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How to Win Soraka vs Kai'Sa Counter MatchupSoraka is in the a tier of champions

Soraka vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Soraka in LoLSoraka is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kai'Sa as Soraka

based on 3,612 Soraka vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
51.7 %
K/D/A
2.92
Pick Rate
4.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Kai'Sa as Soraka came out of an analysis of 3612 ranked games where both champions opposed each other. This champion matchup is fairly uncommon. Soraka has to counter Kai'Sa in only 4.1% of her rounds.

Soraka vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Soraka does a decent job of beating Kai'Sa. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.7% of the time the champs fight each other in. In Soraka against Kai'Sa rounds, Soraka’s side is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that she most likely won't get first blood against Kai'Sa.

Best Soraka vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteBandleglass Mirror

Core Soraka Items

~22 Mins
RedemptionMoonstone RenewerDawncore

Optional Items

Ardent CenserStaff of Flowing WaterDream MakerCelestial Opposition

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

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
ResolveBone PlatingRevitalize
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
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
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Q
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R
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Q
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Q
14
E
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Kai'Sa as Soraka

Tips for Playing as Soraka against Kai'Sa

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 Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa is very vulnerable to getting outranged by mages and long range carries.

Make sure to place wards in your blind spots so you can see Kai'Sa coming.

Kai'Sa is very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together against her.

Soraka vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Soraka Image
Win Rate
51.7 %
VS
Win Rate
48.3 %
Kai'Sa Image
0.9
< Kills >
7.1
5.3
< Deaths >
5.7
14.6
< Assists >
5.8
0.12
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
26
< Minions Killed >
180
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.47
647
< Physical Damage >
12,597
4,809
< Magic Damage >
8,243
379
< True Damage >
419
5,836
< Damage Dealt >
21,260
15,655
< Damage Taken >
19,202
8,031
< Gold Earned >
12,264
2.2
< Towers >
2.2
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
23,013
< Total Healing >
4,350
10,421
< Experience >
12,533
54
< Vision Score >
17
23
< Wards Placed >
8
201
< Time Dealing CC >
46

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Soraka in LoL

The stats provided here highlight some strategic Soraka vs. Kai'Sa counter stats that can help us figure out the differences between the two. Soraka’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kai'Sa’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Soraka may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Kai'Sa. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Soraka usually has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her enemy does. On average, she takes less damage than Kai'Sa. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Soraka and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Soraka
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Soraka
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Soraka or Kai'Sa?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Soraka usually wins when facing off against Kai'Sa, with a 51.7% win rate. Therefore, Soraka makes a good counter to Kai'Sa.

While Soraka does have a higher win rate than Kai'Sa, when facing one another, Soraka also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less complex champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Soraka into Kai'Sa.

Additionally, Soraka also has a great amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kai'Sa. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Soraka vs Kai'Sa matchups, Soraka is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Soraka is a decent counter to Kai'Sa. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Soraka against Kai'Sa.

Other Champion Matchups Against Soraka

Soraka Loses Against

TrundleTrundle45% winrateSingedSinged45.5% winrateMaokaiMaokai45.6% winrateBlitzcrankBlitzcrank45.9% winrate

Soraka Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.6% winrateSejuaniSejuani55.4% winrateYuumiYuumi54.9% winrateEzrealEzreal54.8% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Soraka Players

How We Calculated Our Soraka vs Kai'Sa Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Soraka, we analyzed 3,612 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 Kai'Sa 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Soraka to counter Kai'Sa during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Soraka often gets a lot less CS relative to Kai'Sa. Champs who on average don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Soraka versus Kai'Sa build include Redemption, Moonstone Renewer, and Dawncore. When Soraka combined at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better when facing Kai'Sa than with most other typical builds. In fact, Soraka boasted an average win rate of 51.7% when countering Kai'Sa with this counter build.

To have the best probability of annihilating Kai'Sa as Soraka, you should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Soraka vs Kai'Sa counterpicks, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.7% winrate overall.

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