Lucian vs Soraka
How to Beat Soraka as Lucian
based on 5,377 Lucian vs Soraka matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Lucian vs Soraka Matchup Summary
Best Lucian vs Soraka Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Soraka as Lucian
Tips for Playing as Lucian against Soraka
For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.
Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.
Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.
Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment well!
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.
Lucian vs Soraka Counter Stats
How to Counter Soraka with Lucian in LoL
The stats provided here highlight several influential Lucian against Soraka counter stats that may help us realize the distinctions between the two. For instance, Lucian’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Soraka’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Lucian may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Soraka. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.
Lucian typically has a much larger longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he takes more damage than Soraka. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Lucian and Soraka
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Who is Better, Lucian or Soraka?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Lucian usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Soraka, with a 49.7% win rate. As a result, Lucian makes an ok counter for Soraka.
While Lucian does have a lower win rate than Soraka, when they face off with one another, Lucian also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Lucian into Soraka.
Additionally, Lucian has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Soraka. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Lucian 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 teammates during team fights.
Lucian is a somewhat poor counter to Soraka. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Lucian against Soraka.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Lucian in order to counter Soraka during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Lucian usually accumulates much more CS compared to Soraka. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Lucian versus Soraka build include Rapid Firecannon, Stormrazor, and Navori Quickblades. When Lucian included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better countering Soraka than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Lucian boasted an average winrate of 49.7% when playing against Soraka with this counter build.
To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Soraka as Lucian, you should equip the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Lucian vs Soraka battles, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.7% winrate overall.
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