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

Soraka vs Nilah

How to Beat Nilah as Soraka in LoLSoraka is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Nilah as Soraka

based on 1,387 Soraka vs Nilah matchups
Win Rate
46.6 %
K/D/A
2.83
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches each week. In our database, Soraka engaged Nilah 1387 times. With so many games with Soraka versus Nilah provides us faith in our capacity to provide informative statistics and a solid build to defeat Nilah. This matchup is somewhat rare. Soraka is forced to battle against Nilah in only 1.6% of her games.

Soraka vs Nilah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Soraka has done a pathetic job of countering Nilah. Normally, she wins a lowly 46.6% of games the champs clash against each other in. In Soraka against Nilah rounds, Soraka’s team is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood. This indicates that she most likely will get first blood against Nilah.

Best Soraka vs Nilah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Faerie CharmGlowing Mote

Core Soraka Items

~22 Mins
RedemptionArdent CenserDream Maker

Optional Items

DawncoreMoonstone RenewerStaff of Flowing WaterShurelya's Battlesong

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 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
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
Q
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W
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Q
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Nilah as Soraka

Tips for Playing as Soraka against Nilah

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.

Soraka vs Nilah Counter Stats

Soraka Image
Win Rate
46.6 %
VS
Win Rate
53.4 %
Nilah Image
0.9
< Kills >
6.8
5.3
< Deaths >
5.9
14.1
< Assists >
5.5
0.13
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
25
< Minions Killed >
166
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.55
697
< Physical Damage >
17,593
5,132
< Magic Damage >
186
362
< True Damage >
366
6,191
< Damage Dealt >
18,145
15,301
< Damage Taken >
22,502
7,804
< Gold Earned >
12,111
1.98
< Towers >
2.62
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
21,640
< Total Healing >
8,092
10,199
< Experience >
12,697
51
< Vision Score >
16
22
< Wards Placed >
8
215
< Time Dealing CC >
85

How to Counter Nilah with Soraka in LoL

The stats provided here feature several critical Soraka against Nilah counter statistics that can help us grasp the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Soraka’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nilah’s ratio of NaN, showing that Soraka may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Nilah. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Soraka typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her counter does. On average, she takes less damage than Nilah. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Soraka and Nilah

Damage Types Compared

Soraka
Nilah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Soraka
Nilah

Who is Better, Soraka or Nilah?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Soraka usually loses when facing off against Nilah, with a 46.6% win rate. As a result, Soraka makes a bad counter to Nilah.

While Soraka does have a lower winrate than Nilah, when facing one another, Soraka also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes her a less time consuming champion to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Soraka into Nilah.

Furthermore, Soraka also has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nilah. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Soraka vs Nilah matchups, Nilah is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Soraka is a trash counter to Nilah. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Soraka against Nilah.

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 Nilah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nilah as Soraka, we analyzed 1,387 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 Nilah 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

If you would like to truly master Soraka to counter Nilah during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Soraka on average picks up a lot less CS compared to Nilah. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They 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, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Soraka versus Nilah build include Redemption, Ardent Censer, and Dream Maker. When Soraka included at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better when facing Nilah than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Soraka boasted an average win rate of 46.6% when playing against Nilah with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Nilah as Soraka, Soraka players 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 combinations players picked for Soraka vs Nilah counter picks, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 46.6% win rate overall.

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