Talk:Soraka/@comment-7837708-20140124042525/@comment-1330314-20140211084313

Frostfang? Ew.

If you really do want to max out your CDR and have room for AP, take the 10% CDR from 9/0/21 masteries, then take and a. I would, however, recommend going 0/9/21 and maxing out your CDR with Talisman and. Soraka doesn't really scale that well with AP, and does better by stacking utility. If you truly want to carry as Soraka, max out your CDR as soon as you can and build items that either make you tankier or give your team a buff. Items like Talisman, Locket, Sightstone and will help you make clutch plays and saves while providing huge utility to your team, and  will give you a bit of crowd control and tankiness.

Soraka's a great pick against poke comps, particularly against champions like or  whose strong early game allows them to chunk you from afar. She's also really good if you're laning with a champion with a really passive laning phase like and. Do not pick Soraka against comps with a strong all-in or healing reduction (,, , etc.), or if you're laning with a marksman whose early game hinges on getting a significant advantage over your opponent (i.e. , , , etc.).