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How to Synergize Soraka with Varus on the Same TeamSoraka is in the a tier of champions

Soraka with Varus

How to Win With Soraka and Varus Paired TogetherSoraka is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Soraka and Varus

based on 3,641 Soraka with Varus pairs
Win Rate
48.2 %
K/D/A
2.98
Pick Rate
4.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download data from from millions of League of Legends games straight from Riot Games each and every week. Soraka has gone into battle with Varus in 3641 recent, ranked games. By gathering so much complete data directly from the makers of LoL, we are confident that we can give you high-quality, usable builds to help Soraka synergize with Varus. It is somewhat uncommon for Soraka to play with Varus on the same team. This has only taken place in about 4.1% of rounds with Soraka.

Soraka Varus Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Soraka does a poor job of teaming up with Varus. Typically, she wins a poor 48.2% of matches the champs fight together on the same side. If you want to win more matches as Soraka when playing alongside Varus by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with him, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Soraka vs Varus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Faerie CharmAmplifying Tome

Core Soraka Items

~22 Mins
RedemptionArdent CenserMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

DawncoreStaff of Flowing WaterSolstice SleighShurelya's Battlesong

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

ResolveGuardianFont of LifeBone PlatingRevitalize
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
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
6
R
7
W
8
Q
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W
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Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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E
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R

Guide to Synergizing Soraka and Varus

Tips for Playing as Soraka with Varus

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 Understand How Varus Will Play

Try to take advantage of Piercing Arrow's very long range to snipe at enemy champions before a fight or as they're trying to flee.

An early point in Blighted Quiver helps harass enemy champions and get killing blows on minions.

During short range fights it's sometimes best to fire Piercing Arrow quickly, rather than charging it to full power.

Soraka Varus Synergy Stats

Soraka Image
Win Rate
48.2 %
VS
Win Rate
51.8 %
Varus Image
0.9
< Kills >
0.9
5.1
< Deaths >
5.3
14.3
< Assists >
14.2
0.13
< Killing Sprees >
0.11
25
< Minions Killed >
26
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.51
595
< Physical Damage >
604
4,654
< Magic Damage >
4,844
337
< True Damage >
355
5,587
< Damage Dealt >
5,803
15,541
< Damage Taken >
15,890
7,928
< Gold Earned >
7,924
2.08
< Towers >
2.05
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
23,191
< Total Healing >
23,337
10,217
< Experience >
10,315
54
< Vision Score >
53
24
< Wards Placed >
23
193
< Time Dealing CC >
203

How to Play with Varus as Soraka in LoL

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

Overall, Soraka sees a very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Varus. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Varus helps Soraka perform worse in competitive LoL games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Soraka is an ally to Varus, she gets a little decrease in her complete damage dealt. This change may indicate that Varus does not provide protection for her to deal more damage or that his participation also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Soraka is played with Varus on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays without Varus. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Varus.

Moreover, when Soraka plays with Varus on the same team, she usually receives a little less damage than when she plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may indicate that Varus does a decent job of protecting Soraka during team fights.

Synergies between Soraka and Varus

Damage Types Compared

Soraka
Varus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Soraka
Varus

Is Soraka better when played alongside Varus?

There is no perfect ally for Soraka that will 100% of the time be her #1 teammate. Yet, Varus is a below average teammate for Soraka. By playing on the same side as Soraka, he drops their win rate by -1.2% to 48.2%. This clearly indicates that there is a bad synergy between Soraka and Varus that results in them performing worse together than without each other.

Varus has a lower difficulty than Soraka. That means you don't need to be very careful when finding Varus teammates to play with, as they will need a relatively low level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Playing alongside, Soraka players will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to provide a lot of utility for your team. Together, these two will help their other teammates secure a victory.

In contrast, by grouping Soraka and Varus together, you will not be giving your other teammates enough engage potential. Make sure to have other champions on your team that offsets this relative hole in their capabilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Varus teammate, you should focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Soraka Players

How We Calculated Our Soraka Varus Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Soraka and Varus, we analyzed 3,641 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 Soraka with Varus 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Soraka in order to pair well with Varus during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should keep reading to learn additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly.

The most important items to include in your Soraka and Varus synergy build consist of Redemption, Ardent Censer, and Moonstone Renewer. When Soraka used at least these three great items in her build, she performed much better when paired up with Varus than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Soraka boasted an average win rate of 48.2% helping carry Varus with these items in her kit.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating your oponents, Soraka players should use the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Revitalize, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for this team composition, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.2% winrate overall.

If you want to see Soraka and Varus cooperations tips and builds for a an individual rank, please choose one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and guides shown are calculated using every game finished with these champions.