Maokai vs Soraka
How to Beat Soraka as Maokai
based on 3,475 Maokai vs Soraka matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Maokai vs Soraka Matchup Summary
Best Maokai vs Soraka Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Soraka as Maokai
Tips for Playing as Maokai against Soraka
Maokai's passive makes him extremely durable against focus fire from spells - so long as he can still basic attack something.
Try looking for flanks or other situations where Nature's Grasp is unavoidable or takes enemies by surprise.
Saplings can be tossed into brush for empowered effect - but don't stack well.
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.
Maokai vs Soraka Counter Stats
How to Counter Soraka with Maokai in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some valuable Maokai vs. Soraka counter stats that may help you understand the distinctions between the two. For instance, Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Soraka’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Soraka..
Maokai usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his foe does. Typically, he receives more damage than Soraka. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Maokai and Soraka
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Who is Better, Maokai or Soraka?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Maokai usually wins when taking on Soraka, with a 54.4% win rate. Therefore, Maokai makes a great counter to Soraka.
While Maokai does have a much higher winrate than Soraka, when on opposite teams, Maokai also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Maokai into Soraka.
Additionally, Maokai has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Soraka. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Maokai vs Soraka matchups, Maokai is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Maokai is a great counter to Soraka. Focus your actions on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Maokai against Soraka.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Maokai in order to counter Soraka during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Maokai most often accumulates more CS compared to Soraka. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Maokai versus Soraka build include Trailblazer, Knight's Vow, and Solstice Sleigh. When Maokai combined at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better countering Soraka than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Maokai boasted an average winrate of 54.4% when playing against Soraka with this counter build.
To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Soraka as Maokai, Maokai players should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Maokai vs Soraka matchups, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 54.4% win rate overall.
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