Talk:Soraka/@comment-24090662-20150927080107/@comment-26808509-20150927132051

Nah full AP Soraka is a mistake and you shouldn't pick her for the damage she deals (even though her scales are...nice :) ) But an AP off Tank Soraka is the real horror. I play her  on toplane sometimes and I manage it mostly to keep my enemy down. She got nice poke with her Q (practice hitting the middle of Q!) and a good zoning tool with her E, so you can prevent your enemy from farming (most toplaners are meele so it's pretty easy). With the passive of her W she also got really nice sustain and can turn around lane fights with her ult without being there. The tricky thing is when someone jumps on you. You just have to throw your E beneath yourself and let a Q follow (the enemy gets silenced and slowed and you heald) then you walk out of it and the enemy gets snared. Same thing If you get ganked.

Surly you have to go a bit tanky si it works. I usually go RoA -> IBG/Spirit Visage (depends on the enemy) -> Zhonya -> Rabadons -> Rylai's. With this build you got massive sustain, a good amount of AP and utility.