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Samira Guide

the Desert Rose

Marksman

Assassin

Tier B ADC

Samira, the Desert Rose, is a marksman and assassin champion of medium difficulty. Across our 414 analysed ranked games, Samira is mostly played as ADC (100% of its games), with a 50.0% win rate in that role: tier B among ADC champions (#16 of 36, ranked by win rate). Samira's damage is mostly physical (87%): armor is the best defensive answer against this champion. Win rate varies with game length: 51.4% in medium-length games (25 to 35 min, 253 games) versus 46.5% in short games (under 25 min).

Averages measured over 414 ADC games played with Samira, from our ranked Solo/Duo data collection.

Combos and how to play

Samira is a marksman who combines melee and ranged: her combos build by chaining attacks or abilities different from the previous one. Wild Rush dashes her through an enemy and resets on a kill, Blade Whirl destroys enemy projectiles, and Inferno Trigger fires a rain of bullets on all enemies around her.

The engage

E › Q › AA AA › W

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

E › 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.

Laning phase

Chain different actions to build your combo. In melee, your attacks deal bonus magic damage.

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.

Build, runes and summoner spells

The most-played core build is Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards, and The Collector (184 games, 60.3% win rate).

Infinity Edge+Lord Dominik's Regards+The Collector

184 games · 60.3%

Infinity Edge+Immortal Shieldbow+The Collector

145 games · 63.4%

Infinity Edge+Lord Dominik's Regards+Immortal Shieldbow

92 games · 64.1%

Summoner spells

Flash + Barrier50.7% · 288 games

Exhaust + Flash54.2% · 72 games

Cleanse + Flash38.8% · 49 games

Most-played runes

Conqueror + Domination

53.8% · 249 games

Primary tree · Precision

Triumph99%

Legend: Bloodline99%

Last Stand83%

Secondary tree · Domination

Treasure Hunter99%

Taste of Blood63%

Shards

Attack speed90%

Adaptive force100%

Health scaling64%

Conqueror + Inspiration

46.9% · 98 games

Primary tree · Precision

Triumph97%

Legend: Bloodline100%

Last Stand68%

Secondary tree · Inspiration

Cash Back90%

Cosmic Insight53%

Shards

Attack speed81%

Adaptive force100%

Health64%

Conqueror + Resolve

38.3% · 60 games

Primary tree · Precision

Triumph98%

Legend: Bloodline100%

Last Stand93%

Secondary tree · Resolve

Revitalize88%

Bone Plating87%

Shards

Attack speed98%

Adaptive force100%

Health scaling80%

For each row, the most picked rune among the games played with this page (share of games in brackets).

Which items to build against the enemy team?

We sort every game by the enemy team's damage. These are Samira's completed items and their win rate in each situation; "▲" marks an item that does at least 3 points better than its usual win rate.

Mostly magic-damage enemy team47.7% · 109 games

At least 50% of their damage is magic

The Collector 49.0%

Infinity Edge 53.3%

Lord Dominik's Regards 61.2%

Immortal Shieldbow 64.1%

Mortal Reminder 42.9%

Bloodthirster 57.9%

No item clearly stands out in this situation: the usual build remains the reference.

Mostly physical-damage enemy team52.3% · 107 games

Less than 35% of their damage is magic

The Collector 52.5%

Infinity Edge 58.2% ▲

Lord Dominik's Regards 58.9%

Immortal Shieldbow 62.0%

Bloodthirster 52.4%

Guardian Angel 71.4%

The item that stands out most is Infinity Edge: 58.2% win rate, +4 points versus its usual win rate.

Balanced enemy team50.0% · 198 games

Mixed physical and magic damage

The Collector 50.5%

Infinity Edge 53.4%

Lord Dominik's Regards 57.1%

Immortal Shieldbow 64.7%

Bloodthirster 64.1% ▲

Mortal Reminder 60.9%

The item that stands out most is Bloodthirster: 64.1% win rate, +5 points versus its usual win rate.

Counters and matchups

Who counters Samira as ADC

Kai'Sa Samira: 44.0%25 games

Kai'Sa has the edge in 56% of the 25 ADC duels against Samira. See the Kai'Sa guide.

Caitlyn Samira: 44.4%18 games

Caitlyn has the edge in 56% of the 18 ADC duels against Samira. See the Caitlyn guide.

Yunara Samira: 45.5%22 games

Yunara has the edge in 55% of the 22 ADC duels against Samira. See the Yunara guide.

Ezreal Samira: 55.6%18 games

Ezreal has the edge in 44% of the 18 ADC duels against Samira. See the Ezreal guide.

Lucian Samira: 62.5%16 games

Lucian has the edge in 38% of the 16 ADC duels against Samira. See the Lucian guide.

Who Samira is strong against

Lucian62.5% · 16 games

Ezreal55.6% · 18 games

Yunara45.5% · 22 games

Caitlyn44.4% · 18 games

Kai'Sa44.0% · 25 games

Win rates measured over direct same-role duels; only matchups with more than 15 games are listed. See all of Samira's matchups.

Abilities

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.

Frequently asked questions

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