Talk:Soraka/@comment-13729832-20131011191516/@comment-3466579-20131015113319

The main issue with Soraka is how people think a bot lane should be played and how and when you are effectively winning it. Usual misconceptions want you to make lots of kills in order to win a bot lane, while this is absolutely false. Keeping an opposing kill lane starved, consistently farming, being able to stay in lane indefinitely thus gaining both gold and experience lead, are different ways to win a lane, besides destroying your opponents.

Soraka is an amazing support when it comes down to just stay in lane, heal pokes, and let your carry farm farm farm. But when you press that damn "Match me with my teammates" button, it's unlikely you'll find a carry that actually understands how good a passive support can be, if the bot lane plays correctly.

This said, heavy cc / damage bot lanes will just wreck you as a Soraka if you're not super aware and focused.