Soraka support heal or no heal as summoners spell

Metalflame·Jan 30, 2016·3 votes·2,919 views

I main support and play many kinds of support, but i play soraka really well, even after the nerfs. I freqently get heal as a summoners spell and get a lot of flak for it, but it works out more often than not. These are the reasons and situations that it becomes a benefit over exh.

First your health sacrifice from Astral Infusion means you cant heal in tight situations, Considering a single mid game Astral Infusion from soraka is usually better than the summoners spell heal it makes sense to me that the person needing the health to heal others should have it. So you should be able to heal yourself to help other lanes than just bot.

Since heal gives that speed boost you can use it with wish and Astral Infusion to turn a team fight around more than what you could without it, and give everyone a speed boost at the same time. I get Talisman of Ascension which means I can double speed boost and it works amazingly well.

Since you shouldnt have 2 heals on bot I say Soraka gets dibbs, and the adc can get ignite, exhaust, tp, or sheild, and those all seem viable. Soraka already has 2 forms of cc. Many adcs like ez can benefit from the exh cc debuff more.

7 Comments

Truly PridefulJan 30, 20163 votes

I do this with my duo. She takes the heal on Soraka, I get to take exhaust instead. I honestly prefer to be carrying the exhaust so I have it on demand rather than hoping she's in range of me at any time I could need it.

Athenes LuluJan 30, 20161 votes

Don't forget that exhaust is a straight-up "fuck you" button to carries because it reduces damage dealt and attack speed for 2.5 seconds, not just a slowing device.

Heal on Raka sounds awesome on paper, but getting an extra debuff spell to make up for her kinda shitty self-peel is even better.

MetalflameJan 30, 20162 votes

which is why i ask the adc to take that spell. They can use it for protection, and much needed cc in some cases. Soraka she already silences and slow/stun the enemy which kills trades. I feel the significantly added healing power outweighs the kind of situational cc and trading from exh, especially in team fights.

Athenes LuluJan 30, 20162 votes

ADCs take barrier/heal usually to make up for their lack of self peels especially when their support isn't present or just can't peel on time due to being cc'd/oom/etc. So it's unlikely for your ADC to take something else. I have seen ADCs taking ignite because I told them I will use it horribly if I don't have anything that's not exhaust, and they won just like that.

So, it works, the hard part is trying to get your ADC take anything other than heal/barrier.

Though have you seen double exhaust comps? That shit's hilarious especially into late game.

ZachGrady4everJan 30, 20161 votes

Heal nullifies your other heals though,, so prob just take exhaust or ignite still.

MetalflameJan 30, 20162 votes

Heal nullifies other heal summoner spells not abilities, but together with astral, and wish its a complete turn around. Im pretty good at landing her hard cc with starcall slow.