Talk:Soraka/@comment-5211971-20140821042007/@comment-24055932-20140821060905

Full AP Soraka? That's nuts. You got no base damages to build up to, your scalings are horrible, and your aim is to assist your adc and deflect damage from him.

I can understand building Rylais, but besides this item, after my experience you should always prefer pure tank items (and of cause CDR + Manaregen). Soraka got a lot of problems she has to handle, and pretty much all of them are better serves as tank.

- Warding: If you ever happen to get into unlucky situations, coin is your savior, and tanky items help you survive till you reach your tower

- Healing: Though AP will increase each heal, going tanky helps you to procc your Q, thus allowing for more heals

- Deflecting damage: It's rarely usefull to have to waste heals on yourself (especially our ult), and as you have to be in a position to heal the important team members, you need to be quite AoE-resilent.

Mid and lategame I agree, the instant silence and heal deny any attempts to assassinate a champion, as you either can break their spell chain or migitate their limited burst.

Unluckily, I see in the instant CC the only unique part of her - no other champion has an ability that can be used as timed and reactive as Sorakas silence, and is the only reason to pick her. Just that the few counters she has are rarely getting picked anymore.