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How to Win Ezreal vs Soraka Counter MatchupEzreal is in the b tier of champions

Ezreal vs Soraka

How to Beat Soraka as Ezreal in LoLEzreal is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Soraka as Ezreal

based on 4,798 Ezreal vs Soraka matchups
Win Rate
45.2 %
K/D/A
2.31
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League games that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Soraka as Ezreal resulted from an analysis of 4798 ranked games where both champions fought each other. This particular counter pairing is relatively rare. Ezreal has to counter Soraka in only 2.1% of his rounds.

Ezreal vs Soraka Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ezreal does a pathetic job of countering Soraka. Typically, he wins a lowly 45.2% of games the champions fight each other in. In Ezreal against Soraka games, Ezreal’s team is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood versus Soraka.

Best Ezreal vs Soraka Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerSheen

Core Ezreal Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaSpear of ShojinEssence Reaver

Optional Items

Navori QuickbladesThe CollectorFrozen HeartYoumuu's Ghostblade

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ezreal to level upq
>
Second ability for Ezreal to level upe
>
Last skill for Ezreal to max outw

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Ezreal's passive ability p
Ezreal's q ability q
Ezreal's w ability w
Ezreal's e ability e
Ezreal's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Soraka as Ezreal

Tips for Playing as Ezreal against Soraka

Use Arcane Shift to help line up your other skill shots.

You can line up Trueshot Barrage to hit multiple minion waves or even Monsters.

You can play Ezreal either as a Attack Damage carry or Ability Power carry depending on how you build him.

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.

Ezreal vs Soraka Counter Stats

Ezreal Image
Win Rate
45.2 %
VS
Win Rate
54.8 %
Soraka Image
5.7
< Kills >
0.9
5.2
< Deaths >
5.1
6.3
< Assists >
14.4
1.34
< Killing Sprees >
0.11
172
< Minions Killed >
26
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.55
16,006
< Physical Damage >
570
7,312
< Magic Damage >
4,700
587
< True Damage >
354
23,906
< Damage Dealt >
5,625
19,538
< Damage Taken >
16,038
11,423
< Gold Earned >
7,978
2.22
< Towers >
2.18
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
5,389
< Total Healing >
25,070
12,292
< Experience >
10,463
16
< Vision Score >
53
8
< Wards Placed >
23
80
< Time Dealing CC >
196

How to Counter Soraka with Ezreal in LoL

The stats provided here highlight several important Ezreal vs. Soraka matchup stats that may help you understand the differences between the pair. For instance, Ezreal’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Soraka’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Ezreal may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Soraka. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Ezreal often has a much larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Soraka. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ezreal and Soraka

Damage Types Compared

Ezreal
Soraka
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ezreal
Soraka

Who is Better, Ezreal or Soraka?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Ezreal usually loses when playing against Soraka, with a 45.2% win rate. Therefore, Ezreal makes a poor counter for Soraka.

While Ezreal does have a much lower win rate compared to Soraka, when facing one another, Ezreal also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Ezreal into Sorakaas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Ezreal also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Soraka. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ezreal vs Soraka matchups, Soraka is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Ezreal is a garbage counter to Soraka. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ezreal against Soraka.

Additional Information for Ezreal Players

How We Calculated Our Ezreal vs Soraka Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Soraka as Ezreal, we analyzed 4,798 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Soraka as Ezreal comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Ezreal in order 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 tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ezreal on average picks up much more CS relative to Soraka. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Ezreal versus Soraka build include Muramana, Spear of Shojin, and Essence Reaver. When Ezreal bought at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better against Soraka than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Ezreal had an average win rate of 45.2% battling Soraka with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Soraka as Ezreal, you should equip the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Ezreal vs Soraka counterpicks, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 45.2% win rate overall.

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