Similar Champions
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Who this champion beats in lane, and who beats it.Who counters Samira and who Samira beats
Samira looks unkillable when she gets rolling, but the catch is right there in the fantasy: to do her real damage she has to be in melee range, in the middle of the fight, with no safe way to play from the back. She has no real escape once Wild Rush is on cooldown, and her dash only resets when she actually scores a takedown, so a fight that stalls leaves her stranded in the open. Blade Whirl blocks projectiles for a short window, but it does nothing against towers, point blank spells, or hard crowd control that locks her down before she can press it. The way to beat Samira is to peel her, slow her, and punish the moment she commits, because she has to dive in and any reliable lockdown turns that dive into a death. When you pick Samira, you are betting you can win the chaos you start, so respect anyone who can kite you, out range you, or simply freeze you in place the instant you jump in.
Samira beats
- Morgana (62% win rate, bottom lane)
- Rengar (57% win rate, bottom lane)
- Ahri (56% win rate, mid lane)
- Briar (55% win rate, bottom lane)
- Veigar (55% win rate, mid lane)
Beats Samira
- Tahm Kench (38% win rate against Samira, bottom lane)
- Sett (41% win rate against Samira, bottom lane)
- Vel'Koz (41% win rate against Samira, bottom lane)
- Swain (41% win rate against Samira, bottom lane)
- Aurelion Sol (41% win rate against Samira, bottom lane)
Ranked by real match data. Patch 16.15.1, match stats refreshed Aug 17 08:20 UTC and every 30 minutes.