Viktor vs Soraka
How to Beat Soraka as Viktor
based on 1,276 Viktor vs Soraka matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Viktor vs Soraka Matchup Summary
Best Viktor vs Soraka Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Soraka as Viktor
Tips for Playing as Viktor against Soraka
Make sure you choose the right augment at the right time.
Death Ray is a powerful poke and a strong area of denial tool. Use it in combination with Gravity Field to control your enemy's position.
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.
Viktor vs Soraka Counter Stats
How to Counter Soraka with Viktor in LoL
The stats provided here underscore several important Viktor versus Soraka counter statistics that can help us realize the distinctions between the two. Viktor’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Soraka’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Viktor may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Soraka. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.
Viktor normally has a much larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Soraka. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Viktor and Soraka
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Who is Better, Viktor or Soraka?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Viktor usually fairs equally well when taking on Soraka, with a 49.4% win rate. Thus, Viktor makes an ok counter for Soraka.
While Viktor does have a lower winrate than Soraka, when facing one another, Viktor also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Viktor into Sorakaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Viktor also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Soraka. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Viktor vs Soraka matchups, Soraka is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Viktor is a somewhat poor counter for Soraka. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Viktor against Soraka.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Viktor in order to counter Soraka during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Viktor often gets much more CS compared to Soraka. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.
The most important items to use in your Viktor versus Soraka build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Viktor bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better versus Soraka than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Viktor had an average winrate of 49.4% battling Soraka with this build.
To have the greatest chance of beating Soraka as Viktor, Viktor players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Viktor vs Soraka fights, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.4% winrate overall.
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