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

Soraka vs Xayah

How to Beat Xayah as Soraka in LoLSoraka is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Xayah as Soraka

based on 1,325 Soraka vs Xayah matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
2.98
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Xayah as Soraka resulted from an examination of 1325 ranked rounds where both champions faced off against one another. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Soraka encounters Xayah in only 1.5% of her games.

Soraka vs Xayah Matchup Summary

Soraka has done a decent job of beating Xayah. Typically, she wins a acceptable 51.3% of the time the champs clash against one another in. In Soraka versus Xayah games, Soraka’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood. This indicates that she probably will get first blood against Xayah.

Best Soraka vs Xayah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsGlowing Mote

Core Soraka Items

~22 Mins
Dream MakerMoonstone RenewerDawncore

Optional Items

Ardent CenserRedemptionShurelya's BattlesongStaff of Flowing Water

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

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
ResolveBone PlatingRevitalize
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
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
Q
9
W
10
Q
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R
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Q
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Q
14
E
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E
16
R

Guide to Countering Xayah as Soraka

Tips for Playing as Soraka against Xayah

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 Xayah

Xayah's Bladecaller will only root targets hit by 3 or more returning Feathers.

Long fights in the same area with Xayah will allow her to drop a lot of Feathers. Try to stay on the move!

Make sure you are ready when you go for the kill. Untargetability from Featherstorm can quickly turn an ambush in Xayah's favor.

Soraka vs Xayah Counter Stats

Soraka Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Xayah Image
0.9
< Kills >
5.7
5.1
< Deaths >
5.3
14.3
< Assists >
6
0.11
< Killing Sprees >
1.31
26
< Minions Killed >
181
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.29
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.48
632
< Physical Damage >
19,805
4,973
< Magic Damage >
400
350
< True Damage >
348
5,955
< Damage Dealt >
20,554
15,637
< Damage Taken >
19,390
7,964
< Gold Earned >
11,616
2.08
< Towers >
2.3
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.1
23,200
< Total Healing >
4,697
10,361
< Experience >
12,388
54
< Vision Score >
18
23
< Wards Placed >
9
209
< Time Dealing CC >
55

How to Counter Xayah with Soraka in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature some critical Soraka versus Xayah counter statistics that can help you realize the differences between the two. As an example, Soraka’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Xayah’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Soraka may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Xayah. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Soraka typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her foe does. On average, she receives less damage than Xayah. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Soraka and Xayah

Damage Types Compared

Soraka
Xayah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Soraka
Xayah

Who is Better, Soraka or Xayah?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Soraka usually wins when facing off against Xayah, with a 51.3% win rate. As a result, Soraka makes a good counter to Xayah.

While Soraka does have a higher winrate than Xayah, when on opposite teams, Soraka also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less challenging champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Soraka into Xayah.

Furthermore, Soraka has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Xayah. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Soraka vs Xayah matchups, Soraka is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Soraka is a decent counter to Xayah. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Soraka against Xayah.

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 Xayah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xayah as Soraka, we analyzed 1,325 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 Xayah 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 Xayah Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Soraka to counter Xayah during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Soraka often racks up a lot less CS relative to Xayah. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Soraka versus Xayah build consist of Dream Maker, Moonstone Renewer, and Dawncore. When Soraka bought at least these three items in her build, she performed much better against Xayah than with many other typical builds. In fact, Soraka boasted an average win rate of 51.3% when playing against Xayah with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Xayah as Soraka, you should use 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 players used for Soraka vs Xayah matchups, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.3% winrate overall.

If you need to view Soraka x Xayah tips and counter stats for a an individual skill level, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and guides given are calculated using every round run with both champs.