Soraka (the Starchild) | Champions recommended for a start League of Legends Guide
Last update: 11 May 2016
Basic information | Strengths | Weaknesses |
Difficulty level: Low Mobility: Low CC: Low Damage: Low Endurance: Low Damage type: AP Recommended roles: Support | + Abilities enabling her to stay on a lane for a long time + Healing and mana restoration + Silence | - High vulnerability to damage - No crow control abilities |
Soraka is a great support, who can find her place in every team. Her basic functions are: healing, restoring mana, and harassing enemies with auto attack, as well as silencing them. This champion does not deal huge damage and should not stay on frontline. Soraka feels best while standing aside, where she can use her abilities undisturbed. One of her offensive abilities is Starcall (Q), which deals magical damage to all nearby targets. The most important ability is Astral Blessing (W), which heals teammates and improves their armour. Another ability - Infuse (E) - either restores teammates' mana or, silences an enemy and deals magical damage to them. The final Soraka's ability is Wish (R). This can really frustrate Soraka's enemies, because it heals all her teammates, even those on the other side of the map. It is best to spent gold on items which cast positive auras on teammates (improved resistance, damage, etc.), as well as those extending Soraka's mana bar, so she could effectively use her spell.
Strategy:
Soraka's main goal is to support teammates on her lane, and that is exactly what she should do. When paired with an ADC, she can both effectively protect a lane and farm.