Great tips. This is more of an opinion, lemon berry soda isn't that useless. I right-click and step backwards before Viktor gets catches me, it usually ruins his jacket.
Yes, I don’t use sodas in the end game, too. But they are not useless. You just have to know when to use them.
Opinion is opinion. Some can hit it every time, some can't (I still take a chocolate muffin over soda if possible).