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Soraka matchups

Tier 2#18 Support4Full build
You playSoraka

Tier 250.3% win · #18 support

An even matchup51.1%Soraka wins 51.1% of games into Lulu, a little above the 50.3% Soraka wins overall.
AgainstLulu

Tier 150.0% win · #5 support

51.1%49.6%

3,777 gamesSample A 50.7%Sample B 53.2%Sample C 50.4%Gold at 15 −9Full matchup pageSample A, Sample B, Sample C · Emerald+ · 6 Nov

Overall win rate by rank, not this matchup:Soraka: Gold 52.1% · Plat 50.9% · Emerald 51.0% · Diamond 50.1%Lulu: Gold 49.6% · Plat 49.4% · Emerald 50.3% · Diamond 50.1%

Lane plan

Keep your distance to avoid the damage on Lulu’s (Q) and basic attacks, while using [Q] and [E] to recover health and contest lane. If enemy carry champion is low on health, use [E] on Lulu to prevent her from using (E) and (R).

Lane tip from this patch's games, play defensive
  • Dream Maker

    You complete Dream Maker at ~0 min; Lulu completes Dream Maker at ~0 min. You spike together.

  • Level 3: Lulu's Whimsy (W) is 18s, your Equinox (E) is 20s, so Lulu is back first. Level 6: Lulu's ultimate 120s, yours 150s.

  • Heal

    Lulu takes Flash + Heal in 82.6% of games. You take Flash + Heal (86.1%).

Build into Lulu

Sample B · Emerald+ · 1,450 games · 6 Nov

Items

Most built at each step, in buy order; small icons are the other picks

  1. Start0:00

    World AtlasHealth PotionHealth Potion

    World Atlas + Health Potion + Health Potion

    95.9% of games · 53.0% win

  2. First back

    BootsGlowing MoteBandleglass Mirror

    Boots, Glowing Mote, Bandleglass Mirror

    Bought in most games

  3. 1st item0 min

    Dream Maker

    Dream Maker

    66.4% of games · 53.5% win
    • Celestial Opposition52.8%
    • Solstice Sleigh57.8%

  4. 2nd item13 min

    Moonstone Renewer

    Moonstone Renewer

    81.9% of games · 54.0% win
    • Redemption52.4%
    • Ardent Censer47.3%

  5. 3rd item23 min

    Redemption

    Redemption

    27.9% of games · 58.4% win
    • Dawncore61.8%
    • Ardent Censer61.7%

  6. Boots13 min

    Ionian Boots of Lucidity

    Ionian Boots of Lucidity

    68.5% of games · 53.4% win
    • Boots of Swiftness54.5%
    • Plated Steelcaps57.4%

  7. Late30–30 min

    DawncoreRedemptionArdent Censer

    Dawncore, Redemption or Ardent Censer

    One of them, for what you're facing

Runes

Most played page, 1,228 games

SorcerySorcery

  1. Summon AerySummon Aerypicked in 84.7%
  2. Manaflow BandManaflow Bandpicked in 55.9%
  3. TranscendenceTranscendencepicked in 69.4%
  4. ScorchScorchpicked in 69.6%

ResolveResolve

  1. RevitalizeRevitalizepicked in 77.0%
  2. Bone PlatingBone Platingpicked in 64.3%

Shards

Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth ScalingAdaptive Force · Adaptive Force · Health Scaling

KeystoneWin rate

Pick a keystone with a full page to see that page above.

Skill order

Most played order, 120 games
Q18101213
W24579
E31415
R611

Max

  1. WQE84.7% pick · 1,112 games54.9%
  2. WEQ8.4% pick · 110 games56.4%

Lulu: E start, max EWQ4,959 games

Summoner spells

FlashHealFlash + Heal86.1% pick

FlashHealLulu: Flash + Heal, 82.6%45,065 games

Play against Lulu

Cooldowns at levels 1, 3, 6 and 11 on each side's most played skill order, before ability haste

Lulu's abilities

Your opponent · uses mana
  1. P Pix, Faerie CompanionPassive
  2. Q Glitterlance7s cooldown · 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 mana · 925 range—7s7s7s
  3. W Whimsy18s cooldown · 65 mana · 650 range—18s18s18s
  4. E Help, Pix!10 / 9.5 / 9 / 8.5 / 8s cooldown · 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80 mana · 650 range10s10s9s8s
  5. R Wild Growth120 / 100 / 80s cooldown · 100 mana · 900 range——120s100s

Whimsy (W) is the long one early: 18s at level 3, so trade once it's down. — means not learned yet at that level.

Soraka's abilities

You · uses mana
  1. P SalvationPassive
  2. Q Starcall8 / 7 / 6 / 5 / 4s cooldown · 45 / 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 mana · 810 range8s8s8s6s
  3. W Astral Infusion6 / 5 / 4 / 3 / 2s cooldown · 40 / 45 / 50 / 55 / 60 mana · 550 range—6s4s2s
  4. E Equinox20 / 19 / 18 / 17 / 16s cooldown · 70 / 75 / 80 / 85 / 90 mana · 925 range—20s20s20s
  5. R Wish150 / 135 / 120s cooldown · 100 mana · 25000 range——150s135s

Equinox (E) is the long one early: 20s at level 3, so trade once it's down. — means not learned yet at that level.

All 31 support matchups

Soraka's win rate into each one · green beats Soraka's average, rose falls short
42.0%44.0%46.0%48.0%50.0%52.0%54.0%56.0%58.0%

Numbers from Sample A (collected 6 Nov), Sample B (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov) and Sample C (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov), ranked Solo/Duo, patch 16.22. Combined win rates weight each sample by its games. Next Queue doesn't collect these games itself.