Your lack of AP confuses me...

[quote=The_Nameless_Bard]Time for some math: A mostly AP build that has ~430 AP- [icon=Ionian Boots of Lucidity size=30],[Icon=Rod of Ages size=30],[icon=Archangel's Staff size=30],[icon=Aegis of the Legion size=30] or [icon=shurelya's reverie size=30],[icon=Rabadon's deathcap size=30],[icon=Zhonya's Hourglass size=30] Damage healed with Astral Blessing: 687 Damage healed with Wish: 999 (weird number) A deathcap-only build that has ~200 AP- [icon=ionian boots of lucidity size=30],[icon=shurelya's reverie size=30],[icon=rabadon's deathcap size=30],[icon=aegis of the legion size=30],[icon=sight ward size=30] X as many as you need, [icon=banshee's veil size=30] Damage healed with Astral blessing: 480 Damage healed with Wish: 700[/quote]

[quote=Searz]Second build without Deathcap is simply superior.[/quote]

[quote=The_Nameless_Bard][quote=SixSonatas] [quote=The_Nameless_Bard] Since I can afford at minimum CDR boots, AA staff, and RoA nearly every game I play with Soraka (and I do none of the above things you talk about doing to get gold), I'm assuming you don't kill creep waves while your laning partner is going back (which is a waste of gold btw). I should also point out that my friends actually refuse to "steal" farm from me (And most of them have over 500 wins, ironic isn't it), so unless I go into solo queue I'm getting just enough farm to afford items (no more than 70-80 minion kills by the end of an average game). [/quote] Wait wait wait wait wait. Did you just say "go back"? I don't think that term applies for good babysitters such as Soraka! If you're killing more than 3 creeps if your partner -has- to back to buy items and gain advantage, then you're probably auto attacking or your partner is not coming back to lane. [/quote] They all go back eventually no matter what you do. I can heal back all their health and they'll still go back.[/quote]

[quote=AnIh]I like to use Morello and ionian boots on soraka along with standard support item , its cheap and useful .[/quote]

[quote=The_Nameless_Bard]I get that an AP is not the best support [i]build[/i], but good healing is still supporting. If I can heal 1000 damage back with wish I can completely turn around a team fight, how is that not supportive? A support Soraka simply cannot heal as much as an AP Soraka and that can be easily proven. Support is as much a playstyle as it is a build style.[/quote]

[quote=Trojan995]Hmm, by the looks of it the second build IS far superior, with the exception of the situation where a different champ on the team is carrying the Aegis, in which case it can be swapped out for whatever. However, my point still stands that Archangels is a strong AP-boosting item, despite it not being so viable on soraka.[/quote]

[quote=The_Nameless_Bard]All I'm trying to say is that AP Soraka has better heals, and you guys already know that so I think we're done here.[/quote]

[quote=Temzilla][quote=The_Nameless_Bard] Time for some math: A mostly AP build that has ~430 AP- [icon=Ionian Boots of Lucidity size=30],[Icon=Rod of Ages size=30],[icon=Archangel's Staff size=30],[icon=Aegis of the Legion size=30] or [icon=shurelya's reverie size=30],[icon=Rabadon's deathcap size=30],[icon=Zhonya's Hourglass size=30] Damage healed with Astral Blessing: 687 Damage healed with Wish: 999 (weird number) A deathcap-only build that has ~200 AP- [icon=ionian boots of lucidity size=30],[icon=shurelya's reverie size=30],[icon=rabadon's deathcap size=30],[icon=aegis of the legion size=30],[icon=sight ward size=30] X as many as you need, [icon=banshee's veil size=30] Damage healed with Astral blessing: 480 Damage healed with Wish: 700 [/quote] If you're looking at a 9k gold budget, then the "ideal" build is Ionian+Shurelya's+Deathcap+Spirit Visage. Makes you pretty tanky, and makes your heal the most effective out of a lot of possible builds.[/quote]

[quote=The_Nameless_Bard]Visage is a selfish item...it does nothing to improve your healing to your allies...[i]and[/i] you already have nearly max CDR with Ionian + Shurelya's, so there are better choices. Why not get a Rod of Ages at that point? EDIT: Or something like a randuin's omen, since you're talking about being tanky[/quote]

[quote=Trojan995]Aegis would be the least selfish item at that point.[/quote]