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 Audacioso

  Samira gera um combo conforme Ataca ou conjura habilidades de forma alternada. Seus Ataques corpo a corpo causam Dano Mágico adicional. Os Ataques de Samira contra inimigos sob efeitos Imobilizadores a farão avançar ao Alcance de Ataque dela. Se o inimigo estiver afetado por Arremesso ao ar, ela mantém o Arremesso ao ar por um curto período.

• Q
  Talento Natural

  Samira dispara um projétil ou golpeia com a espada, causando dano. Se a habilidade for conjurada durante Ímpeto Indomável, ela atinge todos os inimigos no caminho.

• W
  Voragem Afiada

  Samira gira a espada ao seu redor, causando dano e destruindo projéteis inimigos.

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

• E
  Ímpeto Indomável

  Samira avança e atravessa um inimigo (incluindo estruturas), cortando os inimigos atravessados e recebendo Velocidade de Ataque. Abater um Campeão inimigo reinicia o Tempo de Recarga da habilidade.

• R
  Gatilho Infernal

  Samira dispara uma saraivada de tiros, atingindo todos os inimigos ao redor dela.

  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.