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

Soraka vs Zed

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

based on 3,093 Soraka vs Zed matchups
Win Rate
52.6 %
K/D/A
2.84
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of rated LoL matches that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Zed as Soraka resulted from an evaluation of 3093 ranked matches where both champions faced one another. This particular counter matchup is relatively rare. Soraka fights Zed in only 3.5% of her rounds.

Soraka vs Zed Matchup Summary

Soraka does a good job of countering Zed. Typically, she wins a fantastic 52.6% of matches the champions face one another in. In Soraka versus Zed games, Soraka’s side is 0.0% more probable to get first blood. This implies that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Zed.

Best Soraka vs Zed Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteBandleglass Mirror

Core Soraka Items

~22 Mins
RedemptionDream MakerDawncore

Optional Items

Shurelya's BattlesongStaff of Flowing WaterArdent CenserMoonstone Renewer

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

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
8
Q
9
W
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Q
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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 Zed as Soraka

Tips for Playing as Soraka against Zed

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 Zed

Zed's Shadow Slash can only slow you if his shadow hits you with it.

Zed receives bonus effect from Attack Damage items he purchases, so Armor is super effective against him.

After Zed uses his Living Shadow, he is at his most vulnerable as his damage, slow, and mobility are both dependent upon it.

Soraka vs Zed Counter Stats

Soraka Image
Win Rate
52.6 %
VS
Win Rate
47.4 %
Zed Image
0.9
< Kills >
8.1
5.5
< Deaths >
6.2
14.7
< Assists >
5.1
0.1
< Killing Sprees >
1.85
26
< Minions Killed >
158
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.36
598
< Physical Damage >
22,065
4,725
< Magic Damage >
1,233
345
< True Damage >
1,219
5,668
< Damage Dealt >
24,518
16,327
< Damage Taken >
22,408
8,049
< Gold Earned >
12,202
2.08
< Towers >
1.62
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
23,868
< Total Healing >
3,699
10,587
< Experience >
14,413
55
< Vision Score >
18
24
< Wards Placed >
7
198
< Time Dealing CC >
148

How to Counter Zed with Soraka in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several strategic Soraka vs. Zed counter statistics that can help you appreciate the distinctions between the two. Soraka’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zed’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Soraka may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Zed. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Soraka normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her enemy does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Zed. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Soraka and Zed

Damage Types Compared

Soraka
Zed
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Soraka
Zed

Who is Better, Soraka or Zed?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Soraka usually wins when taking on Zed, with a 52.6% win rate. As a result, Soraka makes a good counter for Zed.

While Soraka does have a higher winrate than Zed, when on opposite teams, Soraka also has a much lower learning curve that makes her a less challenging champion to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Soraka into Zed.

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

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Soraka vs Zed matchups, Soraka is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Soraka is a good counter for Zed. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Soraka against Zed.

Additional Information for Soraka Players

How We Calculated Our Soraka vs Zed Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zed as Soraka, we analyzed 3,093 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 Zed 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 in order to counter Zed during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Soraka typically racks up a lot less CS relative to Zed. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Soraka versus Zed build consist of Redemption, Dream Maker, and Dawncore. When Soraka combined at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better versus Zed than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Soraka boasted an average win rate of 52.6% when countering Zed with this build.

To have the highest chance of beating Zed 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. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Soraka vs Zed LoL games, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.6% winrate overall.

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