Mel vs Soraka Counter Pick

Two 550-range magic-damage supports, and the one who heals wins. Across 397 games on patch 16.13.1, Mel takes 36.3% against Soraka, a hard grade on a sample big enough to be conclusive.

Soraka’s advantage is not statistical. Her 605 base health is below Mel’s 630, she finishes at 2,101 against 2,313, and her 50 attack damage is the lowest figure on either side. What she has is Astral Infusion and Wish, healing that turns Mel’s poke into a resource trade Mel cannot win, since Searing Brilliance rewards repeated casting and Radiant Volley damages an area rather than deleting a target.

Equinox is the sharper problem. A zone that silences everyone inside and roots whoever remains when it expires shuts off a champion whose entire pattern is casting abilities to load projectiles onto her next attack.

Armor reads 32 for Soraka against Mel’s 21 at level one, so the poke that does land is inefficient early, and both deal magic damage into matching 30 magic resistance. Starcall closes the remainder: a slow on the target and health recovered whenever it strikes a champion. Salvation even accelerates Soraka toward a wounded ally, which is precisely where she wants to stand. Difficulty sits at 3 for Soraka and 5 for Mel, and 397 games is volume enough to treat that as the honest reading.