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Overview
Sora the shifting cloud was born in the Cloudrise Highlands, Sora was once a guardian of the ancient skies that hovered above the Land of Dawn. The people of Cloudrise believed the clouds were alive—guiding fate, hiding secrets, and protecting the balance between heaven and earth. Exp lane is the most suitable lane for this hero. Though his laning phase is little weaker to current meta heroes in early game , he can be a precious gem for the team once the game hit mid to late game when he gets his core items. His role in the game can be initiator, crowd control , good sets in team fight and finishing low hp enemies with chase or burst. Passive-> Mystic Surge Sora can ascend to Thunder or Torrent by using his Ultimate. After ascending, dealing damage to heroes or summoned units grants 1 stack of Cloudstep. At 5 stacks, he unlocks his True Art. Thunder: Converts 30% Max HP into Physical Attack at 10% ratio, adopting an assassin style. Torrent: Converts each point of 30% Physical Attack into 10 Max HP, adopting a tank style. Skill 1-> Sundering Strike Sora strikes twice, dealing 140 (+50% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage, then lunges forward dealing 240 (+5% Total HP) Physical Damage. He can dash after striking. Skill 2-> Windstride Sora leaps forward, dealing 140 (+55% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage. If he hits an enemy hero or reaches max range, he slams the ground, dealing an additional 140 (+8% Total HP) Physical*: Damage and slowing them by 40% for 0.5s. Successful hits reduce the cooldown by 2s. Skill 3 -> Shifting Skies Swipe left to ascend into Thunder for 10s. Sora gains a brief bonus Movement Speed and becomes untargetable. He then summons lightning to strike nearby enemies 3 time(s), each dealing 140 (+50% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage. Swipe right to ascend into Torrent for 10s. Sora gains control immunity. After a short delay, he pulls nearby enemies in and deals 250 (+8% Total HP) Physical Damage.
Strengths
The main strength of this hero is his highly versatile play style. He can adapt to different situations from mid to late game as he can switch between: Thunder form : Assassin or burst Torrent form : Tanky and Crowd control Which makes him effective when his team needs damage or front liner depending upon the situation. Sora has multiple dashes and leaps which can be used to chase or burst enemies in thunder form. His crowd control ability in torrent form allows him to make really good set and become CC machine which can turn the game on his favor.
Weaknesses
Sora is pretty weak in laning phase compared to other meta exp laners .So he needs his team to help him on laning phase.He has to maintain good distance and farm minions safely in early game. Sora is not full tank or full assassin. So this torrent form is not as tanky as it may sound and his thunder form is really squishy if he gets caught. Sora needs items to scale. So, if he is denied farm in early game then he cannot do much for the team when it comes to team fight. So he can easily be pressured before he reaches his full potential.
Offense and defense (Hybrid build) for Sora
Warrior boots allows Sora for early game survival and mobility. War axe and Brute Force Breastplate is core item for Sora which helps to give sora his damage , sustain and cooldown reduction. Queen wings with low hp retaliation synergies perfectly with Sora passive attribute conversion mechanism. Athena shield helps Sora survive with high magic damage during team fights or in one versus one fights. Immortality is for Sora survival and to prevent margin of error.
Fighter emlbem
The fighter emblem really fits Sora play style. Brave smite helps to regen sora hp more effectively which helps him to sustain in yeam fights and in laning phase. Festival of blood also helps him with higher regen and higher sustain in team fights . It also helps him to compete better with other meta heroes in exp lane. Brave smite is a compensation tool for healing option for Sora in Laning phase.
Battle Spell
Flicker is one of the best spell for Sora because it helps to make really good set when its combined with his Torrent form which could be a surprise factor for enemies. Plus sora is weak in early laning phase . So it can also be used as a escape tool. Overall flicker can be used as engage or disengage tool for sora.
Mid to late game
Sora thrives when he gets his core items. His Thunder form can be used as assassin which helps to chase or burst low hp enemies . His Torrent form can use used as a front liner or initiator for team fights. When his ultimate is perfectly used he can turn himself into a CC machine which can easily turn any team fights on his favor.
Best With Tigreal
100% co-op win rate
Sora synergies perfectly with Tigeral on both hus Thunder or Torrent form. When tigreal ultimate is followed with Sora Thunder form , it allows Sora to deal massive damage whereas in Torrent form , it allows Sora to perform chain CC and turn tides on team fights.
Watch Out For Miya
100% counter win rate
Miya lacks mobility other than her ultimate. So when her ultimate is on cooldown Sora can easily chase or burst her down.