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Soraka alternatives for escaping Bronze II (You need to master another champ besides Soraka dilemma)

Tyquiqui··1 votes·1,094 views

I recently have reached Bronze 1 qualifiers TWICE. Tonight will be my third attempt at qualifiers best 2/3 for Bronze 1. I ONLY play Soraka. Yes, I know I need to master another support but that is easier said than done when I've been healing/carrying scrubs since WoW arena season 2.

Soraka only got banned on my qualifier games, but EVERY qualifier. SO I tried Illaoi, & Taric with no success. I have a feeling I am being paired with people who perma-ban Soraka only when I need 2/3 for a promotion!!

Which toon should be my go-to everytime someone ruins my life and bans soraka?

  1. Challenger Tier popularity points to Janna?
  2. Taric & Karma seem nerfed
  3. Lux support can't hurt a fly lol
  4. Every scrub adc in bronze 2 plays Jhin atm, who would be best with him? Tahm Kench, Bard, Blitz, Alistar, Taric?

Thanks for the discussion Soraka permaban Blitzcrank item 3083 GODMODE W SPAM

The 7.3k IP is summoner 14 a hole in my pocket!

13 Comments

Akasuisei3 votes

If you only play Soraka, then the next closest thing to your play style would be Nami.

Team comp and other factors aside (since you have obviously only played Soraka regardless), I would recommend you use Nami since there would be less adjustment and playing a tanky sup is very different from a poke/heal sup.

good luck!

Tyquiqui1 votes

Does Nami offer any concrete advantage over Raka? I like her heal that bounces into damage as well, but I felt like she was just a weaker healer than Raka.

HamerDrunk2 votes

nami does have more cc for her team and can buff them wich is nice altho nami is all about mastering bubble if you can land a bubble pretty consistantly and master how to poke with you're heal she is very strong and also sona is good cause she has heavy poke in lower elo's you can get tanky supps so low at laning phase they even can't engage

Quepha1 votes

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Does Nami offer any concrete advantage over Raka? I like her heal that bounces into damage as well, but I felt like she was just a weaker healer than Raka.

Hard cc if she lands her skillshot, powerful initiate ult, more damage for her adc, movespeed for allies, there are a lot of things she does differently.

If you want to play that passive protector role all the time, then Janna is going to be the most similar to what you want. Her shield is her most important skill early on. The hardest parts of her are learning the right times to use her R for peel/healing instead of accidentally saving an enemy and aiming/timing your Q for peel and lockdown

pro tip: snap cast your Q 95% of the time, charging it is actually pretty risky and you'll probably just waste your cooldown on a whiffed ability.

Although I think it's valuable to branch out to a lot of other support champions and learn other playstyles for when Soraka and Janna don't fit your team comp, synergize with your adc, or have a bad matchup with the enemy.

HamerDrunk2 votes

i'm a gold 3 support main so i might now as little as you but i like Morgana support

1 black shield is a life saver 2 she has the longest 2 stuns in the game 3 her sustain with tormented soil is aok 4 get a item 3092 and item 3116 for utility and slows all day long 5 you can build pretty good damage if you're team needs it but can also go more tanky if you're in need of it and still can cc the hell out of everyone

my typical build would be somthing like this

item 1331 item 3092 item 2045 item 3116 2 last items are situational item 3135 and item 3089 or item 3157 if you need damage item 3512 and item 3060 if i need tanky a bit and splitpushing power

there are ofc many other items you can use and combo's and even the 4 core items arn't set in stone

just don't underestimate a zz rot you can plant one bot then go top to keep the enemy occupied and the enemy tower bot will fall so fast especially if someone else in you're team got one and in bronze and silver people just can't seem to be botherd to destroy a zz rot portal sometimes and a last tip of advice take a supp you can play well and suits you're whole team not just you're adc because the laning phase isn't all of the game if you're team hasn't got a tank go tank supp if they lack ap go ap support

Tyquiqui1 votes

Morgana is definitely one to consider, I love Soraka's new need to poke with her Q - I can sponge half of a tank sup's life force if they can't grab me (blitzcrank/thresh)

SeekerofSilence2 votes

Meanwhile I one tricked Soraka to Gold III... x)

Jokes aside, I've started searching for other options as well since Soraka was a popular ban a little while ago, and at times your team might need a tank.

Personally I fell in love with Thresh, Nautilus and Braum, but it's all about finding one you're comfortable with. Don't worry too much about the meta and play something you're good at/find fun to play.

Good luck!

Tyquiqui1 votes

I have heard Thresh is a great high skill champ I could alternate with Soraka, Braum is challenger status, but his shield is frustrating to me and about as useful as a static Bard heal on the ground. In other words, you have to be in the right place for it to have the best outcome. Nautilus is also interesting, he can play top or support - do you think the same applies to Illoai? Because people FREAK out when I play Illoai support because she is reliant on her items and often dies a few times before building into a nice tank.

SeekerofSilence1 votes

Personally I don't like Illaoi a lot. For neither roles, honestly... A support should at best have a lot of CC or heals, utility with other words. Illaoi doesn't really help much with that and as my plat friend told me "she's just dmg". Never seen a successful Illaoi support, unfortunately...

Braum is my favorite tanky champion (I tend to build a squishier Thresh), use your w to jump to a minion and surprise them with a rapid q upon arrival. He's a bit more engaging than Soraka, provides CC and shields a lot of damage as long as you can position right (which isn't too difficult if you keep in mind the w).

Test em out and check which you like more. :) There's no real answer to your question, in the end it all comes down to personal preference.

Duke Anax1 votes

Quite Ironically the best support for Jhin iseems to be Soraka ...

But I also like Taric with him, he can savely run into enemy range and reliably CC them for Jhin's skillshots.

If you want someone that can do simmilar to Soraka aka not letting teammates die, then Janna is a good pick, but also Windspeaker Alistar with this build: item 3401 item 2045 item 1307 item 3222 item 3190

Tyquiqui1 votes

Everytime I run into range with Taric to 'W', I take more trade damage then the small amount I deal to 3-4 minions with the shield shatter. It seems very underpowered. Secondly, Taric's heal is nice but the CD is soooo long. The stun is the best thing Taric has to offer, but I have just felt like after I blow those 3 CD's in a few seconds - it's 15 seconds of wandering before I can think about reengaging.

Duke Anax1 votes

With Taric you definitely need to use the passive cdr and build some more. He isn't the greatest early, but once you have build item 3025 he becomes great. Can even solo the ADC.

As support you shouldn't be hitting minions with W, just keep it up for the Armor Aura and use it when you engage to lower armor.

Fashion Mage1 votes

Just play other caster supports. So Nami, Janna, and/or Sona.

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