Draven vs Soraka
How to Beat Soraka as Draven
based on 2,947 Draven vs Soraka matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Draven vs Soraka Matchup Summary
Best Draven vs Soraka Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Soraka as Draven
Tips for Playing as Draven against Soraka
If Draven doesn't move, Spinning Axe will fall near his present location. It will fall directly on him, or just to the right or left.
If Draven does move after attacking, Spinning Axe will lead him in the direction of his movement. Use this to control where the Spinning Axe will go.
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.
Draven vs Soraka Counter Stats
How to Counter Soraka with Draven in LoL
The stats shown here clarify some strategic Draven versus Soraka matchup statistics that can help us distinguish the distinctions between these two champions. Draven’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Soraka’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Draven may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Soraka. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.
Draven often has a much larger longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he receives more damage than Soraka. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Draven and Soraka
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Who is Better, Draven or Soraka?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Draven usually fairs equally well when facing off against Soraka, with a 49.6% win rate. Therefore, Draven makes an ok counter to Soraka.
While Draven does have a lower winrate compared to Soraka, when on opposite teams, Draven also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Draven into Sorakaas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Draven also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Soraka. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Draven vs Soraka matchups, Soraka is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Draven is a somewhat poor counter for Soraka. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Draven against Soraka.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Draven to counter Soraka during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Draven often racks up much more CS compared to Soraka. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.
The ideal items to focus on in your Draven versus Soraka build consist of Youmuu's Ghostblade, The Collector, and Hubris. When Draven incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when fighting Soraka than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Draven had an average win rate of 49.6% when playing against Soraka with this counter build.
To have the best chance of vanquishing Soraka as Draven, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Draven vs Soraka matchups, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.6% win rate overall.
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