Talk:Soraka/@comment-26370304-20151114145714/@comment-5955640-20151115230655

I just had a match against a Soraka Caitlyn as a Orianna Vayne. Sounds like doom on toast yes?

Well. We tried to start the laning phase by poking and trying to overpower them. That wasn't getting anywhere so we instead hunkered down and played defensively. I knew that as Orianna I can keep the ball on Vayne and as long as I don't Q and just reapply the sheild and stay out of danger but in range Vayne would be able to mitigate damage long enough to get farm and survive the lane.

I managed to make it to where she did not die and after a couple backs I returned with enough mana to make Vayne's presence actually threatening and she had enough damage to force Soraka to heal half her health up keeping Caitlyn topped up and Caitlyn had half health as well. After that Graves came in to gank and that was it for them.

After the laning phase she could duo them. Didn't even need me anymore. That doesn't work with every marksman though. Just the really rough and tumble bullies who need the mobility and benefit from having the ball on them more than having the ball thrown at the enemy.

So basically Draven and Quinn.

So yeah. Play really really defensively and sustain yourself somehow and try to just keep the farm up and not get killed, that's very important. Neither Vayne nor me died that whole laning phase.