What's the Soraka build now?

PentaJump·Dec 11, 2014·3 votes·891 views

I believe that the 4.21 changes demand a change in Soraka's build. It is still true that health is a bad stat on Soraka, and that resistances are extra good on her. However, with 4.21, Soraka has one of the worst hp regens in the game. Due to the changes to how hp regen items work, this means that they will benefit Soraka less than they benefit most champs. Ap is stronger on Soraka now than it was last patch.

The following are a list of items I could see being strong on the new Soraka. I'd appreciate your input on it.

First of all, is mandatory. But don't upgrade it until the rest of your build is complete. The health it gives is worth very little.

The hp you get when minions die fulfills the same purpose that hp regen did on 4.20 Soraka. Mana regen allows for Soraka to heal herself with her q, and movement speed provides survivability. The active very strong for herself and for her team. However, the hp regen isn't as strong as it was last patch.

All of the stats it gives help Soraka. If you want to go full-out AP Soraka, this might be the stronger option, since you don't have to invest any gold in it; you can leave it at T1 and go right into buying core ap items.

Soraka's lane phase is nerfed this patch, no matter how you look at it. She will not, under any circumstances, maintain her hp as well as she used to, during lane phase. Flask will help combat this problem. However, it of course delays her build. It might still be worth it though, as its hp regen component is still useful in siege scenarios.

I don't like these. But if you are roaming the map, they get you places faster. Also makes it harder for enemy's to catch you out of position while warding.

CDR is awesome on Soraka. Get 40%, but don't go over.

Resistances are great on Soraka. Tenacity is situationally awesome. However, these boots are expensive, and only boost her utility in the sense that a dead Soraka is a useless Soraka.

All of the stats that this item gives are stats that Soraka wants. Additionally, it buffs allies AS, yayy. But AS is a wasted stat on many champs, and there's a good chance that you won't be healing your ADC the most often. Be cautious of getting too much mana regen. Also, while this item doesn't give resistances, it does give MS, which helps keep Soraka alive.

Soraka likes all of these stats. However, the item gives no mana regen. The active provides additional ability to chase or run away, similar to talisman.

I just think this item is super strong in general. 20% CDR seriously helps you reach your 40%. Also, it gives lots of ap and mana regen. This is one of the more gold-efficient items in the game; and it's cheap. However, it gives you no survivability whatsoever.

If you had a really great game, this would have been a great item to buy to make your game even greater. However, hindsight is always 20/20. In order for it to remain cost effective, you need to get around 5 stacks on each of your lives. Soraka's ult helps with this.

These are all stats Soraka wants. While it doesn't provide her any ap to help support her allies, its active is invaluable.

Has the aegis aura, which helps your whole team. Provides less hp than locket, which is good. However, its active is a lot worse. On the upside though, it gives 60 ap.

Gives stats that Soraka wants, and it has a support-styled passive. However, Soraka won't be in range for the passive to apply most of the time. MR reduction is stronger against squishy champions like Fizz or Zed than it is against tanky champs. Maybe consider getting it against squishy dive champs.

Lots of ap!!! I think you should get 40% cdr, and have enough mana regen and some base of ap before you consider getting this item though. It increases nothing but her utility, which is better done with the aforementioned stats.