About Soraka

Craft Zeppelin·Nov 6, 2015·2 votes·321 views

Idk what the whole opinion of this community is, but I'm highly against the sole existance of Soraka's tactics As a healer, her kit heals her allies. I don't mind about that. The problem is, this goats general popular tactic to fight is really unfun to play against and gives a frustrating experience.

That is, she stands all behind back so we cannot reach her. then doesnt even throw her silence or starcall and spams heal. ok, I know that it is plain obvious that a squishy healer with no nuke or instant hard cc would stand in the front. But I must say, how this "chickening away and spam" your button tactic related to skill? it's not even kiting and is hardly interactive. She must be promted to use her attacking skills. She is a "support" not "using your allies as meatshields and swords so you can run away".which I saw a lot in Soraka players/

7 Comments

TeCoolMageNov 6, 20152 votes

I only get 10 W's before I reach 0 HP... Much less if I don't want to be at 5% HP where I get killed in 1 hit... and that, spread out in 15~ seconds (at max ranks and with CDR, 1.5~ cooldown?), is supposed to be enough to survive LeBlanc or Zed's burst without silence?

Craft ZeppelinNov 6, 20151 votes

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I only get 10 W's before I reach 0 HP... Much less if I don't want to be at 5% HP where I get killed in 1 hit... and that, spread out in 15~ seconds (at max ranks and with CDR, 1.5~ cooldown?), is supposed to be enough to survive LeBlanc or Zed's burst without silence?

Sadly I have to say thats pretty enough. like...more than enough If you picked soraka into a leblanc or zed its your mistake, and if they can't burst you then its a game balance issue going on here. i'm actually shocked you can use 10 W's to be honest...I thought you are to do less than that.

TeCoolMageNov 7, 20151 votes

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Sadly I have to say thats pretty enough. like...more than enough If you picked soraka into a leblanc or zed its your mistake, and if they can't burst you then its a game balance issue going on here. i'm actually shocked you can use 10 W's to be honest...I thought you are to do less than that.

Not even close, she counters these assassins with her silence specifically when used to protect an ADC. Good luck out healing a champ like MF in an extended trade and surviving, or surviving Zigg's and Xerath's long range poke over time. It's probably 3-4 heals per champion in need, so you can only protect 2 people or protect your carry twice in a trade or dive without aiming your Q or E.

Anyway, she's a late game support who's weakness is that she can't get her carry fed easily early on, and will probably die from a good gank more easily than Braum or Janna. Her strength is the fact her W scales really well only later on for team fights, but just barely acts like an acceptable support ability (not as good as any of the support shields or Thresh lantern) early on.

Archon XNov 6, 20151 votes

Soraka needs to use Q and E in fights to utilize her full potential, in addition to exhaust.

Fashion MageNov 6, 20151 votes

That is, she stands all behind back so we cannot reach her.

Yes, that is generally the point to being a backline champion.

Craft ZeppelinNov 6, 20151 votes

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Yes, that is generally the point to being a backline champion.

I don't think you got my question here. I'm talking about the issue that most soraka barely even uses starcall or equinox after the initial clash and run around like a ninny utilising they carries as meatshields. And I think that is barely the concept of "supporting"