Alistar vs Soraka
How to Beat Soraka as Alistar
based on 1,409 Alistar vs Soraka matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Alistar vs Soraka Matchup Summary
Best Alistar vs Soraka Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Soraka as Alistar
Tips for Playing as Alistar against Soraka
Using Flash can allow you catch your target off guard to knock them back into your allies with Pulverize and Headbutt.
Move Speed is very important on Alistar. Consider which boots to buy carefully.
Using Pulverize can allow you to establish better positioning for Headbutt.
Advice to Win Against Soraka
It's easier to focus Soraka than the ally she is healing.
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.
Alistar vs Soraka Counter Stats
How to Counter Soraka with Alistar in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here highlight some valuable Alistar against Soraka matchup statistics that can help us explain the differences between the two. As an example, Alistar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Soraka’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Alistar may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Soraka..
Alistar often has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Typically, he receives more damage than Soraka. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Alistar and Soraka
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Who is Better, Alistar or Soraka?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Alistar usually fairs equally well when facing off against Soraka, with a 50.2% win rate. Thus, Alistar makes an ok counter for Soraka.
While Alistar does have a higher win rate compared to Soraka, when on opposite teams, Alistar also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Alistar into Sorakaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Alistar also has a great amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Soraka. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Alistar vs Soraka matchups, Alistar is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Alistar is a decent counter for Soraka. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Alistar against Soraka.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Alistar to counter Soraka during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Alistar typically racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Soraka. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Alistar versus Soraka build include Knight's Vow, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Alistar included at least these three items in his build, he did much better when fighting Soraka than with many other common item sets. In fact, Alistar boasted an average winrate of 50.2% when playing against Soraka with this build.
To have the greatest chance of annihilating Soraka as Alistar, you should take the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Alistar vs Soraka fights, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.2% win rate overall.
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