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How to Win Ezreal vs Samira Counter MatchupEzreal is in the b tier of champions

Ezreal vs Samira

How to Beat Samira as Ezreal in LoLEzreal is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Samira as Ezreal

based on 10,313 Ezreal vs Samira matchups
Win Rate
48.5 %
K/D/A
2.41
Pick Rate
4.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League games every week. Within our dataset, Ezreal fought Samira 10313 times. Having so many matchups for Ezreal vs Samira gives us confidence in our ability to provide useful data and a supported build to suppress your opposition. This particular champion pairing is fairly uncommon. Ezreal fights Samira in only 4.6% of his games.

Ezreal vs Samira Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ezreal has done a below average job of beating Samira. Normally, he wins a acceptable 48.5% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Ezreal against Samira rounds, Ezreal’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Samira.

Best Ezreal vs Samira Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
SheenCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Ezreal Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceFrozen HeartSerylda's Grudge

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinGuardian AngelBloodthirsterRavenous Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ezreal to level upq
>
Second ability for Ezreal to level upe
>
Last skill for Ezreal to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth
Ezreal's passive ability p
Ezreal's q ability q
Ezreal's w ability w
Ezreal's e ability e
Ezreal's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Samira as Ezreal

Tips for Playing as Ezreal against Samira

Use Arcane Shift to help line up your other skill shots.

You can line up Trueshot Barrage to hit multiple minion waves or even Monsters.

You can play Ezreal either as a Attack Damage carry or Ability Power carry depending on how you build him.

Ezreal vs Samira Counter Stats

Ezreal Image
Win Rate
48.5 %
VS
Win Rate
51.5 %
Samira Image
6.7
< Kills >
9.2
5.9
< Deaths >
6.8
7.5
< Assists >
5.4
1.57
< Killing Sprees >
2.07
169
< Minions Killed >
171
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.45
16,099
< Physical Damage >
18,924
6,830
< Magic Damage >
2,488
620
< True Damage >
579
23,550
< Damage Dealt >
21,993
19,543
< Damage Taken >
24,284
11,744
< Gold Earned >
12,932
2.27
< Towers >
2.1
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
5,084
< Total Healing >
8,114
12,446
< Experience >
12,388
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
90
< Time Dealing CC >
28

How to Counter Samira with Ezreal in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature some significant Ezreal versus Samira matchup statistics that may help us grasp the differences between the pair. For instance, Ezreal’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Samira’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Ezreal may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Samira..

Ezreal typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Samira. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ezreal and Samira

Damage Types Compared

Ezreal
Samira
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ezreal
Samira

Who is Better, Ezreal or Samira?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Ezreal usually loses when facing off against Samira, with a 48.5% win rate. Therefore, Ezreal makes a poor counter for Samira.

While Ezreal does have a lower win rate than Samira, when facing one another, Ezreal also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Ezreal into Samiraas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Ezreal has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Samira. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Ezreal vs Samira matchups, Samira is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Ezreal is a somewhat poor counter to Samira. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Ezreal against Samira.

Other Champion Matchups Against Ezreal

Ezreal Loses Against

LilliaLillia42.3% winrateTrundleTrundle42.7% winrateSingedSinged43.2% winrateNilahNilah43.5% winrate

Ezreal Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee51.5% winrateHweiHwei51.4% winrateZoeZoe51% winrateJarvan IVJarvan IV51% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Ezreal Players

How We Calculated Our Ezreal vs Samira Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Samira as Ezreal, we analyzed 10,313 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 Ezreal 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

Ezreal Build Samira Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Ezreal to counter Samira during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ezreal on average racks up a similar amount of CS as Samira. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Ezreal versus Samira build include Trinity Force, Frozen Heart, and Serylda's Grudge. When Ezreal included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Samira than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Ezreal had an average winrate of 48.5% when playing against Samira with this build.

To have the greatest probability of defeating Samira as Ezreal, Ezreal players should equip the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Ezreal vs Samira fights, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.5% winrate overall.

If you want to see Ezreal x Samira tips and builds for a a distinct division rank, please select one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the stats and strategies given are computed using every game with data with these champs.