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Soraka rework is terrible.

Classic WoW soon·11/7/2014, 8:48:40 PM·4 votes·1,343 views

After the rework, there is no real way to build her and feel important to the team. If you disagree with me, you're just a Riot fanboy / dreamer. Get a grip. I've played soraka since this game's public launch in 2010~. She's never been this bad ever.

Let me explain real quickly.

Build all Regen and AP? You can heal well, but you still have no CC and die in half a hit. Build tank? your heals cost a lot of your own HP, and don't heal for squat. Build classic support? You don't do anything real well, and are still squishy.

There just is no synergy with her kit. Her W & E make you want to stack AP. But her squishiness if built that way is unbearable. Her E makes you want to build tanky, so you can get in the fight and disrupt a lot of stuff. But guess what? After your E is used, all your other potential is lost due to high-cost-low-value spells like W & Q. I've given her rework a shit load of chances since it went live (45~ games to be precise) And I've only won 3 of those. -She has no presence late game. -She is too item dependent to be effective. -And she's squishy with no trade off.

21 Comments

Kledy McKledFace11/7/2014, 8:57:17 PM3 votes

Horrible is the right word.

But most of last reworks are total garbages : cassiopeia (the worse of all) / Viktor (hes not a mage anymore because his e dmgs are so terrible) / sivir and twitch were so overpowered

The only ones I see werent too bad was rengar (it still took 5 patches to make him viable and fun), sion (2 patches to make him viable) and xerath (which is overpowered in ym opinion)

I'm scared of taric/shaco and urgot reworks. I have the feeling theyll be as bad as our last 4

dunk is my life11/7/2014, 8:55:50 PM3 votes

soraka heal is so ridiculous now, its bordeline op

Final GirI11/7/2014, 9:13:20 PM2 votes

How have you only won 3 out of 40 games? How have you been playing since 2010, but have only played 4 ranked games, this season. I've been taking Soraka top and support since her rework and have still been kicking ass with her.

EffectFX11/7/2014, 11:18:09 PM2 votes

Soraka is way stronger then most people are giving her credit for. Just because you suck with her doesn't mean other people are having the same problem.

Apparently a AOE silence into a possible snare IS NOT CC, k.

Classic WoW soon11/7/2014, 8:59:57 PM2 votes

why is this getting downvoted? Why wont anyone let me discuss this champion? "QUICK DOWNVOTE IT!!!"

Seriously this reddit format is garbage.

disregardable11/7/2014, 9:06:28 PM2 votes

I thought that Soraka was weak and pathetic before, I hated playing her. I play her a lot now. I agree that she's not really a good champ, but I love AOEs, and she has two.

FantasySniper11/9/2014, 10:34:48 PM1 votes

Max [W] first. Land [Q]s to regenerate health, and try to do it close so they have less time to dodge.

Build AP, it gives more everything, you won't have to heal as often since you get more out of every heal. Build Mana Regen, too, since it keeps it easy to spam [Q]s. Build a Spirit Visage or Locket of Salami and you'll get health regen and poke/AoE resistance. Avoid building health or resistance items besides for the ones mentioned as they won't affect your performance whatsoever.

Any damage you take translates into less healing for your teammates, so play like you're squishy. Because, well, you are. Put down [E] on CC-ed opponents, it works like a larger and better Yordle Snap Trap. Use [R] for a mass heal and to save yourself, it's essentially another free cast of [W], too. Grievous wounds aren't a problem and you can save anyone easily.

Classic WoW soon11/7/2014, 9:12:07 PM1 votes

what the hell does a post need to get upvoted around here? kitten pictures?

Anything below 3 consecutive downvotes just locks the post.

Boulderox11/7/2014, 9:22:27 PM1 votes

  1. just because you do not like the update doesn't mean we are riot fanboys

  2. Soraka was my FIRST champ ever, so i played her a lot (zero ranked, pvp is just fine)

  3. sorakas old kit made her stale, mana and hp only, nothing more to help the team, starcall was the only exception but only ap wise which still killed your survivability.

  4. Why are you in the center of a fight as soraka, you are the one sitiing in the back of the team healing and throwing down your silence aoe on the action, RANGE BULLY.

  5. Try things out, one method isn't going to work every time. building her to assist allies is what i do, item 3504item 3023 item 3050 item 3301 item 3222, even item 3089 is usable. you are a support, help your team, your not supposed to get kills.

  6. health problem, go for raw ap items like item 3089 item 3152 item 3165

  7. Raw defence items with no healthitem 3110 item 3025 item 3026 ,raw mr itemsitem 3001 (nice even without the aura)item 3174 item 3111

  8. find what fits you, your team, and what works against their team.

Dryad Soraka11/7/2014, 8:53:05 PM1 votes

After playing her for a little while.... she's... boring.

I don't enjoy playing her anymore. It just doesn't feel rewarding transferring my HP to an ally and getting myself killed. Why play Soraka when I can play Nami or Sona whose heals aren't bad at all and they can actually dish out damage? IDK. I like Nami more.