Talk:VPBE/@comment-26524757-20160226221546/@comment-24549025-20160228130511

It does make sense, since she's the Starchild, after all. Since her rework it's actually star-themed, rather than just being an invisible point-and-click with an astrological name. Her heal is Astral Infusion, which somehow draws upon the power of the stars to heal her allies; why can't she use that same power in a more interesting way against her opponents, as well? Getting caught by Equinox could be akin to having your weight dramatically increased and forcing you to the ground, for example.

Her lore doesn't say she only has one means of offense, from what I remember. In fact, in Soraka's old lore, she scared off Warwick after he tricked her. That takes some power — far more than she has right now, even.

Soraka scales into late-game well if she isn't hindered early; she's something of a hypercarry support if you let her be. There aren't many supports that fit that criteria, and nerfing her because she's one of the few that does seems really hypocritical to me — especially when that was something they literally tried to emphasize with Cassiopeia's rework (as divisive as that was), and are fully embracing with many of their other recent changes. The adjustments currently proposed aren't a total nerf, but a few aspects definitely are, and not all of them sit right with me (e.g. Starcall range reduction when it's already incredibly easy to walk out of by anyone not getting minion-blocked).

Moreover, she's only much of a hypercarry support if her team is also up to snuff, unlike many others. If they don't play well or are just outmatched in damage, she won't be able to pump out the heals or crowd control fast enough for it to matter.

A lot of the complaints I've read about current Soraka are coming from folks who either don't know how to deal with her, or don't want to accept that sometimes their lane combination or play just isn't up to snuff. They want her to always be a liability that can be steamrolled over in every encounter. Current Soraka hovers at about a 50% win rate across the board; there are many, many other champions that are well above her. I don't think Soraka should be anywhere near as big a gripe as she is, and so much of it is coming from the wrong place that it's a little sad.