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

Soraka vs Taliyah

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

based on 974 Soraka vs Taliyah matchups
Win Rate
49.1 %
K/D/A
2.98
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of ranked League rounds that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Taliyah as Soraka came out of an evaluation of 974 ranked games where both champions battled each other. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Soraka has to counter Taliyah in only 1.1% of her games.

Soraka vs Taliyah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Soraka does a dismal job of countering Taliyah. Normally, she wins a acceptable 49.1% of the time the champions face one another in. In Soraka vs Taliyah rounds, Soraka’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood. This implies that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Taliyah.

Best Soraka vs Taliyah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Soraka Items

~22 Mins
Ardent CenserDream MakerMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

DawncoreRedemptionStaff of Flowing Water

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
10
Q
11
R
12
Q
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Q
14
E
15
E
16
R

Guide to Countering Taliyah as Soraka

Tips for Playing as Soraka against Taliyah

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 Taliyah

When Taliyah casts Unraveled Earth in the lane, be on the lookout for Seismic Shove. If she throws you into her minefield, the throws and stones will break your bones.

Taliyah's Threaded Volley is locked into a direction. If she's throwing rocks at you, dodge to the side!

Soraka vs Taliyah Counter Stats

Soraka Image
Win Rate
49.1 %
VS
Win Rate
50.9 %
Taliyah Image
0.9
< Kills >
5.7
5.2
< Deaths >
6
14.6
< Assists >
8.1
0.11
< Killing Sprees >
1.31
26
< Minions Killed >
118
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.62
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.44
584
< Physical Damage >
807
4,726
< Magic Damage >
21,429
346
< True Damage >
1,117
5,656
< Damage Dealt >
23,354
15,658
< Damage Taken >
20,850
8,008
< Gold Earned >
11,984
2.13
< Towers >
1.74
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.18
24,593
< Total Healing >
4,586
10,434
< Experience >
14,081
55
< Vision Score >
23
24
< Wards Placed >
9
195
< Time Dealing CC >
565

How to Counter Taliyah with Soraka in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore some influential Soraka versus Taliyah matchup statistics that may help you explain the differences between this pair of champs. For instance, Soraka’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Taliyah’s ratio of NaN, showing that Soraka may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Taliyah. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Soraka normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her matchup does. Typically, she receives less damage than Taliyah. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Soraka and Taliyah

Damage Types Compared

Soraka
Taliyah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Soraka
Taliyah

Who is Better, Soraka or Taliyah?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Soraka usually fairs equally well when playing against Taliyah, with a 49.1% win rate. As a result, Soraka makes an ok counter to Taliyah.

While Soraka does have a lower winrate compared to Taliyah, when on opposite teams, Soraka also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Soraka into Taliyah.

Moreover, Soraka also has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Taliyah. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Soraka vs Taliyah matchups, Taliyah is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Soraka is a somewhat poor counter for Taliyah. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Soraka against Taliyah.

Additional Information for Soraka Players

How We Calculated Our Soraka vs Taliyah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Taliyah as Soraka, we analyzed 974 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 Taliyah 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 learn all of the intricacies of Soraka in order to counter Taliyah during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Soraka most often gets a lot less CS relative to Taliyah. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to have in your Soraka versus Taliyah build consist of Ardent Censer, Dream Maker, and Moonstone Renewer. When Soraka included at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better when facing Taliyah than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Soraka boasted an average winrate of 49.1% when playing against Taliyah with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Taliyah 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 Taliyah battles, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.1% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Soraka versus Taliyah tips and counter stats for a a specific division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions shown are computed using all matches run with both champions.