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Soraka Support build & stats

SupportMage B 691 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
52.1%
Pick rate
3.9%
Ban rate
0.9%

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17

Solid sample

Start with

Health Potion
Health Potion
50 g
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 g
47.5% 162 games

Build in this order

Moonstone Renewer 1
Moonstone Renewer
2,200 g
Redemption 2
Redemption
2,300 g
Dawncore 3
Dawncore
2,500 g
7,000 g
56.3% WR 16 games

Boots

Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
1,250 g
63.6% 11 games

Runes

Sorcery Sorcery + Resolve Resolve
60.7% WR
28 games · 4% pick
Summon Aery
Summon Aery

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

Axiom Arcanist Axiom Arcanist
Transcendence Transcendence
Scorch Scorch
Revitalize Revitalize
Bone Plating Bone Plating
Shards AF AF TN

Summoner spells

Flash Heal 52.5% 636 games

Max order

Astral Infusion W Equinox E Starcall Q 77.8% 9 games

Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Soraka

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Soraka wins 52.1% of games as Support on patch 16.17 (691 games).
  • Most common core: Moonstone Renewer → Redemption → Dawncore — 56% win rate over 16 games.
  • Take Summon Aery as keystone: picked in 85% of games with a 51% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Pantheon (80% over 10 games). Hardest: Vel'Koz (25% over 8 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.

Items

Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)

Core build

Moonstone Renewer 1
Moonstone Renewer
Redemption 2
Redemption
Dawncore 3
Dawncore
56.3% WR
16 games · 2% pick

Starting items

Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
47.5% WR
162 games · 23% pick
Health Potion
Health Potion
50.0% WR
2 games · 0% pick

Boots

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
51.1% WR
440 games · 64% pick
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness
55.1% WR
178 games · 26% pick
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
58.6% WR
29 games · 4% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
76.9% 2% (13)
75.0% 1% (4)
66.7% 7% (45)
66.7% 1% (9)
63.4% 6% (41)
57.8% 12% (83)
57.5% 21% (146)
53.1% 52% (356)
52.3% 92% (635)
51.9% 4% (27)
47.8% 3% (23)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Sorcery Sorcery + Resolve Resolve
46.4% WR
84 games · 12% pick
Summon Aery
Summon Aery

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

Manaflow Band Manaflow Band
Transcendence Transcendence
Scorch Scorch
Bone Plating Bone Plating
Revitalize Revitalize
Shards AF AF HP
Sorcery Sorcery + Resolve Resolve
60.7% WR
28 games · 4% pick
Summon Aery Axiom Arcanist Transcendence Scorch Revitalize Bone Plating
Sorcery Sorcery + Resolve Resolve
57.7% WR
26 games · 4% pick
Summon Aery Axiom Arcanist Celerity Scorch Revitalize Bone Plating

Keystones

  • Summon Aery Summon Aery Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies. 51.0%85% pick
  • Guardian Guardian Guard allies you cast spells on and those that are very nearby. If you or a guarded ally would take damage based on level, you're both granted a shield. 58.8%14% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Heal Flash + Heal 52.5%92% pick
  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 44.2%8% pick
  • Exhaust Heal Exhaust + Heal 100.0%0% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Astral Infusion W Starcall Q Equinox E 54.3%70 games
Astral Infusion W Equinox E Starcall Q 77.8%9 games
Starcall Q Astral Infusion W Equinox E 33.3%3 games

Most common first three levels: Q → W → E (49%), Q → E → W (42%), Q → E → Q (67%).

  • PSalvation

    Soraka runs faster towards nearby low health allies.

  • QStarcall

    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.

  • WAstral Infusion

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

  • EEquinox

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

  • RWish

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