# Samira Counters, Matchups & Tips | Baron Buff See Samira counters, hardest matchups, and tips to play against or draft around Samira in League of Legends. Canonical HTML: https://baronbuff.com/champions/samira/ Markdown URL: https://baronbuff.com/champions/samira.md Language: en ## Breadcrumbs - [Baron Buff](https://baronbuff.com/) - [Champion Tier List](https://baronbuff.com/champions/) - Samira ## Page Content Marksman · Diver · Bot Prepare for battle with Samira — master their strengths and exploit their weaknesses before the game starts. ## Playstyle Profile Samira is a diver — disrupts the backline by committing onto enemy carries Teamfight Role Backline Diver Power Spike Mid game Split Threat None Backline Access Low ## Samira's Strengths - Disrupts the enemy backline — Samira's dives force carries to reposition instead of dealing damage - Repositions freely in fights — Samira's dashes extend their damage window and dodge key abilities ## How to Play Samira Champion-specific pre-match tips ### Lane Phase Trade with an auto-Q-auto sequence to build early style points while keeping your distance before level 6. ### Lane Phase Hold your W during early skirmishes until you need to block a crucial enemy projectile or bridge the gap to an S-rank during an all-in. ### Lane Phase Follow up immediately with your passive dash when an ally lands hard CC to extend the knockup duration and secure a guaranteed melee Q. ### Mid Game Stack your passive to an A or B rank on the closest frontline enemy using autos and Q before casting E to dive the backline with an instant ult. ### Mid Game Wait for enemies to cast their primary crowd control abilities during river skirmishes before committing your E to engage. ### Mid Game Target low-health enemies with your E during chaotic fights to secure a takedown and instantly reset the dash cooldown for an escape or secondary engage. ### Late Game Delay your entry into 5v5 teamfights until major enemy crowd control spells are on cooldown to ensure your ult channels fully without interruption. ### Late Game Cast your Q in melee form when enemies stack near Baron or Dragon to hit multiple targets and accelerate your combo to S rank. ### Late Game Position near your frontline during base sieges and save your W strictly to delete high-impact engage projectiles aimed at your team. For matchup-tailored tips, download Baron Buff's AI Coach & Companion App. ## Core Build Ranked from real ranked-match itemization We look at ranked games after each item was bought. If the player or team gained ground in gold, we rate that item higher. - Infinity Edge — 3,500 - Gluttonous Greaves (Boots) — 1,000 - Lord Dominik's Regards — 3,300 - The Collector — 3,000 - Immortal Shieldbow — 3,000 - Bloodthirster — 3,400 total: 17,200 ## How to Counter Samira Counter strategies and draft context dive the backline, deny farm early, or outpace their scaling with early aggression - Vulnerable to CC during dives — Samira commits hard and can be punished if locked down - Dashes don't help against hard CC — Samira's mobility is useless when locked down - Vulnerable to burst damage — Samira's mobility only matters if they survive the initial rotation - Assassins that bypass the frontline ### Samira's Weaknesses - Layered crowd control — Samira gets locked down mid-dive when the enemy stacks CC and peel - Point-and-click CC — Samira's mobility is useless against targeted lockdown that can't be dodged ## Best Synergies with Samira Team synergies and draft context - Dive buddies that split enemy focus alongside Samira — two divers are harder to peel than one - Engage frontlines that create space and draw enemy cooldowns so Samira can safely reposition and deal damage - CC chains that lock down priority targets so Samira can safely commit damage without needing to dodge - Peel supports that keep assassins and divers away from you ### Draft Context - Drafts another diver with no backline carry — Samira disrupts, but the team has no sustained damage - Drafts no frontline — Samira is mobile but still needs space and time to deal sustained damage ## Learning Curve [Based on 1.2M+ matches](https://baronbuff.com/blog/mastery_by_tier/) across all ranked elos, showing how Samira's win rate changes with mastery level Samira has exceptional depth — there is always something new to learn, but getting results takes patience. Expect lower win rates early while building the experience to unlock this champion's potential. Skill Cap Very High Cost of Learning High Win Rate Delta by Mastery Mastery Level | Win Rate | 1-2 | 39.6% | 3-4 | 44.6% | 5-6 | 50.1% | 7-8 | 50.1% | 9-12 | 50.1% | 13-16 | 50.1% | 17+ * | 52.7% | [← Champions](https://baronbuff.com/champions/) ## Machine-Readable References - [LLM index](https://baronbuff.com/llms.txt) - [Full LLM reference](https://baronbuff.com/llms-full.txt) - [Sitemap](https://baronbuff.com/sitemap.xml)