Naafiri vs Soraka
How to Beat Soraka as Naafiri
based on 1,154 Naafiri vs Soraka matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Naafiri vs Soraka Matchup Summary
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Guide to Countering Soraka as Naafiri
Tips for Playing as Naafiri against Soraka
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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.
Naafiri vs Soraka Counter Stats
How to Counter Soraka with Naafiri in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here feature several influential Naafiri vs. Soraka matchup stats that can help you grasp the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Naafiri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Soraka’s ratio of NaN, showing that Naafiri may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Soraka. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.
Naafiri normally has a much larger longest killing spree than their opponent does. On average, they 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 agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.
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Who is Better, Naafiri or Soraka?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Naafiri usually wins when playing against Soraka, with a 51.6% win rate. Therefore, Naafiri makes a good counter to Soraka.
While Naafiri does have a higher winrate than Soraka, when on opposite teams, Naafiri also has a lower level of difficulty that makes them a less challenging champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Naafiri into Soraka.
Furthermore, Naafiri has some 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 isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Naafiri vs Soraka matchups, Naafiri is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Naafiri is a decent counter to Soraka. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Naafiri against Soraka.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Naafiri 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 tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Naafiri most often racks up much more CS relative to Soraka. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions 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 here to do well.
The most important items to focus on in your Naafiri versus Soraka build include Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Opportunity. When Naafiri included at least these three pieces in their build, they performed much better when fighting Soraka than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Naafiri boasted an average winrate of 51.6% battling Soraka with this build.
To have the best likelihood of annihilating Soraka as Naafiri, you should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Naafiri vs Soraka face-offs, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.6% winrate overall.
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