How to beat Samira

Common role: ADC

An all-in marksman who dashes through fights and unleashes a lifesteal blade storm.

What makes Samira dangerous

Samira builds a style meter with varied attacks, dashes through enemies (E) resetting on takedowns, blocks projectiles with her W, and her ultimate is a spinning AoE blade storm that shreds a grouped team while healing her. She thrives in chaotic all-ins and snowballs out of control if she gets going.

How to play against Samira

• 1Her W blocks projectiles briefly — don't throw key skillshots into it. Bait it, then commit.
• 2Her ultimate needs full style stacks and enemies in range — hard CC her before she can spin, and don't clump for the AoE.
• 3Punish her early — Samira is a weak, all-in-reliant laner before items. Poke her out and deny the snowball.
• 4She dives melee-range on her carry pattern. Hard CC and Grievous Wounds (against her ult lifesteal) shut her down.

Weaknesses to exploit

• ✓Weak, all-in-reliant early game.
• ✓W only blocks projectiles briefly.
• ✓Ult needs stacks and grouped enemies — CC and spread deny it.
• ✓Melee-range and squishy; hard CC punishes her.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Samira's abilities does — and how to play around it.

• P
  Impulso temerario

  Samira realiza un combo cuando golpea con ataques o habilidades distintas al golpe anterior. Los ataques cuerpo a cuerpo de Samira infligen daño mágico adicional. Los ataques de Samira contra enemigos afectados por inmovilizaciones harán que se deslice hasta que estén a su alcance. Si el enemigo ha sido lanzado por los aires, lo mantendrá en el aire unos instantes más.

• Q
  Clase

  Samira realiza un disparo o ataca con su espada, lo que inflige daño. Si se lanza durante Carrera salvaje, golpea a todos los enemigos que haya en su camino al completarse.

• W
  Giro de espada

  Samira golpea a su alrededor, inflige daño a los enemigos y destruye los proyectiles enemigos.

  Strong: briefly blocks all projectiles around her. Weak: don't throw key skillshots into it — bait it, then commit.

• E
  Carrera salvaje

  Samira se desliza a través de un enemigo (incluye estructuras), corta a los enemigos a los que atraviesa y obtiene velocidad de ataque. Asesinar a un campeón enemigo reinicia el enfriamiento de esta habilidad.

• R
  Gatillo infernal

  Samira desata con sus armas un torrente de disparos con los que daña a todos los enemigos que se encuentren a su alrededor.

  Strong: a spinning AoE blade storm that shreds a grouped team while healing her. Weak: hard CC before she spins and don't clump; Grievous Wounds cuts the lifesteal.

Itemization

Samira is an all-in crit marksman with ult lifesteal. Hard CC before her ult, Grievous Wounds against her healing, and Exhaust in fights. Punish her weak early game and don't clump for her spin.

This guide covers Samira's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.