Soraka

Arena changes

• Q: Total heal changed to 80 to 200.
• Q: Total heal AP ratio changed to 30% AP.
• Q: Cooldown changed to 9 to 5 seconds.²

• Soraka can be strong against uncoordinated teams.³
• An ability power and healing power build with Circle of Death can deal damage, though it depends on high rolls.⁴
• Resistance-granting tank items, including Solari, Jak'Sho, and Frozen Heart, can help Soraka heal a lot and become hard to kill.⁵
• Circle of Death can work on Soraka, though its damage may not justify choosing it in some games.⁶⁷

Earlier formats

• Soraka, Nami, and Taric are strong early when paired with a damage-dealing partner, and can scale with multiple healing augments.¹² 8x2 duos
• Soraka's support item choice can depend on her teammate; further item choices can depend on her augments, with ability power or healing and shielding power as options.¹³ 8x2 duos
• Soraka's Q may trigger Sonic Boom and Holy Fire when used with Lux's W, and may also trigger Echoes of Helia; the interaction is uncertain.¹⁴ 8x2 duos
• Circle of Death can make Soraka strong early, when opponents cannot burst her yet.¹⁵ 8x2 duos
• An on-hit Soraka build can make her unkillable.¹⁶ 8x2 duos
• Circle of Death can trigger from Soraka's Q self-heal, W healing an ally, and R healing both teammates; magic penetration can make the augment more effective with Soraka's burst healing.¹⁷ 8x2 duos
• Soraka can use Circle of Death with a burst-healing build, though the augment might not help keep an ally alive.¹⁸¹⁹ 8x2 duos
• Soraka's ultimate and Karthus's ultimate do not hit everyone when used across teams in Mordekaiser's Death Realm.²⁰ 8x2 duos