Can someone explain the purpose of E max first on Soraka

l MrD l·May 18, 2018·2 votes·3,281 views

Lately a lot of high elo players are maxing E on soraka first but my question is why?

I get it has high base damage and is instant damage that makes it very hard to dodge .... however i dont get why not just max Q first? they both offer same damage as you rank up except if you hit both ends of E which can be hard .... also with Q having a lot lower CD compared to the E CD Q is much more spammable and still offers an improvement to the heal and what i dont get is using E as a poke can be abused since knowing the E is on CD makes it easier to engage on soraka

I recently tried it ingame and my laning was very pokey offered good damage and ozne control so i understood maxing it over W but i dont get why not max the Q instead is tehre something im missing?

5 Comments

Tahminatrix May 18, 20182 votes

Because the less counterplay / reaction time you allow the enemy the better...

FOR JUSTICEMay 18, 20182 votes

Because its

instant cast, so theoretically impossible to dodge without preemptive action
its a silence so they cant feasibly trade back without putting themselves in even more danger

Now starcall takes time to hit the target and has a way smaller hitbox. The heal is nice, but pales in comparison to the benefits e gives.

z63XnLCMwXMay 18, 20181 votes

Silence is golden. Enemy will go in trying to throw a skill at you. You silence them = free hit.

FullmuteAll playMay 18, 20181 votes

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Lately a lot of high elo players are maxing E on soraka first but my question is why?

I get it has high base damage and is instant damage that makes it very hard to dodge