Samira

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

Gameplay tips on Summoner's Rift

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.

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Gameplay tips in Arena

• Build Style with different attacks and spells, use W for the enemy's decisive projectile, and E only when it secures another Style grade or reset. R after control is spent.
• Build Infinity Edge, The Collector, Bloodthirster, and Galeforce. Crit and lifesteal support the close-range ultimate window.
• Prioritize It's Critical, Dashing, Outlaw's Grit, and Symphony of War. Dash defenses and crit turn the first reset into a full cleanup.

Samira Build

This might not be your familiar build. We look at ranked games after each item was bought. If the player or team gained ground in gold, we rate that item higher.

Core

• The Collector
• Gluttonous Greaves (Boots)
• Infinity Edge

Situational

• Immortal Shieldbow
• Lord Dominik's Regards
• Guardian Angel
• Bloodthirster
• Terminus
• Mortal Reminder
• Serpent's Fang

Samira Runes

The most popular rune page and summoner spells for Samira in ranked games over the last 30 days.

Precision + Domination · 50.0% WR · 20,107 games

• Conqueror
• Triumph
• Legend: Bloodline
• Last Stand
• Treasure Hunter
• Taste of Blood
• Attack Speed
• Adaptive Force
• Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash, Barrier

Samira Skill Order

The recommended skill order for Samira from ranked games over the last 90 days: the first three skill points, then the order to max abilities.

1. lvl 1: Q
2. lvl 2: E
3. lvl 3: W
4. max: Q
5. max: E
6. max: W

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 and peel lock Samira down mid-dive. Point-and-click crowd control cannot be dodged, so Samira's mobility does not help against it.

Best Synergies with Samira

Team synergies and draft context

A second diver splits enemy focus alongside Samira, since two divers are harder to peel than one. Engage frontlines create space and draw enemy cooldowns, so Samira can reposition and deal damage safely. Chained crowd control locks down priority targets, so Samira can commit damage without having to dodge. Peel supports 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 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