Talk:Soraka/@comment-187.119.165.237-20121001144815/@comment-173.60.213.245-20121011220720

I'd say the problem is more the meta than Soraka herself. Mages are expected to bring good AOE burst and CC. Her Q is amazing sustained damage, sure, but you won't be bursting down the AD carry (which is usually the point of having an AP). While most mages have 1 defensive spell, she has 2, and one of them is her ult.

If anything, with her innate tankieness though passive and W armor buff, and silence, she would make a better AP bruiser in top. And then your teammates would probably assume you're trolling.

TL;DR she is most likely "viable" at lower elos and non-ranked.