User blog comment:RoznosicielCiast/My second attempt at balancing (hopefully better this time) + skin ideas/@comment-7481207-20140811160119

The reason Soraka was nerfed so much was because she isn't allowed to be good in her current form, hence the incoming rework to make her healthier for the game. The massive nerfs was Riot basically shelving her until they could finish the rework.