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How to Win Taliyah vs Soraka Counter MatchupTaliyah is in the s tier of champions

Taliyah vs Soraka

How to Beat Soraka as Taliyah in LoLTaliyah is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Soraka as Taliyah

based on 974 Taliyah vs Soraka matchups
Win Rate
50.9 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends games every week. Within our dataset, Taliyah engaged Soraka 974 times. Using so many games with Taliyah versus Soraka gives us faith in our capability to produce actionable data and a supported build to shatter Soraka. This matchup is somewhat rare. Taliyah has to counter Soraka in only 2.3% of her rounds.

Taliyah vs Soraka Matchup Summary

Taliyah does a average job of countering Soraka. Normally, she wins a acceptable 50.9% of games the champs clash against one another in. In Taliyah against Soraka matches, Taliyah’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, indicating that she probably will get first blood versus Soraka.

Best Taliyah vs Soraka Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHextech Alternator

Core Taliyah Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Seraph's EmbraceShadowflameLiandry's TormentZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Taliyah to level upq
>
Second ability for Taliyah to level upe
>
Last skill for Taliyah to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Taliyah's passive ability p
Taliyah's q ability q
Taliyah's w ability w
Taliyah's e ability e
Taliyah's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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Q
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Guide to Countering Soraka as Taliyah

Tips for Playing as Taliyah against Soraka

Remember, you don't always have to ride Weaver's Wall.

Try to throw enemies into Unraveled Earth using Seismic Shove.

Once you have Rylai's Crystal Scepter, casting Threaded Volley at enemies chasing you is a great way of making them regret everything.

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.

Taliyah vs Soraka Counter Stats

Taliyah Image
Win Rate
50.9 %
VS
Win Rate
49.1 %
Soraka Image
5.7
< Kills >
0.9
6
< Deaths >
5.2
8.1
< Assists >
14.6
1.31
< Killing Sprees >
0.11
118
< Minions Killed >
26
0.62
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.53
807
< Physical Damage >
584
21,429
< Magic Damage >
4,726
1,117
< True Damage >
346
23,354
< Damage Dealt >
5,656
20,850
< Damage Taken >
15,658
11,984
< Gold Earned >
8,008
1.74
< Towers >
2.13
0.18
< Baron Takedowns >
0
4,586
< Total Healing >
24,593
14,081
< Experience >
10,434
23
< Vision Score >
55
9
< Wards Placed >
24
565
< Time Dealing CC >
195

How to Counter Soraka with Taliyah in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some valuable Taliyah against Soraka matchup statistics that may help us appreciate the differences between these two champs. For instance, Taliyah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Soraka’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Taliyah may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Soraka. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.

Taliyah normally has a much larger longest kill spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she receives more damage than Soraka. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Taliyah and Soraka

Damage Types Compared

Taliyah
Soraka
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Taliyah
Soraka

Who is Better, Taliyah or Soraka?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Taliyah usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Soraka, with a 50.9% win rate. Therefore, Taliyah makes an ok counter for Soraka.

While Taliyah does have a higher winrate than Soraka, when on opposite teams, Taliyah also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Taliyah into Soraka.

Additionally, Taliyah has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Soraka. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Taliyah vs Soraka matchups, Taliyah is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Taliyah is a decent counter for Soraka. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Taliyah against Soraka.

Additional Information for Taliyah Players

How We Calculated Our Taliyah vs Soraka Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Soraka as Taliyah, we analyzed 974 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 Soraka as Taliyah 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 Taliyah to counter Soraka during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Taliyah typically picks up much more CS compared to Soraka. Champs who typically don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The best items to use in your Taliyah versus Soraka build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Taliyah used at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better vs. Soraka than with most other common builds. In fact, Taliyah boasted an average win rate of 50.9% battling Soraka with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Soraka as Taliyah, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Eyeball Collection, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Taliyah vs Soraka fights, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.9% winrate overall.

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