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How to Win Gragas vs Samira Counter MatchupGragas is in the a tier of champions

Gragas vs Samira

How to Beat Samira as Gragas in LoLGragas is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Samira as Gragas

based on 2,958 Gragas vs Samira matchups
Win Rate
49 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
4.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends games that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Samira as Gragas came out of an evaluation of 2958 ranked games where both champs faced one another. This champ pairing is somewhat uncommon. Gragas encounters Samira in only 4.5% of his matches.

Gragas vs Samira Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gragas does a below average job of countering Samira. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.0% of matches the champs battle one another in. In Gragas vs Samira matches, Gragas’s side is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely won't get first blood versus Samira.

Best Gragas vs Samira Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Gragas Items

~22 Mins
Lich BaneHextech RocketbeltStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapCryptbloomRod of AgesLiandry's Torment

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceGathering Storm
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Gragas's passive ability p
Gragas's q ability q
Gragas's w ability w
Gragas's e ability e
Gragas's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Samira as Gragas

Tips for Playing as Gragas against Samira

Try to knock enemies back into your towers with Explosive Cask.

Try to combo Body Slam with Explosive Cask to set up kills for your team.

The damage reduction from Drunken Rage is applied when you start drinking, try to use it when you see damage coming your way.

Gragas vs Samira Counter Stats

Gragas Image
Win Rate
49 %
VS
Win Rate
51 %
Samira Image
6
< Kills >
9.7
6
< Deaths >
7.2
7.8
< Assists >
5.6
1.37
< Killing Sprees >
2.21
105
< Minions Killed >
172
0.57
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.46
1,493
< Physical Damage >
19,566
18,395
< Magic Damage >
2,594
647
< True Damage >
591
20,536
< Damage Dealt >
22,753
29,306
< Damage Taken >
24,429
11,195
< Gold Earned >
13,250
1.47
< Towers >
2.14
0.14
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
11,967
< Total Healing >
7,858
13,834
< Experience >
12,525
21
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
411
< Time Dealing CC >
28

How to Counter Samira with Gragas in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some valuable Gragas against Samira matchup statistics that may help us realize the distinctions between the two. Gragas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Samira’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Gragas may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Samira..

Gragas typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives more damage than Samira. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Gragas and Samira

Damage Types Compared

Gragas
Samira
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gragas
Samira

Who is Better, Gragas or Samira?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Gragas usually fairs equally well when playing against Samira, with a 49.0% win rate. Thus, Gragas makes an ok counter to Samira.

While Gragas does have a lower winrate than Samira, when facing one another, Gragas also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Gragas into Samira.

Moreover, Gragas has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Samira. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Gragas vs Samira matchups, Samira is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Gragas is a somewhat poor counter for Samira. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gragas against Samira.

Other Champion Matchups Against Gragas

Gragas Loses Against

SingedSinged43.2% winrateLeonaLeona43.5% winrateNilahNilah43.8% winrateTahm KenchTahm Kench43.9% winrate

Gragas Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee53.5% winrateYuumiYuumi53.3% winrateAkshanAkshan52.6% winrateKarthusKarthus52.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Master YiMaster Yi+ 52.2% 2152 GamesDr. MundoDr. Mundo+ 52.4% 787 GamesTaricTaric+ 52.5% 602 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.7% 2056 Games

Additional Information for Gragas Players

How We Calculated Our Gragas vs Samira Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Samira as Gragas, we analyzed 2,958 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 Gragas 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 learn all of the intricacies of Gragas in order to counter Samira during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gragas typically gets less CS relative to Samira. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The best items to use in your Gragas versus Samira build consist of Lich Bane, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Stormsurge. When Gragas included at least these three items in his build, he did much better when fighting Samira than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Gragas had an average win rate of 49.0% when playing against Samira with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating Samira as Gragas, you should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Gathering Storm, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Gragas vs Samira LoL games, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.0% win rate overall.

If you need to get Gragas versus Samira tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a specific rank, please select one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and strategies given are computed using every game run with these champions.