Can't they...fix Soraka?

alonzo070592·Nov 17, 2014·1 votes·1,047 views

I really don't like her update. The worst part of her update is that her heals now take away some of her health. That's not how Soraka is suppose to work! It would have been enough just to get rid of her mana heals, but they also had to add that her heals hurt her.

The only thing I'm glad about her update is that they did not localize her ult.

I use to always play Soraka before her update, but now I tend to switch between Sona and Taric.

9 Comments

Rock RockburghNov 17, 20144 votes

In my mind, new Raka is MUCH stronger than the old one. Starcall isn't all that much harder to land (because old range was so small) and deals a ton of damage, so she has way better poke now-- and can use it without pushing the lane. Her heals are big enough that the HP cost is worth it, and the low cooldown makes her an absolute livesaver. Add this to the fact that she now has a minor mobility buff from her passive and you've got a pretty amazing champ.

PokladnicaZlaNov 17, 20141 votes

Post-rework Raka>>>>>>Pre-reworkSoraka.The new Raka is better and more useful in every way possible. Besides her HPcost,what else do you find troublesome?

Sona is really strong right now,while Taric is one of the worst picks....

alonzo070592Nov 17, 20141 votes

I guess I think her update was just too drastic. They should have slowly updated her, by first taking away her mana heal then about half a year later do it where she donates health. There was really no time for me to get use to the new one.

It's like having a girlfriend that went from blonde to black hair within a day.

PokladnicaZlaNov 17, 20141 votes

I feel you made.Try playing a few more rounds with her and u will soon get to love her. :)

OrbvNov 17, 20141 votes

I was all for old Soraka, but I'm still a big user of Soraka. Going as gradually as you said would have been a complete waste of time. Riot didn't like how she played (she could poke and silence an enemy the entire game from a safe distance). The cooldown was short, so they added a mana cost, but that wasn't enough. So to put more skill into her, they gave her an AoE Silence. Though easy to land, is not guaranteed. Then starcall was also an issue with pushing lanes unintentionally, so they fixed it. Then they aimed to make her the "healing" support again because she was getting outdone by Sona and Nami, so they drastically reduced the cooldowns, but added the health cost/

I have not had a game yet where her health cost was the reason I lost, I've played her only about 25 times, about 12 in ranked. I think it's a tad high, but that could be reduced to 8% instead. The fact that her heal can go to 1.4 seconds late game is absurd. And her ult now removes Grievous wounds. No other champ has that ability.

She's in a good place.