Talk:VPBE/@comment-8091380-20140515030721/@comment-1330314-20140515075442

Actually, nerfing Urgot would be a valid option if his pick and win rates weren't abysmal enough to begin with. The problem with solo lane Soraka isn't that she's too strong, but that she's unhealthy: namely, her Q's base damage is strong enough to allow her to easily last hit and harass at little early mana cost, and her current E poke can be extremely disruptive on spellcasters and has no cost at all. Both spells, being purely point-and click (or just click, in the case of Q), don't really have that much interactivity or counterplay to them, and combined with her powerful heals create an extremely safe lane opponent that's capable of farming at little risk while harassing at little cost. It's the same reason why Lulu got nerfed earlier on: in mid lane, some of the plays she was able to make weren't healthy for her lane opponent, and for that reason she got her solo lane power tuned down. Unfortunately, it also harmed her support capabilities, but in the case of Soraka here the change could potentially reward aggressive plays far better thanks to the increase in 's utility.