Nami vs Soraka SUPPORT Matchup Guide

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Nami into Sorakamedium

Overview

Use brush control to deny Soraka's silence engage and create hook angles for your ADC.
Protect your ADC by timing slows before your bubble for strong follow-up.
Leverage your poke and sustain to pressure Soraka's lower lane priority and force heals.

Buff your ADC's autos with and bounce heals to out-sustain Soraka's poke.
Hold bubble for slowed or committed targets after your slow to maximize catch potential.
Avoid raw fishing; only engage when your ADC can immediately follow up for kill pressure.

Respect silence and root zone in brush, which can stop your engage or peel combos.
Avoid overextending when is up, as it heals her ADC and herself, reducing your poke effectiveness.
Track Soraka's ultimate cooldown to avoid unfavorable all-ins or counter-engages when it's available.

Win the level 2 race by syncing and trades with your ADC for early lane control.
Deny Soraka brush access to limit her silence and reduce enemy engage angles.
Crash the wave before roaming to keep your ADC safe and maintain vision around river.

Level 2 unlocks + trades; use this to pressure Soraka before she can heal effectively.
Level 3 completes your kit, enabling strong bubble setups around brush control and ADC follow-up.
Level 6 ultimate provides powerful engage or disengage; use it with confirmed ADC follow-up or to secure objectives.

Convert brush control and poke pressure into denied enemy ADC positioning and forced heals.
Use your ultimate with ADC follow-up to win short trades and set up dragon or lane priority.
Ward river and track Soraka's roam timer to enable safe ADC roams and maintain objective control.

Tactical tip

For Nami vs Soraka, read overview, trading pattern, and danger windows first for a fast Support lane check.