How to Win Ahri vs Samira Counter Matchup Ahri is in the b tier of champions

Ahri vs Samira

How to Beat Samira as Ahri in LoL Samira is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Samira as Ahri

based on 10,057 Ahri vs Samira matchups
Win Rate
47.1 %
K/D/A
2.52
Pick Rate
5.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends rounds that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Samira as Ahri resulted from an analysis of 10057 ranked games where both champs engaged each other. This champion pairing is relatively uncommon. Ahri fights Samira in only 5.4% of her games.

Ahri vs Samira Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ahri does a poor job of beating Samira. On average, she wins a lowly 47.1% of games the champs face off with each other in. In Ahri against Samira rounds, Ahri’s side is 0.1% less probable to get first blood, implying that she probably won't be able to get first blood versus Samira.

Best Ahri vs Samira Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealLost Chapter

Core Ahri Items

~22 Mins
Luden's TempestRabadon's DeathcapHorizon Focus

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameBanshee's VeilVoid Staff

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ahri to level up q
>
Second ability for Ahri to level up w
>
Last skill for Ahri to max out e

Runes

Domination Electrocute Taste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
Sorcery Manaflow BandTranscendence
Attack Speed Adaptive Force Armor
Ahri's passive ability p
Ahri q ability q
Ahri w ability w
Ahri e ability e
Ahri's ultimate ability r
1
W
2
E
3
Q
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
9
Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Samira as Ahri

Tips for Playing as Ahri against Samira

Spirit Rush enables Ahri's abilities, it opens up paths for Charm, helps double hitting with Orb of Deception, and closes to make use of Fox-Fire.

Use Charm to set up your combos, it will make landing Orb of Deception and Fox-Fire dramatically easier.

Initiate team fights using Charm, and chase down stragglers with Spirit Rush.

Ahri vs Samira Counter Stats

Ahri Image
Win Rate
47.1 %
VS
Win Rate
52.9 %
Samira Image
5.7
< Kills >
8.7
5.4
< Deaths >
6.6
7.9
< Assists >
6.2
1.32
< Killing Sprees >
1.95
154
< Minions Killed >
166
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.51
1,373
< Physical Damage >
18,403
13,862
< Magic Damage >
2,658
5,009
< True Damage >
475
20,245
< Damage Dealt >
21,537
19,298
< Damage Taken >
23,306
10,666
< Gold Earned >
12,773
1.84
< Towers >
2.26
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
4,280
< Total Healing >
6,297
13,630
< Experience >
12,503
21
< Vision Score >
17
4
< Wards Placed >
3
61
< Time Dealing CC >
22

How to Counter Samira with Ahri in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several influential Ahri versus Samira counter stats that can help us distinguish the differences between the two. Ahri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Samira’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Ahri may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Samira..

Ahri often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her counter does. Typically, she takes less damage than Samira. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ahri and Samira

Damage Types Compared

Ahri
Samira
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ahri
Samira

Who is Better, Ahri or Samira?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Ahri usually loses when trying to fight Samira, with a 47.1% win rate. Thus, Ahri makes a poor counter for Samira.

While Ahri does have a lower win rate compared to Samira, when they face off with one another, Ahri also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less complex champion to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Ahri into Samira.

Furthermore, Ahri also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Samira. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ahri vs Samira matchups, Samira is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Ahri is a terribly counter for Samira. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Ahri against Samira.

Other Champion Matchups Against Ahri

Ahri Loses Against

Annie Annie 43.7% winrate Amumu Amumu 43.8% winrate Yorick Yorick 45.4% winrate Udyr Udyr 45.5% winrate

Ahri Wins Against

Yuumi Yuumi 61.8% winrate K'Sante K'Sante 55.1% winrate Azir Azir 54.9% winrate Nidalee Nidalee 54.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Amumu Amumu + 51.9% 13128 Games Shyvana Shyvana + 51.9% 2243 Games Kled Kled + 52.2% 2872 Games Annie Annie + 52.5% 3993 Games

Additional Information for Ahri Players

How We Calculated Our Ahri vs Samira Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Samira as Ahri, we analyzed 10,057 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Samira as Ahri comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Ahri in order to counter Samira during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ahri typically racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Samira. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Ahri versus Samira build include Luden's Tempest, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Horizon Focus. When Ahri used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better versus Samira than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Ahri boasted an average win rate of 47.1% when countering Samira with this build.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Samira as Ahri, you should take the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Transcendence, and Manaflow Band runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Ahri vs Samira counterpicks, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.1% winrate overall.

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