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How to Win Soraka vs Gragas Counter MatchupSoraka is in the a tier of champions

Soraka vs Gragas

How to Beat Gragas as Soraka in LoLSoraka is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Gragas as Soraka

based on 1,507 Soraka vs Gragas matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
2.79
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL matches each and every week. In our dataset, Soraka battled Gragas 1507 times. Having so many games with Soraka vs Gragas gives us a lot of confidence in our capability to prepare enlightening stats and a supported build to crush Gragas. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Soraka has to counter Gragas in only 1.7% of her rounds.

Soraka vs Gragas Matchup Summary

Soraka has done a decent job of countering Gragas. Normally, she wins a acceptable 51.0% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Soraka vs Gragas rounds, Soraka’s side is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, implying that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Gragas.

Best Soraka vs Gragas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Soraka Items

~22 Mins
RedemptionArdent CenserDream Maker

Optional Items

DawncoreStaff of Flowing WaterMoonstone RenewerShurelya's Battlesong

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Soraka to level upw
>
Second ability for Soraka to level upq
>
Last skill for Soraka to max oute

Runes

ResolveGuardianFont of LifeBone PlatingRevitalize
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Soraka's passive ability p
Soraka's q ability q
Soraka's w ability w
Soraka's e ability e
Soraka's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
Q
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W
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Q
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Q
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Q
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E
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Gragas as Soraka

Tips for Playing as Soraka against Gragas

Equinox can be used as a powerful zoning tool to keep enemies at bay.

You can use Wish on your allies from across the map to save them from otherwise fatal events.

Soraka is a powerful ally in battle, using her strong healing to keep the party moving forward.

Advice to Win Against Gragas

Body Slam is on a very low cooldown, making it difficult to pursue Gragas. Don't overextend yourself chasing him.

Gragas can knock everybody away with his ultimate. Be careful that you don't get knocked into him or, worse, an enemy tower.

Soraka vs Gragas Counter Stats

Soraka Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
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0.9
< Kills >
5.3
5.3
< Deaths >
5.4
13.9
< Assists >
6.6
0.1
< Killing Sprees >
1.23
25
< Minions Killed >
108
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.6
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.39
592
< Physical Damage >
1,513
4,760
< Magic Damage >
18,274
338
< True Damage >
623
5,690
< Damage Dealt >
20,411
15,583
< Damage Taken >
28,417
7,864
< Gold Earned >
10,865
2.11
< Towers >
1.44
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.13
23,330
< Total Healing >
12,125
10,170
< Experience >
13,538
54
< Vision Score >
20
24
< Wards Placed >
8
195
< Time Dealing CC >
408

How to Counter Gragas with Soraka in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize several critical Soraka against Gragas matchup statistics that can help you distinguish the differences between these two champions. Soraka’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gragas’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Soraka may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Gragas. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Soraka normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her counter does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Gragas. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Soraka and Gragas

Damage Types Compared

Soraka
Gragas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Soraka
Gragas

Who is Better, Soraka or Gragas?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Soraka usually wins when taking on Gragas, with a 51.0% win rate. As a result, Soraka makes a good counter to Gragas.

While Soraka does have a higher winrate compared to Gragas, when on opposite teams, Soraka also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Soraka into Gragas.

Furthermore, Soraka also has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gragas. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Soraka vs Gragas matchups, Soraka is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Soraka is a decent counter for Gragas. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Soraka against Gragas.

Additional Information for Soraka Players

How We Calculated Our Soraka vs Gragas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gragas as Soraka, we analyzed 1,507 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 Gragas as Soraka 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 Soraka to counter Gragas during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Soraka on average gets a lot less CS relative to Gragas. Champs who typically don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. 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 need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Soraka versus Gragas build include Redemption, Ardent Censer, and Dream Maker. When Soraka bought at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better when fighting Gragas than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Soraka boasted an average win rate of 51.0% when countering Gragas with these items in her kit.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Gragas as Soraka, Soraka players should equip the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Revitalize, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Soraka vs Gragas clashes, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.0% win rate overall.

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