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Samira combos

the Desert Rose

3 Samira combos explained key by key: in which order to cast the abilities, when to use them and what each step does. The main combo is E › Q › AA › W. Further down: every ability's cooldown, cost and range, and the skill max order measured over ranked games.

Samira combos

Written guide · based on the official ability texts

The engage

Q AA AA

When: An enemy is within dash range.

Wild Rush dashes you through an enemy while slashing and gives you attack speed; Flair cast during the dash hits every enemy along your path.

The melee ultimate

R AA AA

When: You are surrounded by enemies.

Inferno Trigger fires a rain of bullets on all the enemies around you.

Defense

W AA AA

When: Enemy projectiles are incoming.

Blade Whirl damages nearby enemies and destroys enemy projectiles.

Common mistakes

Repeating the same action: you lose your combo.
Casting the ultimate without being in contact with the enemies.
Using Wild Rush with no target to dash through.

Cooldowns, costs and ranges

A combo only comes back once its abilities are off cooldown: these values (rank 1 to max rank, in seconds) tell how long to wait between two combos. Source: Data Dragon 16.19.1.

Ability	Cooldown (s)	Cost	Range
Q · Flair	6/5/4/3/2	30 Mana	950
W · Blade Whirl	30/28/26/24/22	60 Mana	325
E · Wild Rush	20/18/16/14/12	40 Mana	600
R · Inferno Trigger	5	—	600

Official ability descriptions

PassiveDaredevil Impulse

Samira builds a combo by hitting attacks or abilities unique from the previous hit. Samira's attacks in melee range deal additional magic damage. Samira's attacks against enemies affected by Immobilizing effects will dash her to her attack range. If the enemy is Knocked Up, she also keeps them Knocked Up briefly.

QFlair

Samira fires a shot or swings her sword, dealing damage. If cast during Wild Rush, strike all enemies in her path upon completion.

WBlade Whirl

Samira slashes around her, damaging enemies and destroying enemy missiles.

EWild Rush

Samira dashes through an enemy (including structures), slashing enemies she passes through and gaining Attack Speed. Killing an enemy champion refreshes this ability's cooldown.

RInferno Trigger

Samira unleashes a torrent of shots from her weapons, wildly shooting all enemies surrounding her.

Skill order

Max order: Q > E > W58.3% · 60 games

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Q	●			●	●		●		●
W			●											●	●
E		●						●		●		●	●
R						●					●

The order shows which abilities reach rank 5 first; the grid shows the most-played level-up sequence with that order (measured over 74 games).

Frequently asked questions

What is Samira's main combo?

The engage: E › Q › AA › W. An enemy is within dash range. Wild Rush dashes you through an enemy while slashing and gives you attack speed; Flair cast during the dash hits every enemy along your path.

Which ability should I max first on Samira?

The most-played max order is Q > E > W (60 games, 58.3% win rate).

What is the cooldown of Samira's ultimate?

Inferno Trigger has a 5 second cooldown depending on its rank.

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