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Soraka vs Viktor

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How to Beat Viktor as Soraka

based on 1,276 Soraka vs Viktor matchups
Win Rate
50.6 %
K/D/A
3.08
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends games every week. In our data, Soraka faced Viktor in 1276 rounds. Having so many games with Soraka versus Viktor provides us faith in our capability to produce enlightening statistics and a recommended build to defeat Viktor. This champion pairing is relatively rare. Soraka fights Viktor in only 1.4% of her games.

Soraka vs Viktor Matchup Summary

Soraka has done a ok job of beating Viktor. Normally, she wins a acceptable 50.6% of the time the champs clash against each other in. In Soraka against Viktor matches, Soraka’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood versus Viktor.

Best Soraka vs Viktor 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

DawncoreStaff of Flowing WaterMoonstone RenewerShurelya's Battlesong

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
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
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
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E
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Viktor as Soraka

Tips for Playing as Soraka against Viktor

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 Viktor

Be careful about how close you let Viktor get to you. Viktor's control of the battlefield increases with his proximity to his opponent.

Be aware of how many augments Viktor has upgraded by looking at the color of the light on his staff (purple, yellow, blue, red).

Soraka vs Viktor Counter Stats

Soraka Image
Win Rate
50.6 %
VS
Win Rate
49.4 %
Viktor Image
0.8
< Kills >
5.5
4.9
< Deaths >
5.4
14.3
< Assists >
6.3
0.11
< Killing Sprees >
1.24
26
< Minions Killed >
181
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.47
580
< Physical Damage >
617
4,657
< Magic Damage >
24,925
344
< True Damage >
713
5,583
< Damage Dealt >
26,256
15,501
< Damage Taken >
17,956
7,917
< Gold Earned >
11,612
2.14
< Towers >
1.98
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
24,921
< Total Healing >
1,658
10,352
< Experience >
14,466
54
< Vision Score >
18
24
< Wards Placed >
9
196
< Time Dealing CC >
259

How to Counter Viktor with Soraka in LoL

The stats shown here feature some strategic Soraka versus Viktor matchup statistics that can help you distinguish the differences between the two. Soraka’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Viktor’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Soraka may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Viktor. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Soraka usually has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her opponent does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Viktor. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Soraka and Viktor

Damage Types Compared

Soraka
Viktor
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Soraka
Viktor

Who is Better, Soraka or Viktor?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Soraka usually fairs equally well when facing off against Viktor, with a 50.6% win rate. Therefore, Soraka makes an ok counter to Viktor.

While Soraka does have a higher winrate than Viktor, when facing one another, Soraka also has a much lower learning curve that makes her a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Soraka into Viktor.

Furthermore, Soraka has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Viktor. This 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 in League of Legends, in Soraka vs Viktor matchups, Soraka is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Soraka is a decent counter to Viktor. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Soraka against Viktor.

Additional Information for Soraka Players

How We Calculated Our Soraka vs Viktor Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Viktor as Soraka, we analyzed 1,276 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 Viktor 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

If you would like to truly master Soraka to counter Viktor during both the lane 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 shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Soraka most often racks up a lot less CS compared to Viktor. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Soraka versus Viktor build include Redemption, Ardent Censer, and Dream Maker. When Soraka used at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better vs Viktor than with most other common builds. In fact, Soraka boasted an average win rate of 50.6% when playing against Viktor with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of defeating Viktor 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. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Soraka vs Viktor clashes, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.6% win rate overall.

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