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

Soraka vs Vex

How to Beat Vex as Soraka in LoLSoraka is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Vex as Soraka

based on 1,679 Soraka vs Vex matchups
Win Rate
51.6 %
K/D/A
2.87
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of rated League matches that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Vex as Soraka resulted from an analysis of 1679 ranked games where both champs engaged each other. This pairing is somewhat rare. Soraka has to counter Vex in only 1.9% of her rounds.

Soraka vs Vex Matchup Summary

Soraka does a decent job of beating Vex. Normally, she wins a acceptable 51.6% of the time the champions clash against each other in. In Soraka against Vex games, Soraka’s side is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood, indicating that she most likely will get first blood against Vex.

Best Soraka vs Vex Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Faerie CharmGlowing Mote

Core Soraka Items

~22 Mins
RedemptionMoonstone RenewerDawncore

Optional Items

Ardent CenserSolstice SleighStaff of Flowing WaterDream Maker

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

ResolveGuardianFont of LifeBone PlatingRevitalize
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
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
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Q
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W
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Vex as Soraka

Tips for Playing as Soraka against Vex

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 Vex Counter Stats

Soraka Image
Win Rate
51.6 %
VS
Win Rate
48.4 %
Vex Image
0.9
< Kills >
6.4
5.3
< Deaths >
5.8
14.3
< Assists >
7.1
0.1
< Killing Sprees >
1.47
26
< Minions Killed >
159
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.41
582
< Physical Damage >
1,413
4,816
< Magic Damage >
21,556
342
< True Damage >
873
5,741
< Damage Dealt >
23,844
16,042
< Damage Taken >
18,464
7,977
< Gold Earned >
11,027
2.1
< Towers >
1.82
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
23,028
< Total Healing >
2,147
10,454
< Experience >
13,759
52
< Vision Score >
19
23
< Wards Placed >
9
203
< Time Dealing CC >
547

How to Counter Vex with Soraka in LoL

The stats shown here clarify some critical Soraka against Vex matchup statistics that can help us realize the distinctions between this pair of champions. Soraka’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Vex’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Soraka may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Vex. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Soraka usually has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her opponent does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Vex. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Soraka and Vex

Damage Types Compared

Soraka
Vex
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Soraka
Vex

Who is Better, Soraka or Vex?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Soraka usually wins when facing off against Vex, with a 51.6% win rate. Thus, Soraka makes a good counter to Vex.

While Soraka does have a higher win rate compared to Vex, when on opposite teams, Soraka also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more time consuming champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Soraka into Vex.

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

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Soraka vs Vex matchups, Soraka is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Soraka is a decent counter for Vex. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Soraka against Vex.

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 Vex Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vex as Soraka, we analyzed 1,679 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 Vex 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 in order to counter Vex during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Soraka typically picks up a lot less CS compared to Vex. Champions who on average don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Soraka versus Vex build consist of Redemption, Moonstone Renewer, and Dawncore. When Soraka included at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better against Vex than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Soraka had an average win rate of 51.6% when playing against Vex with this build.

To have the highest chance of defeating Vex as Soraka, Soraka players should use the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Revitalize, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Soraka vs Vex LoL games, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.6% winrate overall.

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