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

Soraka vs Illaoi

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

based on 1,570 Soraka vs Illaoi matchups
Win Rate
50.6 %
K/D/A
3.21
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League of Legends games each and every week. Within our dataset, Soraka fought Illaoi 1570 times. With so many matchups for Soraka versus Illaoi gives us confidence in our ability to provide informative statistics and a supported build to annihilate your opposition. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Soraka has to counter Illaoi in only 1.8% of her matches.

Soraka vs Illaoi Matchup Summary

Soraka has done a ok job of countering Illaoi. On average, she wins a acceptable 50.6% of the time the champions oppose one another in. In Soraka vs Illaoi rounds, Soraka’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood against Illaoi.

Best Soraka vs Illaoi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Faerie CharmGlowing Mote

Core Soraka Items

~22 Mins
RedemptionMoonstone RenewerDawncore

Optional Items

Ardent CenserStaff of Flowing WaterCelestial OppositionDream Maker

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
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W
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E
4
W
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W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Illaoi as Soraka

Tips for Playing as Soraka against Illaoi

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 Illaoi

Killing Tentacles whenever possible will make it much easier to win a fight against Illaoi.

When your spirit gets pulled out, fight back if you can. Dealing damage to Illaoi reduces the spirit's duration.

Avoid grouping up for Leap of Faith to reduce the number of Tentacles available to Illaoi.

Soraka vs Illaoi Counter Stats

Soraka Image
Win Rate
50.6 %
VS
Win Rate
49.4 %
Illaoi Image
1
< Kills >
4.8
4.8
< Deaths >
6.3
14.4
< Assists >
3.7
0.14
< Killing Sprees >
1.09
26
< Minions Killed >
186
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.56
622
< Physical Damage >
24,708
5,242
< Magic Damage >
860
403
< True Damage >
392
6,267
< Damage Dealt >
25,962
15,705
< Damage Taken >
34,381
7,922
< Gold Earned >
11,631
1.89
< Towers >
2.73
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
24,516
< Total Healing >
8,767
10,473
< Experience >
14,754
50
< Vision Score >
16
22
< Wards Placed >
8
217
< Time Dealing CC >
401

How to Counter Illaoi with Soraka in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize several critical Soraka versus Illaoi counter stats that can help us grasp the differences between the pair. For instance, Soraka’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Illaoi’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Soraka may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Illaoi. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Soraka typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her opponent does. Typically, she receives less damage than Illaoi. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Soraka and Illaoi

Damage Types Compared

Soraka
Illaoi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Soraka
Illaoi

Who is Better, Soraka or Illaoi?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Soraka usually fairs equally well when taking on Illaoi, with a 50.6% win rate. Therefore, Soraka makes an ok counter for Illaoi.

While Soraka does have a higher win rate than Illaoi, when facing one another, Soraka also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less challenging champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Soraka into Illaoi.

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

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

Soraka is a decent counter to Illaoi. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Soraka against Illaoi.

Other Champion Matchups Against Soraka

Soraka Loses Against

TrundleTrundle45% winrateSingedSinged45.5% winrateMaokaiMaokai45.6% winrateBlitzcrankBlitzcrank45.9% winrate

Soraka Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.6% winrateSejuaniSejuani55.4% winrateYuumiYuumi54.9% winrateEzrealEzreal54.8% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Soraka Players

How We Calculated Our Soraka vs Illaoi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Illaoi as Soraka, we analyzed 1,570 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 Illaoi 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.

Other Useful Resources

Soraka Build Illaoi Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Soraka in order to counter Illaoi during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Soraka usually racks up a lot less CS relative to Illaoi. Champs who on average don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Soraka versus Illaoi build consist of Redemption, Moonstone Renewer, and Dawncore. When Soraka included at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better countering Illaoi than with most other common item sets. In fact, Soraka had an average winrate of 50.6% when countering Illaoi with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of crushing Illaoi as Soraka, Soraka players should take the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Revitalize, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Soraka vs Illaoi matchups, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.6% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Illaoi as Soraka are given for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to a specific player tier, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.