Janna's Tornado and her ultimate can stop her spell in its tracks, ending either the escape or the damage. Note that Leblanc's distortion is however, significantly faster than Janna's tornado though, so you'll have to anticipate it.

Here's a semi-complete listing of things that Janna can block with her tornado:

1. Aatrox - Dark Flight (Q)
2. Akali - Shadow Dance (R)
3. Alistar - Headbutt (W)
4. Amumu - Bandage Toss (Q)
5. Azir - Shifting Sands (E)
6. Caitlyn - 90 Caliber Net (E)
7. Camille - Hookshot (E)
8. Corki - Valkyrie (W)
9. Diana -Lunar Rush (R)
10. Fiora - Lunge (Q)
11. Fizz - Urchin Strike (Q)
12. Gnar - Hop (E)
13. Gragas - Body Slam (E)
14. Graves - Quickdraw (E)
15. Irelia - Bladesurge (Q)
16. Jax - Leap Strike (Q)
17. Jayce - To The Skies! (Q)
18. Kha'Zix - Leap (E)
19. Kled - Jousting (E)
20. Leblanc - Distortion (W)
21. Lee Sin - Sonic Wave (Q)
22. Jarvan - E - Q combo
23. Leona - Zenith Blade (E)
24. Lucian - Relentless Pursuit (E)
25. Nautilus - Dredge Line (Q)
26. Nidalee - Pounce (W)
27. Pantheon - Aegis of Zeonia (W)
28. Poppy - Steadfast Presence (W)
29. Rakan - Grand Entrance (W) and Battle Dance (E)
30. Rek'Sai - Unburrow
31. Rengar Passive
32. Renekton - Slice and Dice (E)
33. Riven - Broken Wings + Valor (Q+E)
34. Sejuani - Arctic Assult (Q)
35. Shen Shadow Dash - (E)
36. Thresh Hook/Lantern
37. Tristana - Rocket Jump (W)
38. Tryndamere - Spinning Slash (E)
39. Urgot - Disdain (E)
40. Vi - Vault Breaker (Q)
41. Wukong - Nimbus Strike (E)
42. Xin Zhao - Audacious Charge (E)
43. Yasuo - Sweeping Blade (E)
44. Zac Elastic Slingshot
45. Ziggs - Satchel Charge (W)

Notable Unstoppable Spells

1. Camille - The Hextech Ultimatum (R)
2. Hecarim - Onslaught of Shadows (R)
3. Jarvan IV - Cataclysm (R)
4. Kalista - Fate's Call (R)
5. Kled - Chaaaaaaaarge!!! (R)
6. Nocturne - Paranoia (R)
7. Malphite - Unstoppable Force (R)
8. Maokai - Twisted Advance (W)
9. Shyvana - Dragon's Descent (R)
10. Sion - Unstoppable Onslaught (R)
11. Vi - Assault and Battery (R)

Other Spells That Operate Similarly to Howling Gale

1. Azir - Emperor's Divide (R)
2. Blitzcrank - Rocket Grab (Q)
3. Cho'Gath - Rupture (Q)
4. Draven - Stand Aside (E)
5. Galio - Justice Punch (E)
6. Janna - Monsoon (R)
7. Kayn - Blade's Reach - (Red Kayn W)
8. Maokai - Bramble Smash (Q)
9. Nami - Aqua Prison (Q)
10. Nautilus - Dredge Line (Q)
11. Ornn - Searing Charge (E), Call of the Forge God (R part 2)
12. Poppy - Steadfast Presence (W)
13. Thresh - Death Sentence (Q), Flay (E)
14. Sejuani - Arctic Assault (Q)
15. Sion - Decimating Smash (Q)
16. Syndra - Scatter the Weak (E)
17. Veigar - Event Horizon (E)
18. Vel'Koz - Tectonic Disruption (E)
19. Yasuo - Gathering Storm (Q - 3rd Cast)

As you can see from the above, some of the spells like Thresh's Flay are fairly quick and capable of being used similiar to Janna's Howling Gale. However, for the most part they tend to be slow or require close positioning use effectively.

Imagine landing a Nami Aqua Prison or Sion Decimating Smash on a flying Zac! Possible, but not probable...

Find more spells that she can block and/or know any more interesting interactions? Comment below!