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Soraka vs Vladimir

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How to Beat Vladimir as Soraka

based on 2,629 Soraka vs Vladimir matchups
Win Rate
49.6 %
K/D/A
2.96
Pick Rate
3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League of Legends matches each week. Within our database, Soraka faced Vladimir 2629 times. Using so many games with Soraka versus Vladimir provides us a lot of faith in our capability to provide informative statistics and a solid build to suppress Vladimir. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Soraka is forced to battle against Vladimir in only 3.0% of her games.

Soraka vs Vladimir Matchup Summary

Soraka does a average job of countering Vladimir. Typically, she wins a acceptable 49.6% of matches the champs face off with each other in. In Soraka against Vladimir matches, Soraka’s team is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that she probably will get first blood against Vladimir.

Best Soraka vs Vladimir Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Soraka Items

~22 Mins
RedemptionMoonstone RenewerDawncore

Optional Items

Staff of Flowing WaterCelestial OppositionArdent CenserDream Maker

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal 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

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
ResolveBone PlatingRevitalize
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Vladimir as Soraka

Tips for Playing as Soraka against Vladimir

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 Vladimir

Items that counter Health stacking, such as Liandry's Torment and Blade of the Ruined King, are very effective against Vladimir.

Making Vladimir use Sanguine Pool at the start of a fight will maximize the Health cost of the ability to him.

Try to take Vladimir down before Hemoplague detonates, as it will heal him for each afflicted enemy Champion.

Soraka vs Vladimir Counter Stats

Soraka Image
Win Rate
49.6 %
VS
Win Rate
50.4 %
Vladimir Image
0.8
< Kills >
5.8
5.1
< Deaths >
5.1
14.3
< Assists >
5.5
0.11
< Killing Sprees >
1.31
25
< Minions Killed >
180
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.43
622
< Physical Damage >
1,021
4,928
< Magic Damage >
23,078
367
< True Damage >
351
5,919
< Damage Dealt >
24,451
15,561
< Damage Taken >
32,193
7,845
< Gold Earned >
11,342
2.11
< Towers >
1.93
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
23,821
< Total Healing >
27,254
10,116
< Experience >
14,330
53
< Vision Score >
15
23
< Wards Placed >
8
195
< Time Dealing CC >
115

How to Counter Vladimir with Soraka in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature several influential Soraka against Vladimir matchup stats that may help us understand the differences between the pair. For instance, Soraka’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vladimir’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Soraka may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Vladimir. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Soraka typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her counter does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Vladimir. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Soraka and Vladimir

Damage Types Compared

Soraka
Vladimir
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Soraka
Vladimir

Who is Better, Soraka or Vladimir?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Soraka usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Vladimir, with a 49.6% win rate. Thus, Soraka makes an ok counter to Vladimir.

While Soraka does have a lower win rate than Vladimir, when facing one another, Soraka also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes her a less difficult champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Soraka into Vladimir.

Moreover, Soraka also has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Vladimir. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Soraka is a somewhat poor counter for Vladimir. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Soraka against Vladimir.

Additional Information for Soraka Players

How We Calculated Our Soraka vs Vladimir Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vladimir as Soraka, we analyzed 2,629 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 Vladimir 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 in order to counter Vladimir 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 listen to the build and tips displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Soraka typically racks up a lot less CS as Vladimir. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Soraka versus Vladimir build include Redemption, Moonstone Renewer, and Dawncore. When Soraka used at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better when fighting Vladimir than with most other typical builds. In fact, Soraka had an average winrate of 49.6% when playing against Vladimir with this build.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Vladimir as Soraka, you should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Soraka vs Vladimir counters, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.6% win rate overall.

If you need to see Soraka vs Vladimir tips and counter stats for a a particular rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu displayed above. By default, the statistics and build suggestions displayed are calculated using all matches played with both champs.