Talk:Soraka/@comment-4810795-20120301191440/@comment-69.181.89.136-20120307184229

To be honest, it is fairly easy to coast through laning phase without a need to buy mana regen. Even a blue pot is enough, if your lane partner knows how to poke without getting terribly hurt in the process.

A big ole 'if', because range AD carries usually lean more towards harassing or farming, rarely finding a balance between the two. Trust me, if you had an Ashe or Cait popping the enemy but getting into the thick of things, you can run dry of mana very quickly.

For a pair that has skill shots, like Corki or Ezreal, Soraka's mana pool is quite manageable. But for right clickers and 'let me stand still without any form of kiting', you do feel the crutch a lot of Soraka players had when Infuse was still giving herself mana. Hell, even when it didn't but she could still self-cast it.

Those were the [horrible] days.