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Playing Against Soraka
SupportPatch 16.2.1
What They Do
Soraka is the ultimate 'healbot' who keeps her allies alive by sacrificing her own health via . She wins by turning your 'sure kills' into failed dives with and zoning you with her silence.
Abilities (What to Watch For)
| Ability | What You'll See | What It Means For You |
|---|---|---|
| A movement speed trail when she runs toward low health teammates | She can reach dying allies incredibly fast. Don't expect to finish off a low HP target if allows her to get in range for a heal. | |
| A falling star that creates a circular impact zone | This is her only way to regain health. If she hits you with , she heals herself and can then heal her ADC for 'free'. Dodge this to drain her HP pool. | |
| A green healing beam from Soraka to an ally | She trades her own HP to heal a friend. Focus her instead of her ADC; every time she uses without landing a , she becomes a much easier kill. | |
| A purple circular zone that silences instantly | You cannot cast spells or flash while inside the zone. If you stay inside until it expires, you are rooted. It is her primary defensive tool. | |
| A massive global burst of green light on all enemies | An instant global heal. Before you commit to an all-in in any lane, check if she has available, as it can flip a fight from across the map. |
Respect
- !Instant Silence→ is an instant cast. It will cancel your Kat R, MF R, or stop you from Flashing away from a gank immediately.
- !Sustain Loop→If she lands consistently, she gets a 'Rejuvenation' buff that makes her cost almost no health. You cannot out-poke this.
- !Passive Speed→ makes her surprisingly hard to catch when she is retreating toward her injured teammates.
- !Global Turnaround→ can save anyone on the map. It has no travel time, making it impossible to 'out-play' once the button is pressed.
Punish
- +is on cooldown→This is her only hard peel. It has a long cooldown (20-16s). All-in her the moment she uses it to poke or clear.
- +She misses →Without the heal from , she cannot replenish the HP she spends on . Poke her ADC now to force her to kill herself by healing them.
- +Level 1 and 2→She is incredibly squishy and has no reliable peel yet. Aggressive lanes should Ignite her early to reduce her healing.
- +She is below 40% HP→Soraka cannot use effectively when she is low. Switch your focus to her and dive; she cannot heal herself with .
Laning Tips
- •Buy an early Executioner's Calling or Oblivion Orb. Grievous Wounds is mandatory to stop and .
- •Focus the Soraka, not the ADC. If you hit the ADC, she heals them. If you hit her, she has to land to recover.
- •Stand away from your own minions to force her to choose between hitting you with or helping the wave.
- •The center of lands faster than the edges. Walk horizontally to exit the indicator quickly.
- •Bait out before using any channeled ultimates or your primary engage combo.
- •If she is playing very safe, shove the wave and look for a roam; her waveclear is poor and she lacks hard CC for follows.
Teamfight Warning
- ⚠She will sit in the backline. You must use assassins or long-range engage to delete her first or she will reset the entire team's HP.
- ⚠Don't group up in tight chokepoints where a single can silence and root your entire frontline.
- ⚠Save your high-damage burst for AFTER she uses if possible, or use Ignite early to mitigate the heal.
- ⚠Watch her positioning; if she steps forward to land , that is your signal to hard-engage on her.
- ⚠Keep track of her mana; late-game spam is taxing, and a dry Soraka is just a walking 300 gold bag.
AI-generated counterplay guide • Patch 16.2.1 • Cached