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How is support Soraka

Linna Excel··1 votes·707 views

With all these Soraka QQ threads, I'm assuming most people are talking about mid/top Soraka. That makes me wonder how has she been as a support lately?

Part of the reason she and lulu went solo lane is the meta shift towards leona/thresh. I haven't been playing as much support this season (jungling more now) so I've been curious to how she's been working out.

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Manchette2 votes

In lane, Soraka has the potential of frightening amounts of harass. Her E silences the opponent and costs no mana, enabling you to zone both carry and support from getting close to you. Combine this with item 3303 and you'll be able to get near full-build by the end of the mid-game. Your heal and ult will always make trading difficult and the worldwide effect it has can save your allies, potentially turning the tide of more than your lane. If a magic damage jungler or your magic damage APC roams bot, spamming your Q will help them do more damage with the MR shred.

Her lack of hard CC does however make her lane extremely gankable, and all-ins from the enemy usually end with them on top, since your W has such a long cooldown. Your lack of outright burst or even substantial damage makes taking back a lost lane extremely difficult. Fortunately, it is easy to stay on top if you are careful and know what you're doing.

Lewd Yordle1 votes

Her E silences the opponent and costs no mana,

Her Silence costs 10% of her max mana......

Penguin Eclipse1 votes

Board lag....

Linna Excel1 votes

It's 5% max mana and it is only on ally cast.

The silence is free.

Hyrum Graff1 votes

Although the tooltip says 5% of your max mana, I've never been unable to restore mana to an ally because I'm oom, even when I'm definitely below 5% max mana.

Lewd Yordle1 votes

Really? It dosnt say that on the Tooltip....my bad XD

Thanks for letting me know that gonna play some raka now! <3

Penguin Eclipse2 votes

Honestly I never take support Soraka outside of duo's anymore. They get annoyed by me using my Q too much, they waste heals and don't use the armor buff, don't take advantage of her mana, or expect her to lock down kills in ways she simply can't.

I don't think she is bad by an means. I am on an 8 game winning streak as Soraka. But I would want the adc to be on the same page as me. Otherwise I would pick Nami, who is pretty safe all around.

JackYAqua2 votes

I played her support, lost four times in a row.
Yep, nope, whatever. Friggidy-fraggedy-do.

Hyrum Graff1 votes

I personally don't like her much because her support playstyle is far too passive. In terms of her viability, though, (as a S4 player) I think she's viable as long as your adc is good.

The problem with true supports at low ELO is that you're very dependent on your adc to know what they're doing, which is not a given.

Linna Excel1 votes

This is what I love/hate about supporting as Soraka. On one hand she is a valid solo laner if you want to take over. On the other, it's a tough call and if you make it, there's much less hope your ADC is coming back into the game.

This is why I hope they don't screw her up with her remake. I think this ability to go into solo mode when you are support is one of those choices that make the game good and unique.

CaptainWednesday1 votes

It really depends on your play style. The meta shifts/favors supports with high CC and good engage. Soraka has decent poke and sustain. No hard CC however. She's kinda the opposite. If you're going to a farm lane, Soraka is not a bad pick. If you're headed into a kill/burst lane (Leona + Ezreal), you might not want to go Soraka. Since Sona's viability plummeted, Soraka's been the only healer left playing, but her awkward kit, lack of CC, and fragile defense makes her a weak pick.
Out of 10 on a "viability calculator", I'd give her a 5.5.

Linna Excel1 votes

My playstyle with her has morphed into spamming Q this season... which is why I haven't taken her support as much.

I do like playing her actively and poking as long as I'm not against blitz or thresh. I seemed to get grabbed too often (particularly by blitz) for my liking.

CaptainWednesday1 votes

Very true. Problem with that is that
1.) You have to get close to the enemy to poke (usually through weaving AA's and Starcalls) which leaves you open to counter attacks and
2.) You'll most likely hit minions with Starcall, resulting in frustration from your ADC.
As far as poke is concerned, champions like Lulu, Morgana, Karma, and Nami are much better because their utility and CC surpass that of Soraka.

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