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Soraka Support Build, Runes and Counters · Patch 26.20

the Starchild

Patch 26.20 · Stats from the 26.18 Master+ sample (2,313 games).

Soraka, the Starchild, trades her own health to heal an ally with Astral Infusion and restores her whole team at once with Wish. Most counted Master+ Sorakas ran Summon Aery, and Moonstone Renewer with Redemption opened her two leading paths. Senna, Nautilus and Pyke beat her most often. Against Lulu she was favored.

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Patch 26.18 · Support · Ranked Solo/Duo · Master+ · EUW · KR · NA · 2,313 games · Preview sample

Role snapshot (Support)

CTier
Win Rate
47.1%
Pick Rate
3.5%
Ban Rate
0.7%

2,313

Games

High

Confidence

Most common path

136 games

57.4%Win Rate

Start
FlashHeal

Other first item

14 games

71.4%Win Rate

Start
FlashExhaust

Runes

Patch 26.18

This exact page: taken in 11.4% of games·40.2% win rate over 264 games.

Primary

Sorcery

Summon Aery

Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies.

Manaflow Band

Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana. After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.

Transcendence

Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level 8: +5 Ability Haste Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.

Scorch

Your first damaging ability hit every 10s burns champions.

Secondary

Resolve

Bone Plating

After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you receive from them deal 30-60 (based on level) less damage. Duration: 1.5s Cooldown: 55s

Revitalize

Gain 5% Heal and Shield Power. Heals and shields you cast or receive are 10% stronger on targets below 40% health.

Shards

  • Adaptive Force
  • Adaptive Force
  • Health Scaling

Other keystones taken

  • Guardian11.3% taken · 43.9% win262 games
  • Unsealed Spellbook0.6% taken · 53.8% win13 games
  • Arcane Comet0.3% taken · 42.9% win7 games

Tree pairs

  • Sorcery + Resolve82.6% taken · 48.1% win1,910 games
  • Resolve + Sorcery5.8% taken · 35.8% win134 games
  • Sorcery + Inspiration4.8% taken · 35.5% win110 games

Skill Order

Which ability to max first, and the level each point goes in — Soraka's most common path.

Q

Starcall

A star falls from the sky at the target location dealing magic damage and slowing enemies.

Cooldown 8/7/6/5/4s · 45/50/55/60/65 Mana
W

Astral Infusion

Soraka sacrifices a portion of her own health to heal another friendly champion.

Cooldown 6/5/4/3/2s · 40/45/50/55/60 Mana
E

Equinox

Creates a zone at a location that silences all enemies inside.

Cooldown 20/19/18/17/16s · 70/75/80/85/90 Mana
R

Wish

Soraka fills her allies with hope, instantly restoring health to herself and all allied champions.

Cooldown 150/135/120s · 100 Mana

Max Order

WQE

Max W first, then Q, then E. Take R whenever available (6 / 11 / 16).

Level-up Order

  • Q
  • W
  • E
  • R
Ability123456789101112131415161718
QStarcallQQQQQ
WAstral InfusionWWWWW
EEquinoxEEEEE
RWishRRR

Matchup map (Support)

How Soraka performs against enemy support laners

Levels 1 – 18 · Master+40%60%Soraka's win rate
≥ 60%Very favorable
55 – 60%Favorable
50 – 55%Even
45 – 50%Unfavorable
40 – 45%Hard
< 40%Very hard

Conditional build matrix

Recommended items by enemy team composition

Master+ · Patch 26.18
Mythic / CoreFirst major item
Core 2Second item
Core 3Third item
BootsBoot slot
SituationalPick as needed

Scaling — minute 10–30

SorakaSupport average

Gold

102030

Damage to champions

102030

CS

102030

Counter plan — how to beat Soraka

  • Track the roam — it is strongest where the enemy jungler already is

  • Dodge the primary — its rotation is one skillshot; sidestep it and the rest is chip

  • Punish the cooldown — Soraka is exposed while its rotation is down

  • Ward the flank — vision is what turns its best opening into a worse one

  • Respect the spike — Riot rates the kit 3/10, so a practised player gets more out of it than the average

Ability details

  • P

    Salvation

    Soraka runs faster towards nearby low health allies.

    Passive — never cast

  • Q

    Starcall

    A star falls from the sky at the target location dealing magic damage and slowing enemies. If an enemy champion is hit by Starcall, Soraka recovers Health.

    Cost 45/50/55/60/65 ManaCooldown 8/7/6/5/4sRange 810

  • W

    Astral Infusion

    Soraka sacrifices a portion of her own health to heal another friendly champion.

    Cost 40/45/50/55/60 ManaCooldown 6/5/4/3/2sRange 550

  • E

    Equinox

    Creates a zone at a location that silences all enemies inside. When the zone expires, all enemies still inside are rooted.

    Cost 70/75/80/85/90 ManaCooldown 20/19/18/17/16sRange 925

  • R

    Wish

    Soraka fills her allies with hope, instantly restoring health to herself and all allied champions.

    Cost 100 ManaCooldown 150/135/120sRange 25000

Soraka balance history

Riot's notes from patch 25.S1.1 to 26.20 change nothing about Soraka.

Soraka skins (19)

Riot's data lists 19 looks for Soraka with their own art, the base skin included and 53 chroma variants.

ARAM performance

EstimateS
Win Rate
52.9%
▼ 0.2%
Pick Rate
4.2%
▲ 1.2%
Ban Rate
1.2%
▼ 0.2%
Damage dealt
99.6%
Damage taken
93.6%
Healing
92.0%
Shielding
105.6%
Ability Haste
+14

Best ARAM build

Patch timeline

Riot’s notes

This champion’s win rate on each patch the preview sample spans, over its own games there. What actually changed each patch is in Riot’s own notes.

  1. 26.1946.4% over 748 games · small sample-0.6
  2. 26.1848.3% over 1,204 games+0.9
  3. 26.1743.9% over 353 games · small sample—

Soraka's base stats against all 173 champions

  • Soraka's health per level of 88 is the 5th-lowest of 173 champions on patch 26.20 (shared with 2 others).
StatSorakaRankMedian
Base health605=113th620
Health per level88=167th104
Base armor32=65th30
Armor per level5=18th4.6
Base magic resist30=110th32
Magic resist per level1.3=93rd1.55
Base attack damage50=157th59
Base attack speed0.625=117th0.656
Attack speed per level2.14%103rd2.5%
Move speed325=154th335
Attack range550=9th175

Soraka at level 1 and level 18

  • Soraka reaches 2101 health at level 18 — 605 at level 1 plus 17 × 88, the 9th-lowest of 173 champions on patch 26.20.
  • Soraka reaches 1105 mana at level 18 — 425 at level 1 plus 17 × 40, the 60th-highest of 145 mana users on patch 26.20, shared with 4.
  • Soraka reaches 117 armor at level 18 — 32 at level 1 plus 17 × 5, the 29th-highest of 173 champions on patch 26.20, shared with 1.
  • Soraka reaches 52.1 magic resist at level 18 — 30 at level 1 plus 17 × 1.3, the 34th-lowest of 173 champions on patch 26.20, shared with 43.
StatLevel 1Per levelLevel 18Rank at 18
Health605+882101165th of 173
Mana425+401105=60th of 145
Armor32+5117=29th of 173
Magic resist30+1.352.1=97th of 173

Riot Data Dragon 16.20.1. Growth curve: League of Legends Wiki — Champion statistic.

Riot's tips for Soraka

Playing Soraka

  • Soraka is a powerful ally in battle, using her strong healing to keep the party moving forward.
  • You can use Wish on your allies from across the map to save them from otherwise fatal events.
  • Equinox can be used as a powerful zoning tool to keep enemies at bay.

Playing against Soraka

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

Quick answers about Soraka

How does Soraka do against Senna?
Soraka won 36.5% of 74 counted Master+ games against Senna. Senna is one of the opponents that beat Soraka. A small sample — read it as a lean, not a rule.
How does Soraka do against Nautilus?
Soraka won 42.0% of 150 counted Master+ games against Nautilus. Nautilus is one of the opponents that beat Soraka.
How does Soraka do against Pyke?
Soraka won 42.2% of 90 counted Master+ games against Pyke. Pyke is one of the opponents that beat Soraka. A small sample — read it as a lean, not a rule.
How does Soraka do against Sona?
Soraka won 40.8% of 76 counted Master+ games against Sona. Sona is one of the opponents that beat Soraka. A small sample — read it as a lean, not a rule.
How does Soraka do against Rakan?
Soraka won 40.0% of 55 counted Master+ games against Rakan. Rakan is one of the opponents that beat Soraka. A small sample — read it as a lean, not a rule.
How does Soraka do against Braum?
Soraka won 34.1% of 44 counted Master+ games against Braum. Braum is one of the opponents that beat Soraka. A small sample — read it as a lean, not a rule.
How does Soraka do against Lulu?
Soraka won 55.0% of 211 counted Master+ games against Lulu. It is a matchup Soraka wins more often than not.
How does Soraka do against Nami?
Soraka won 47.2% of 127 counted Master+ games against Nami. It is close to even.
What class is Soraka?
Riot classes Soraka as Support and Mage. This site files the champion under Support.
How hard is Soraka to play?
Riot rates Soraka's difficulty 3 out of 10.
What resource does Soraka use?
Soraka's abilities spend Mana.
What is Soraka's attack range?
550 units — the 9th-highest of 173 champions on patch 26.20 (shared with 36 others).
What are Soraka's abilities?
Passive — Salvation, Q — Starcall, W — Astral Infusion, E — Equinox and R — Wish.
How many skins does Soraka have?
Riot's data lists 19 skins with their own art, the base look included, plus 53 chroma variants.
How much health does Soraka have at level 18?
2101 — 605 at level 1 plus 17 × 88 per level, Riot's own values, before items and runes.
What is Soraka's ultimate cooldown?
Wish (R): 150/135/120 seconds by rank, before ability haste, in Riot's Data Dragon 16.20.1.

Soraka at a glance

Soraka, the Starchild, is a Support and Mage champion in League of Legends. Riot rates the kit 3/10 for difficulty, 2/10 for attack, 5/10 for defense and 7/10 for magic. Soraka spends Mana and has 19 skins with their own art. Soraka's health per level of 88 is the 5th-lowest of 173 champions on patch 26.20 (shared with 2 others).

Attack2/10
Defense5/10
Magic7/10
Difficulty3/10

Soraka's story

A wanderer from the celestial dimensions beyond Mount Targon, Soraka gave up her immortality to protect the mortal races from their own more violent instincts. She endeavors to spread the virtues of compassion and mercy to everyone she meets—even healing those who would wish harm upon her. And, for all Soraka has seen of this world's struggles, she still believes the people of Runeterra have yet to reach their full potential.
— Riot Games, Data Dragon 16.20.1. League of Legends Universe

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Methodology

Data window
Preview sample — a one-time snapshot of 65,406 ranked games (Master+, EUW/KR/NA, patch 26.18), counted by GamGem while our Riot production key is under review. Figures will update daily once it is approved. Counted 26–27 Sept 2026; patches 26.18 (35,477) · 26.19 (18,580) · 26.17 (11,048) · 26.16 (293) · 26.15 (8); by server EUW 22,382 · KR 21,922 · NA 21,065 · EUNE 20 · TR 17. 642 games without a result — remakes ended by vote in their first minutes, and games recorded with no winner — were not counted.
Rank aggregation
Master, Grandmaster and Challenger, pooled — the three ladders the count read its players from. Splitting further leaves samples too small to separate a real effect from noise.
Role assignment
A champion is filed under every lane that holds at least a tenth of its counted games — the position the match itself reports, not the champion’s class. Its headline win rate is across all of them; each lane’s own win rate and games are counted too, and a lane’s tier list ranks by them.
Counters
The two champions in the same position on opposite teams, over that pairing’s own counted games — ranked on the edge pulled toward zero by its sample size, printed raw.
Minimum sample
None — no figure is hidden for being thin. Every rate prints its games, and the confidence band is its 95% margin: Very High within ±1.5 points, High ±2.5, Moderate ±3.1 (1,000 games), Low wider.
Why a build is not a cause
An item is counted when the match ENDS with it, so late items show long games and an item bought when already ahead shows games that were being won. Correlation is what a rate can show; it is not evidence that buying the item caused the win.
Where the numbers come from
Names, classes, abilities, items and runes are Riot Data Dragon. Win, pick and ban rates, builds, keystones, spells and matchups are counted by GamGem from Riot's ranked match records. An estimate, not a count: this panel is not in the preview sample, and is labelled so.

Soraka on video

Published by League of Legends on YouTube, 26 September 2012.

14 years old. League of Legends has been patched since, so watch it for how the kit plays, not for numbers — the rest of this page is written for the current patch.

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