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
  Élan téméraire

  Samira fait des combos en enchaînant des attaques ou compétences différentes de la précédente. En mêlée, les attaques de Samira infligent des dégâts magiques supplémentaires. Les attaques de Samira contre les ennemis affectés par des effets immobilisants la font se ruer à portée d'attaque. Si l'ennemi est projeté dans les airs, elle le maintient brièvement dans les airs.

• Q
  Panache

  Samira tire une balle ou donne un coup d'épée, infligeant des dégâts. Si cette compétence est lancée pendant Charge sauvage, Samira frappe tous les ennemis sur son chemin à la fin de la ruée.

• W
  Tourbillon de lame

  Samira donne un coup d'épée tourbillonnant, ce qui blesse les ennemis et détruit les projectiles ennemis.

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

• E
  Charge sauvage

  Samira se rue à travers un ennemi (bâtiments inclus), tailladant les ennemis qu'elle traverse et gagnant de la vitesse d'attaque. Tuer un champion ennemi réinitialise le délai de récupération de cette compétence.

• R
  Gâchette infernale

  Samira tire une pluie de balles sur tous les ennemis qui l'entourent.

  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.