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very easy lane, but nami has great team fighting abilities, try not to fight in the jungle as her ult will cc your whole team
Janna
Soraka is easy to play vs Janna, tell your jungler to camp another lane as Janna is a hard lane to gank, but Janna has almost no kill potential bot, silence her Ult so you dont need to use your own in order to trade and ward the bushes near your lane to stop any ganks, just farm till mid game.
Braum
Play safe and dodge his Q's, it'll be an easy lane
Lulu
Fairly easy lane, just dont try your luck by staying in lane with low hp, as lulu has a high burst
Zyra
Lots of damage and CC, just dont get hit by her snare and dont try to kill her plants.
Alistar
This makes for an interesting lane, its super easy one minuet and then the next, you're dead. he has 3 CC abilities now with his e changed and his ult makes for the perfect dives, just keep things warded and try stay under tower. expect alot of jungler ganks once he hits 6
Malzahar
just try to poke his passive shield with Q, but never go out of position as he can ult, if he ults your adc simply silence him, IF HIS SHIELD IS DOWN, make sure its down first, or else the silence wont work and his ult will keep going
Bard
make sure you know what bard can do, his high auto attack dmg mixed with a Q stun makes for very high burst, he'll most likely have ignite also, so try your best not to get stunned. His magical journey makes for easy ganks too. just ward up and dont get stunned, dont play too far forward once hes 6, as his ult can setup a perfect cc chain gank
Sona
Sona is a real threat with ignite, her high burst damage mixed with the boost she gives her adc and a stunning ult is tough but usually predictable, try your best to silence her and slow her down with Q's when she tries to chase
Zilean
Dont kill someone with Zileans ult on them just switch targets or chase until it expires, try your best not to get hit by a double bomb as it will stun you. And be aware that even if they dont have a tank on their team they can still dive you with a zilean ult
Brand
This is a VERY hard matchup, as he WILL or should have ignite, run away as soon as you get hit by a single spell of his, as you do not want to be stunned or set ablaze, dealing tons more damage, never get too close to an ally as his ult will kill you both. just try your best to outheal the damage he does and you should get to late game ;)
Leona
Remember she will try rush level 2 and engage on you, just play safe until you hit level 2, then remember to avoid her E and you shouldn't have a problem
Karma
Karma is a strong champ but not amazing, dodge her Q's and get extra health pots if you're having a hard time, just make sure to heal your adc so he can farm
Nautilus
Easy lane, dont try to fight him 2v2 as his passive stun will most likely make you lose, and just play safe under tower, as his Q can hit you or miss you and hit the wall next to you, giving him an easy auto attack stun. just watch your positioning and you should be good
Thresh
Its always best to run to the side to dodge a thresh hook as his range is huge, try not to get hooked level 1 and 2 as he has good kill potential, after that tho it should be an easy game if you dodge hooks
Taric
Not played much, but still a strong champ, it should be a very easy laning phase, just ward for any incoming ganks as his stun is strong. His teamfighting capabilities however are not to be underestimated, dont go too deep in a teamfight when his ult is up as he can turn the tides very quickly
Blitzcrank
a good blitz can destroy you bot lane, just make sure you dont get hooked and all should be well, save your flash for getting out of a life or death situation, only flash if its NEEDED, check if the hook will land before trying to flash it, and ask yourself if you WILL live if you try to flash away after being hooked. Never waste your flash vs a blitzcrank
Morgana
talisman rush is a good counter to morg ults, as it lets your team run away and break the bindings, not much you can do once she has black shield up as she wont be affected by silence or your Q, just try not to trade with her when her Q is up as its snare lasts as long as 3 seconds
Vel'Koz
a fairly hard lane, as his Q will slow you and let him land his full combo, which at level 6 should be enough to kill you, just stay out of range of his knockup and poke a bit with your Q
Annie
Shes weak early game, just stay out of her ability range as she will try to stun you for the first 5 mins of the game. Stay away from her stun spells and trade with your Q when shes out of position, dont force it.
At level 6 she becomes a proper threat, Especially with Ignite but shes predictable asf and your silence is more than enough to fk her up. Ping and ward to stop her from successful roaming. If she gets ahead try stay under tower and rush a locket, her team will feel the burn as they will lack a proper support with support items
Rakan
Dont let him W you, if he dose then silence just infront of the enemy adc to stop him from doing tons of damage to you before you get knocked up
Malphite
He wont do much until level 6, as his ult is very scary for soraka, expect to be dived under tower by him and the jungler. Ward up and watch you dont get out of position and it should be fine.
Vi
i find this an easy jungle match up as when she tries to charge her Q just silence her and run away so she cant ult,
Kha'Zix
probably an easier jungle match up than vi if hes not ahead. Just wait till he jumps, then predict where he will land and silence the area before he gets to it and he'll be an easy kill. This is a very useful tool when he tries to tower dive. I've killed many a khazix with this method
Sion
Sion is always underestimated when he plays support, but hes VERY strong, watch out for his Q when hes in a bush, and watch out for his passive when he dies, once hes 6 he can engage you in lane and most likely kill you by himself, once 6 play under tower and you should be fine
Remember what you want to do in laning phase is just let your adc farm without the threat of having to go B to base because hes low hp
if you need to heal TRY to hit your Q first, as it will boost your heal with a HOT (Heal over time)if you cant land your Q then just heal, make sure your adc has health.
(You can stop healing the adc if his health is 95% WHILE HES FARMING, as they usually have some kind of life steal and can usually get the 5% back by themselves. Note that you should always heal the adc to 100% during fights)
All of that is easy to do, the hardest part is positioning with Soraka, you dont even want to be ontop of your adc, as an AOE will end you. Try to always be a few steps to the SIDE of the adc, as being behind them gives no pressure on them from being hit by your Q's
Always work on your positioning
Pros / Cons
Pros / Cons
Pros
Useful even if behind
Global game changing ult
Best healing support in the game
Easy to play, slow to master but very rewarding to master
Low cooldowns at higher levels
Cons
Squishy
No hard CC
No Wave clear
Low Mobility
Unable to do much vs champions with high sticking power eg. Singed, Rammus
Soraka is a Passive/Reactive player, and this goes into the pros or cons list based on your own personal preference
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