Soraka - Which Abilities Do You Max First?

Christopher RPh·Sep 9, 2017·1 votes·4,455 views

I looked up some information. There's conflicting information. Some Max Q, E, and then W. Some Max E, W, then Q.

I don't understand what situations dictate maxing Q, E, or W.

Thanks.

My runes: Quints: Health Regen x 3 Marks - Armor x 9 Seals - Health x 5 Scaling Health x 4 Glyphs - Mana Regen x 4 Magic Resist x 5

Masteries: 18 Cunning, 12 Resolve (Windspeaker's Blessing)

6 Comments

ToxicJh1nMainSep 9, 20171 votes

W if u wanna heal ur m8 but if u wanna play aggro take q or e

AFilthyCaitMainSep 9, 20171 votes

W for better heals, q for more harrass, dont max e.

Linna ExcelSep 9, 20171 votes

Max W for better heals. If your ADC is constantly losing trades, it's a good idea to max first.

Max Q for more harass, better self heal from hitting Qs, and if you are going into a solo lane.

Never max E first. This was viable before her nerf and big rework but no longer.

MartyrofsandSep 9, 20171 votes

I take Q first and then I pick up Q or W based on how the lane is going. If I need to do more damage I get Q but if my ally is taking to much damage I'll get W to keep him alive. Sometimes there really isn't a max this or that so much as a I end up alternating between the two based on trades and such.

VoidStaresBackSep 9, 20171 votes

My general Soraka leveling is to put three levels in Q before maxing W, although if the lane goes poorly really quickly I'll just max W so I'm ready for teamfights while behind.

tseiheiSep 9, 20171 votes

alright e is good against people who may play agro against you, as it keeps them from casting as you already know Say you're going into a blitz lane, you may wana grab e at lvl 2 as he may try some cheesy hook.

Outside of grabbing it early at level 2 for anti-engage, it should be left at 1 point.

w max is good for hard early trading, as the cooldown goes down quite a bit with levels. Correct me if im wrong, but I do believe that the HP cost is static(meaning that it costs 10% of your hp at each use.) This would mean that t1 w is very inefficient as you may actually begin healing for less than what the health cost is. Generally this means that I max w first, as I want the lower cd heal in combo with the higher amount per each cast.

I will usually go w first( and heal my jg during leesh) and grab a point in q second.

I leave q max for 3(with ult primary, and w secondary.) Q maxing is for agro play, with could pan out well if the enemy doesn't have a very effective way to engage on you. One example of this would be if you are playing raka into an + lane. Even then, you would have to plan to be agro from the start( and most likely be building )

The isssue with this is that:

you are putting yourself in a position where the enemy is going to see your build and know you are going to be agro as raka( not much for her to escape with) A smart enemy jg will take advantage of this and gank you when you overextend, which to get most Q's in as raka you would be.
you aren't going to get as much gold as will grant anyways.

If you have a boring lane like janna/ez, you could go something like scaling ap runes, and just play defensively.

so in general, I go W>Q>(situationally e or w. e can help against engage, but if your adc has been poked you may wana take w)>e/w, whichever you didn't take before. So by level 4 you'll be at:

1 point in q
2 points in w
1 point in e

From here, at level 5 I take another point in w, at 6 I level ult. From here on, max ult first, points in w when possible, if not q. Once everything else is maxed, go for e.