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Caitlyn with Soraka

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How to Synergize Caitlyn and Soraka

based on 8,123 Caitlyn with Soraka pairs
Win Rate
47.6 %
K/D/A
2.19
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull data from from millions of League rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Caitlyn has been on the same team as Soraka in 8123 recently played, ranked matches. By amassing so much great data from the developers of LoL, we are confident that we can present to you robust, insightful builds to help Caitlyn synergize with Soraka. It is relatively rare for Caitlyn to play alongside Soraka as allies. This has only occurred in approximately 2.1% of games with Caitlyn.

Caitlyn Soraka Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Caitlyn does a dismal job of playing alongside Soraka. Normally, she wins a dismal 47.6% of the time the champs try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to play better as Caitlyn when playing with Soraka by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with her, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Caitlyn vs Soraka Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Kircheis ShardNoonquiver

Core Caitlyn Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeRapid FirecannonThe Collector

Optional Items

BloodthirsterOpportunityAxiom ArcLord Dominik's Regards

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Caitlyn to level upq
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Second ability for Caitlyn to level upw
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Last skill for Caitlyn to max oute

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Caitlyn's passive ability p
Caitlyn's q ability q
Caitlyn's w ability w
Caitlyn's e ability e
Caitlyn's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
3
W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Caitlyn and Soraka

Tips for Playing as Caitlyn with Soraka

Fire 90 Caliber Net away from the opponent to close the gap or hop over walls.

Avoid using Ace in the Hole in large team melees as it might be blocked by the wrong target.

Make use of her Yordle Snap Traps by placing them pre-emptively to ensure that you'll have one off of cooldown during combat.

Advice to Understand How Soraka Will Play

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.

Caitlyn Soraka Synergy Stats

Caitlyn Image
Win Rate
47.6 %
VS
Win Rate
52.4 %
Soraka Image
6.1
< Kills >
6.5
5.4
< Deaths >
6.1
5.7
< Assists >
6.6
1.4
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
182
< Minions Killed >
176
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.53
20,241
< Physical Damage >
19,608
1,550
< Magic Damage >
1,469
560
< True Damage >
556
22,351
< Damage Dealt >
21,634
21,598
< Damage Taken >
19,590
11,787
< Gold Earned >
12,107
2.44
< Towers >
2.53
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
4,843
< Total Healing >
5,450
12,250
< Experience >
12,664
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
92
< Time Dealing CC >
89

How to Play with Soraka as Caitlyn in LoL

The Caitlyn Soraka synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Soraka, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Caitlyn sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Soraka. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Soraka helps Caitlyn perform not as well in ranked League rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Caitlyn tries to synergize with Soraka, she sees a small increase in her complete damage dealt. This change could demonstrate that Soraka helps provide protection for her to deal more damage or that her presence also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Caitlyn is played together with Soraka on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Soraka.

Additionally, when Caitlyn plays with Soraka on the same side, she often takes much more damage than when she plays alone. Getting dealt more damage may indicate that Soraka does a poor job of protecting Caitlyn during team fights.

Synergies between Caitlyn and Soraka

Damage Types Compared

Caitlyn
Soraka
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Caitlyn
Soraka

Is Caitlyn better when played alongside Soraka?

There is no perfect companion for Caitlyn that will 100% of the time be her best ally. Yet, overall, Soraka is a relatively poor ally for Caitlyn. By playing on the same side as Caitlyn, she lowers their win rate by -1.7% to 47.6%. This demonstrates that there is a bad synergy between Caitlyn and Soraka that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.

Soraka has a much lower diffuclty than Caitlyn. That means you don't need to be very careful when arranging Soraka allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a much lower level of skill to do well with you.

Playing on the same side, you should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to provide utility and CC for your side. When paired, these two should be able to manipulate the pace of team fights.

In contrast, by bringing Caitlyn and Soraka together, you will not be providing your side enough engage. We recommend you include other champs on your team that helps cover this gap in their potential.

Regardless of the skill of your Soraka ally, you need to focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Caitlyn Players

How We Calculated Our Caitlyn Soraka Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Caitlyn and Soraka, we analyzed 8,123 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Caitlyn with Soraka comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Caitlyn to work well with Soraka during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should continue reading to learn additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The top items to use in your Caitlyn and Soraka synergy build include Infinity Edge, Rapid Firecannon, and The Collector. When Caitlyn incorporated at least these three finished items in her build, she did a lot better when paired up with Soraka than with most other common builds. In fact, Caitlyn boasted an average win rate of 47.6% when playing alongside Soraka with this build.

To have the highest chance of crushing your oponents, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Caitlyn and Soraka pairings, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.6% win rate overall.

If you want to see Caitlyn with Soraka collaboration tips and stats for a a particular division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the stats and guides given are calculated using every round played with both champions.