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How to Win Lee Sin vs Soraka Counter MatchupLee Sin is in the b tier of champions

Lee Sin vs Soraka

How to Beat Soraka as Lee Sin in LoLLee Sin is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Soraka as Lee Sin

based on 2,575 Lee Sin vs Soraka matchups
Win Rate
49.3 %
K/D/A
2.49
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL rounds that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Soraka as Lee Sin resulted from an examination of 2575 ranked games where both champions battled each other. This champion pairing is somewhat rare. Lee Sin encounters Soraka in only 2.2% of his rounds.

Lee Sin vs Soraka Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Lee Sin has done a poor job of countering Soraka. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.3% of the time the champions face one another in. In Lee Sin vs Soraka matches, Lee Sin’s side is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood versus Soraka.

Best Lee Sin vs Soraka Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
TunnelerGlowing Mote

Core Lee Sin Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverDeath's DanceSundered Sky

Optional Items

Sterak's GageEclipseMaw of MalmortiusProfane Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Lee Sin to level upq
>
Second ability for Lee Sin to level upw
>
Last skill for Lee Sin to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Lee Sin's passive ability p
Lee Sin's q ability q
Lee Sin's w ability w
Lee Sin's e ability e
Lee Sin's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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W
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W
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E
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Guide to Countering Soraka as Lee Sin

Tips for Playing as Lee Sin against Soraka

Take advantage of Flurry by weaving in basic attacks between spell casts - this maximizes damage output and minimizes Energy loss.

Self-casting Safeguard and using Iron Will are powerful tools for killing neutral monsters (in the jungle).

Use Sonic Wave before Dragon's Rage so you can chase the target with Resonating Strike.

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.

Lee Sin vs Soraka Counter Stats

Lee Sin Image
Win Rate
49.3 %
VS
Win Rate
50.7 %
Soraka Image
6.6
< Kills >
0.9
5.7
< Deaths >
5.2
7.6
< Assists >
14.2
1.52
< Killing Sprees >
0.11
33
< Minions Killed >
26
1.52
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.5
13,668
< Physical Damage >
605
2,740
< Magic Damage >
4,683
982
< True Damage >
339
17,392
< Damage Dealt >
5,627
34,066
< Damage Taken >
15,438
11,429
< Gold Earned >
7,876
1.41
< Towers >
2.1
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0
16,448
< Total Healing >
23,378
12,823
< Experience >
10,147
24
< Vision Score >
55
11
< Wards Placed >
23
436
< Time Dealing CC >
198

How to Counter Soraka with Lee Sin in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature some critical Lee Sin against Soraka counter statistics that may help you understand the differences between these two champs. As an example, Lee Sin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Soraka’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Lee Sin may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Soraka. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Lee Sin typically has a much larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he takes more damage than Soraka. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Lee Sin and Soraka

Damage Types Compared

Lee Sin
Soraka
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lee Sin
Soraka

Who is Better, Lee Sin or Soraka?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Lee Sin usually fairs equally well when taking on Soraka, with a 49.3% win rate. Thus, Lee Sin makes an ok counter to Soraka.

While Lee Sin does have a lower win rate than Soraka, when on opposite teams, Lee Sin also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Lee Sin into Soraka.

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

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

Lee Sin is a somewhat poor counter to Soraka. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Lee Sin against Soraka.

Additional Information for Lee Sin Players

How We Calculated Our Lee Sin vs Soraka Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Soraka as Lee Sin, we analyzed 2,575 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 Lee Sin 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 learn all of the intricacies of Lee Sin to counter Soraka during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lee Sin on average gets a similar amount of CS compared to Soraka. Champs who typically don't take much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Lee Sin versus Soraka build consist of Black Cleaver, Death's Dance, and Sundered Sky. When Lee Sin used at least these three items in his build, he did much better when fighting Soraka than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Lee Sin boasted an average winrate of 49.3% battling Soraka with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Soraka as Lee Sin, Lee Sin players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Lee Sin vs Soraka counter picks, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.3% winrate overall.

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