How to Play Soraka Support: Tips & Power Spikes (26.20)

Max order: W > Q > E
First item: Moonstone Renewer13.1 min
Gold vs lane at 15: −251
Win rate 1k gold ahead: 79.7%
Win rate 1k gold behind: 30.0%

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Soraka Power Spikes (Patch 26.20)

Support

When Soraka Support gets stronger, in the order it happens in a typical ranked game: ability unlocks from the most common skill order, item spikes at the median minute players finish them, and the game length Soraka wins most.

Lv 3
All three basic abilities at level 3
Soraka's full combo is online — the first point where trading all-in is realistic.
Lv 6
Ultimate rank 1 at level 6
The biggest early spike: look for a kill or a roam as soon as Soraka hits it.
Lv 11
Ultimate rank 2 at level 11
Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Soraka can start or win.
Lv 16
Ultimate rank 3 at level 16
Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Soraka can start or win.
13.1 min
First item at 13.1 min
Moonstone Renewer is done — Soraka's first real damage or durability spike.
23.0 min
Two items at 23.0 min
Moonstone Renewer + Redemption: the window to group and take objectives.
30.8 min
Three-item core at 30.8 min
Moonstone Renewer + Redemption + Dawncore completes Soraka's core build.
40 min
Strongest in games of about 40 minutes
Soraka wins 55.5% of games that end around this point.

Item timings are medians: half of players finish later. Fall behind in farm and every item spike moves back with it.

Soraka Support Laning Plan

Soraka scales: losing a little gold in lane is normal. Farm safely, avoid early all-ins and win the late game. On average Soraka Support is 251 gold behind the lane opponent at 15 minutes and ahead in only 38% of games. A 1,000-gold lead at 15 turns into a 80% win rate; a 1,000-gold deficit leaves 30%. Soraka averages 0.02 solo kills by 15 minutes.

Soraka win rate by gold at 15

1,000+ gold ahead79.7%
Ahead65.1%
Behind42.9%
1,000+ gold behind30.0%

Lane matchups that decide the plan

Respect these lanes

Pyke−691 gold at 15

Tahm Kench−617 gold at 15

Senna−572 gold at 15

Soraka Mid and Late Game

What Soraka does better or worse than other champions after laning, from this patch's ranked games — percentiles where 100 is the highest of every champion.

Play to these strengths

Soraka heals a lot (percentile 98): extended fights and sieges favor Soraka.
Soraka out-wards most champions (percentile 93): keep owning vision around the next objective.
Soraka brings crowd control (percentile 76): start the fight or follow up on a teammate's engage.
Soraka wins 6.4 points more in long games than short ones: avoid coin-flip fights early and let the game go long.

Mistakes to avoid

Soraka is not a damage carry (0/100): don't take fights expecting Soraka to win them alone.
Soraka mitigates little damage (2/100): one bad position ends the fight, so stay behind your frontline.
Soraka falls behind in CS (3/100): last-hit the waves you can, items still matter.

These expert Soraka tips are generated by MetaBot's advanced analysis of thousands of Soraka games. Learn the best strategies, ability combos, and gameplay tactics to master Soraka and climb the ranked ladder. Follow these tips to maximize your Soraka performance.

Soraka secures less objectives than most champions. Your value may be better oriented towards helping other champions secure objectives.
Soraka has a high rate of healing compared to other champions. They may be good at exchanging hit trades in lane or before teamfights since they can recover through self-healing.
Soraka has a much higher late game win rate than their early game win rate. Take advantage of this by spending the early game farming and avoiding unneccessary fights.
Soraka has a greater attack range than most champions. Take advantage of this by poking with autos at max range whenever you get the chance, and back off to maintain that max range distance to maximize trades.
Soraka has more mana regen than most champions, making their playstyle optimal for aggressive trades in lane.

Playing Soraka

Soraka is a powerful ally in battle, using her strong healing to keep the party moving forward.
You can use Wish on your allies from across the map to save them from otherwise fatal events.
Equinox can be used as a powerful zoning tool to keep enemies at bay.

Playing Against Soraka

Focus on attacking Soraka when she ever ventures to the frontline to heal her allies.
Take advantage of Soraka's long cooldown on Equinox if she uses it to harass.
It's easier to focus Soraka than the ally she is healing.

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How to Play Soraka FAQ - Patch 26.20

When does Soraka power spike?

Soraka's spikes in a typical ranked game: All three basic abilities at level 3; Ultimate rank 1 at level 6; Ultimate rank 2 at level 11; Ultimate rank 3 at level 16; First item at 13.1 min.

Can Soraka come back from behind?

Soraka wins 43% of games when behind in gold at 15 minutes (over 1,959 games), against 65% when ahead — so a lost lane costs Soraka games, but it is not decisive.

What is Soraka's first item?

Most Soraka players finish Moonstone Renewer first, at a median of 13.1 minutes.

Which lanes are hardest for Soraka?

By gold at 15 minutes, Soraka falls furthest behind against Pyke, Tahm Kench, Senna. Play those lanes safe and scale.

How do you play Soraka Support?

From this patch's ranked data, Soraka wins by playing to these strengths: take long fights and sieges; control vision; start fights with crowd control.

Soraka How to Play: Tips & Power Spikes