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How to Win Soraka vs Caitlyn Counter MatchupSoraka is in the a tier of champions

Soraka vs Caitlyn

How to Beat Caitlyn as Soraka in LoLSoraka is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Caitlyn as Soraka

based on 8,821 Soraka vs Caitlyn matchups
Win Rate
50.7 %
K/D/A
3.06
Pick Rate
10 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds every week. In our data, Soraka did battle with Caitlyn 8821 times. Including so many matchups for Soraka versus Caitlyn gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to produce informative statistics and a supported build to wreck your foe. This particular champ matchup is fairly common. Soraka is forced to battle against Caitlyn in 10.0% of her rounds.

Soraka vs Caitlyn Matchup Summary

Soraka does a ok job of countering Caitlyn. Normally, she wins a acceptable 50.7% of the time the champions oppose one another in. In Soraka versus Caitlyn matches, Soraka’s side is 0.0% more likely to get first blood. This indicates that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Caitlyn.

Best Soraka vs Caitlyn Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Soraka Items

~22 Mins
RedemptionArdent CenserMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

Warmog's ArmorEchoes of HeliaStaff of Flowing WaterImperial Mandate

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
Ability HasteArmorArmor
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
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Caitlyn as Soraka

Tips for Playing as Soraka against Caitlyn

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 Win Against Caitlyn

Keep behind allied minions if Caitlyn is harassing you with Piltover Peacemaker (it deals less damage with each subsequent target).

You can intercept Ace in the Hole's missile from hitting an ally if you stand in its path.

Soraka vs Caitlyn Counter Stats

Soraka Image
Win Rate
50.7 %
VS
Win Rate
49.3 %
Caitlyn Image
0.8
< Kills >
5.7
4.9
< Deaths >
5.3
14.2
< Assists >
6.1
0.1
< Killing Sprees >
1.31
26
< Minions Killed >
175
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.54
551
< Physical Damage >
19,839
4,883
< Magic Damage >
1,475
343
< True Damage >
536
5,778
< Damage Dealt >
21,851
15,760
< Damage Taken >
18,472
7,916
< Gold Earned >
11,688
2.05
< Towers >
2.6
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
24,354
< Total Healing >
5,407
10,401
< Experience >
12,219
53
< Vision Score >
18
23
< Wards Placed >
8
204
< Time Dealing CC >
88

How to Counter Caitlyn with Soraka in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore some valuable Soraka against Caitlyn counter statistics that may help us figure out the differences and similarities between these two champs. For instance, Soraka’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Caitlyn’s ratio of NaN, showing that Soraka may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Caitlyn. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Soraka typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her foe does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to Caitlyn. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Soraka and Caitlyn

Damage Types Compared

Soraka
Caitlyn
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Soraka
Caitlyn

Who is Better, Soraka or Caitlyn?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Soraka usually fairs equally well when taking on Caitlyn, with a 50.7% win rate. Thus, Soraka makes an ok counter to Caitlyn.

While Soraka does have a higher winrate compared to Caitlyn, when they face off with one another, Soraka also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less time consuming champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Soraka into Caitlyn.

Moreover, Soraka also has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Caitlyn. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Soraka vs Caitlyn matchups, Soraka is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Soraka is a decent counter for Caitlyn. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Soraka against Caitlyn.

Additional Information for Soraka Players

How We Calculated Our Soraka vs Caitlyn Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Caitlyn as Soraka, we analyzed 8,821 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Caitlyn as Soraka comes from real 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 the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Soraka in order to counter Caitlyn during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Soraka typically accumulates a lot less CS relative to Caitlyn. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Soraka versus Caitlyn build consist of Redemption, Ardent Censer, and Moonstone Renewer. When Soraka combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better versus Caitlyn than with many other common item sets. In fact, Soraka had an average winrate of 50.7% when countering Caitlyn with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of defeating Caitlyn as Soraka, you should equip the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Revitalize, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Soraka vs Caitlyn clashes, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.7% win rate overall.

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