Sorakavs Zilean
Soraka vs Zilean is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Zilean wins with a 58.3% win rate (+16.7%) over Soraka based on 36 games. Zilean wins the early laning phase while Soraka scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Soraka build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Soraka vs Zilean matchup.
Soraka Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Soraka performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Who wins Soraka vs Zilean?
Soraka wins 39.7% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 28.9% and 51.6% (95% range).
- Expected
- 51.8% From both champions' overall Support win rates
- Matchup effect
- −12.1 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 68 games Lane: Support
- vs patch 26.18
- −7.8 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Support · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Zilean, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Soraka wins 39.7% of 68 games (95% range 28.9–51.6%).
- That is 12.1 points worse for Soraka than both champions' overall Support win rates predict (51.8%), so the matchup itself works against this pick.
- Zilean usually wins the lane: 235 gold ahead of Soraka at 15 minutes on average (65 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Soraka players pick Knight's Vow far more often against Zilean: 0.9% of their other Support games, 4.4% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Soraka and Zilean played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Soraka's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Soraka vs Zilean Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Soraka vs Zilean Win Rate by Game Length
Soraka's win rate against Zilean by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Soraka's results against Zilean in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Soraka vs Zilean Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)ZileanSoraka gold at 15: −235
- First itemEvenSoraka: 13.9 min · Zilean: 14.1 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Soraka Changes Against Zilean
Choices Soraka players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Support games.
Knight's VowItemUsually0.9%vs Zilean4.4%+3.5 pts
Best Soraka Build vs Zilean
Usual Soraka build (Support)
65.6% win rate · 209 games
Against Zilean
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 4 of 23 Soraka games against Zilean carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Soraka's standard build instead.
- Soraka usually completes Moonstone Renewer first, at 13.9 min (median of 57 games).
- Zilean usually completes Shurelya's Battlesong first, at 14.1 min (median of 32 games).
- Skill priority: W > Q > E — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Soraka Runes vs Zilean
Usual Soraka runes (Support)
Summon Aery
75.0% win rate · 20 games
Against Zilean
Summon Aery
35.5% win rate · 31 games
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Soraka matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Soraka's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Soraka build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Soraka Matchups
Hardest for Soraka
Easiest for Soraka
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Soraka vs Zilean FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Soraka vs Zilean?
Current data slightly favors Zilean, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Soraka wins 39.7% of 68 games (95% range 28.9–51.6%).
What is Soraka's win rate against Zilean?
Soraka wins 39.7% of 68 Support games against Zilean on patch 26.19 (95% range 28.9–51.6%). Based on both champions' overall Support win rates, 51.8% would be expected.
Does Soraka counter Zilean?
Not clearly. Soraka wins 39.7% of 68 games against Zilean, and the 95% range (28.9–51.6%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Soraka or Zilean?
Zilean usually wins the lane: 235 gold ahead of Soraka at 15 minutes on average (65 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Soraka outscale Zilean?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Zilean strongest against Soraka?
Zilean is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min).
What should Soraka build against Zilean?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Soraka's usual Support core: Dawncore, Moonstone Renewer, Ardent Censer. The biggest change against Zilean: Knight's Vow (0.9% usually, 4.4% here).
What runes should Soraka use against Zilean?
Summon Aery with Sorcery and Resolve — 35.5% over 31 games against Zilean.