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How to Win Zeri vs Soraka Counter MatchupZeri is in the b tier of champions

Zeri vs Soraka

How to Beat Soraka as Zeri in LoLZeri is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Soraka as Zeri

based on 869 Zeri vs Soraka matchups
Win Rate
45.5 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends rounds that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Soraka as Zeri came out of an analysis of 869 ranked games where both champions clashed against each other. This particular counter pairing is relatively rare. Zeri encounters Soraka in only 2.2% of their rounds.

Zeri vs Soraka Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zeri does a awful job of beating Soraka. On average, they wins a lowly 45.5% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Zeri against Soraka rounds, Zeri’s side is 0.0% more expected to get first blood. This indicates that they most likely will get first blood versus Soraka.

Best Zeri vs Soraka Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Zeri Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateRunaan's HurricaneNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

BloodthirsterLord Dominik's RegardsTitanic HydraKraken Slayer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zeri to level upq
>
Second ability for Zeri to level upe
>
Last skill for Zeri to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Zeri's passive ability p
Zeri's q ability q
Zeri's w ability w
Zeri's e ability e
Zeri's ultimate ability r
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
Q
5
R
6
Q
7
E
8
Q
9
E
10
R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R
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W

Guide to Countering Soraka as Zeri

Advice to Win Against Soraka

It's easier to focus Soraka than the ally she is healing.

Focus on attacking Soraka when she ever ventures to the frontline to heal her allies.

Take advantage of Soraka's long cooldown on Equinox if she uses it to harass.

Zeri vs Soraka Counter Stats

Zeri Image
Win Rate
45.5 %
VS
Win Rate
54.5 %
Soraka Image
6.4
< Kills >
0.8
5.4
< Deaths >
5.1
6
< Assists >
14.8
1.45
< Killing Sprees >
0.11
187
< Minions Killed >
24
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.54
14,214
< Physical Damage >
615
6,504
< Magic Damage >
4,717
512
< True Damage >
361
21,231
< Damage Dealt >
5,693
21,737
< Damage Taken >
15,540
12,176
< Gold Earned >
7,960
2.28
< Towers >
2.23
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0
4,104
< Total Healing >
23,970
12,219
< Experience >
10,332
18
< Vision Score >
53
8
< Wards Placed >
23
122
< Time Dealing CC >
195

How to Counter Soraka with Zeri in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize some important Zeri versus Soraka counter statistics that can help you figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. Zeri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Soraka’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Zeri may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Soraka. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Zeri usually has a much larger longest kill spree than their foe does. On average, they receives more damage than Soraka. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zeri and Soraka

Damage Types Compared

Zeri
Soraka
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zeri
Soraka

Who is Better, Zeri or Soraka?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Zeri usually loses when facing off against Soraka, with a 45.5% win rate. As a result, Zeri makes a bad counter for Soraka.

While Zeri does have a much lower win rate than Soraka, when facing one another, Zeri also has a much greater difficulty level that makes them a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Zeri into Soraka.

Moreover, Zeri has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Soraka. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zeri vs Soraka matchups, Soraka is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Zeri is a trash counter to Soraka. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zeri against Soraka.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zeri

Zeri Loses Against

LilliaLillia39.3% winrateSingedSinged39.9% winrateMaokaiMaokai40.6% winrateRyzeRyze41.3% winrate

Zeri Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.8% winrateZoeZoe54.3% winrateEliseElise54.2% winrateKassadinKassadin53% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TaricTaric+ 50% 388 GamesBraumBraum+ 50.1% 419 GamesLilliaLillia+ 50.4% 2311 GamesZyraZyra+ 50.5% 1459 Games

Additional Information for Zeri Players

How We Calculated Our Zeri vs Soraka Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Soraka as Zeri, we analyzed 869 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 Soraka as Zeri 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

Zeri Build Soraka Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Zeri in order to counter Soraka during both the laning 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 pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zeri usually accumulates much more CS relative to Soraka. Champions who typically don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The top items to have in your Zeri versus Soraka build consist of Experimental Hexplate, Runaan's Hurricane, and Navori Quickblades. When Zeri combined at least these three pieces in their build, they performed significantly better when fighting Soraka than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Zeri had an average win rate of 45.5% when countering Soraka with this build.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Soraka as Zeri, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Zeri vs Soraka counter picks, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 45.5% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Zeri x Soraka tips and counter builds for a a distinct skill level, please select one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the stats and guides displayed are computed using every round played with both champions.