pros
-great farmer
-heals
-silences
-global ult that heals

cons
-squishy
-long cooldowns
-ugly ):

Soraka is a very underrated champion. She has the best heals and she can silence. The only thing she's missing is a stun. Soraka is overlooked and is never wanted just because she's 450. BUT just like kayle and master yi, they're broken :P Soraka is jsut amazing and is un matched with other support champions

you will want to max out starfall first because this will give you great farm. you need cs because the more gold you get the better the items. You don't let ppl ask you for cs because they don't realize that if you get fed your heal will bring them to full hp late game and in team fights the other team will be screwed :D

You will need to watch your team as much as you can. Your ult is the best for when ppl are in need of heal or you just want an assist (: In team fights, thats where you shine. Ppl wont realize you're doing 200-300 dmg on them with just starfall AND your reducing their resistance AND you're silencing. Basically, you have to watch your whole team and who cares if you die. As long as you get your damage in and heal some of your team you're good.