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

Soraka with Zed

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How to Synergize Soraka and Zed

based on 2,923 Soraka with Zed pairs
Win Rate
48.9 %
K/D/A
2.83
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers download data from from millions of League of Legends rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Soraka has fought alongside Zed in 2923 recently played, ranked matches. By accumulating so much relevant data straight from the creators of League of Legends, we feel confident that we can present to you robust, usable builds to help Soraka play with Zed. It is relatively rare for Soraka to play alongside Zed as teammates. This pairing has only happened in about 3.3% of games with Soraka.

Soraka Zed Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Soraka has done a dismal job of teaming up with Zed. Normally, she wins an acceptable 48.9% of games the champs try and work together in. If you want to maximize your potential as Soraka when playing alongside Zed by learning how to better synergize your strategy with him, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Soraka vs Zed Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Soraka Items

~22 Mins
RedemptionDream MakerDawncore

Optional Items

Staff of Flowing WaterArdent CenserCelestial OppositionMoonstone Renewer

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 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
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
15
E
16
R

Guide to Synergizing Soraka and Zed

Tips for Playing as Soraka with Zed

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 Zed Will Play

Placing a Living Shadow before using Death Mark can give Zed a safe escape from combat.

Saving energy and spell cooldowns until you use your ultimate will maximize Death Mark's damage.

Quickly double tapping Living Shadow will teleport Zed to his shadow immediately for rapid escapes.

Soraka Zed Synergy Stats

Soraka Image
Win Rate
48.9 %
VS
Win Rate
51.1 %
Zed Image
0.9
< Kills >
0.9
5.4
< Deaths >
5.3
14.4
< Assists >
14.2
0.1
< Killing Sprees >
0.11
26
< Minions Killed >
26
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.51
591
< Physical Damage >
604
4,865
< Magic Damage >
4,844
364
< True Damage >
355
5,820
< Damage Dealt >
5,803
16,214
< Damage Taken >
15,890
8,023
< Gold Earned >
7,924
2.03
< Towers >
2.05
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
24,599
< Total Healing >
23,337
10,532
< Experience >
10,315
54
< Vision Score >
53
24
< Wards Placed >
23
202
< Time Dealing CC >
203

How to Play with Zed as Soraka in LoL

The Soraka Zed synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Zed, 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 Zed. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Zed helps Soraka perform poorer in ranked League rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Soraka is an ally to Zed, she observes a marginal improvement in her full damage dealt. This change could demonstrate that Zed provides cover for her to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Soraka is played alongside Zed on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays without Zed. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Zed.

Moreover, when Soraka plays with Zed on the same team, she often takes a little more damage than when she fights alone. Receiving more damage may indicate that Zed does a poor job of protecting Soraka during team fights.

Synergies between Soraka and Zed

Damage Types Compared

Soraka
Zed
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Soraka
Zed

Is Soraka better when played alongside Zed?

There is no ideal ally for Soraka that will 100% of the time be her #1 synergy. However, overall, Zed is a very typical companion for Soraka. By being on the same side as Soraka, he drops their win rate by -0.5% to 48.9%. This signals that there is not really a strong bond between Soraka and Zed that results in them performing not as well together than alone.

Zed has a much greater difficulty compared to Soraka. That means Soraka players must be cautious when arranging Zed teammates to play with, as they will need a much greater level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

When playing on the same side, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these champs can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

In contrast, by aligning Soraka and Zed together, you may not be granting your team a lot of engage. Plan to bring other champs on your team that offsets this relative disparity in their potential.

Regardless of your Zed ally's ability, you need to focus on maximizing 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 Soraka Players

How We Calculated Our Soraka Zed Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Soraka and Zed, we analyzed 2,923 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 Zed 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 truly master Soraka in order to pair well with Zed during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should keep reading to master additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly.

The most important items to have in your Soraka and Zed synergy build include Redemption, Dream Maker, and Dawncore. When Soraka used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better when paired up with Zed than with most other common item sets. In fact, Soraka had an average winrate of 48.9% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Zed with these items in her kit.

To have the best likelihood of defeating your oponents, Soraka players should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for this team composition, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.9% winrate overall.

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