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How to Win Illaoi vs Samira Counter MatchupIllaoi is in the a tier of champions

Illaoi vs Samira

How to Beat Samira as Illaoi in LoLIllaoi is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Samira as Illaoi

based on 3,340 Illaoi vs Samira matchups
Win Rate
52 %
K/D/A
1.54
Pick Rate
4.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked LoL games every week. In our data, Illaoi fought Samira in 3340 rounds. Including so many matchups for Illaoi versus Samira provides us a lot of confidence in our capability to produce useful statistics and a pro build to annihilate your enemy. This champion pairing is relatively uncommon. Illaoi encounters Samira in only 4.7% of her rounds.

Illaoi vs Samira Matchup Summary

Illaoi does a good job of beating Samira. Normally, she wins a whopping 52.0% of the time the champions face each other in. In Illaoi vs Samira matches, Illaoi’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood, implying that she most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Samira.

Best Illaoi vs Samira Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTunneler

Core Illaoi Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSundered SkyIceborn Gauntlet

Optional Items

Death's DanceSpear of ShojinBlack CleaverSpirit Visage

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishBone PlatingOvergrowth
PrecisionPresence of MindLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Illaoi's passive ability p
Illaoi's q ability q
Illaoi's w ability w
Illaoi's e ability e
Illaoi's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Samira as Illaoi

Tips for Playing as Illaoi against Samira

Vessel

Tentacles are an immense source of power. Don't fight without them.

Spirits inherit their target's current health. If making a

is your goal, try whittling your opponent's health down a bit first to make killing the spirit easier.

Leap of Faith is best used to follow-up a strong engage or when being engaged upon. Be careful about being the first one into a fight.

Illaoi vs Samira Counter Stats

Illaoi Image
Win Rate
52 %
VS
Win Rate
48 %
Samira Image
5.6
< Kills >
9.7
6.7
< Deaths >
6.9
4.7
< Assists >
5.5
1.3
< Killing Sprees >
2.18
186
< Minions Killed >
167
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.59
< Inhibitors >
0.41
25,365
< Physical Damage >
19,944
851
< Magic Damage >
2,576
406
< True Damage >
642
26,622
< Damage Dealt >
23,163
35,006
< Damage Taken >
24,503
11,966
< Gold Earned >
13,019
2.86
< Towers >
2
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
8,747
< Total Healing >
8,169
15,046
< Experience >
12,511
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
410
< Time Dealing CC >
27

How to Counter Samira with Illaoi in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several significant Illaoi vs. Samira matchup stats that may help you interpret the differences between the two. Illaoi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Samira’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Illaoi may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Samira..

Illaoi usually has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she receives more damage than Samira. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Illaoi and Samira

Damage Types Compared

Illaoi
Samira
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Illaoi
Samira

Who is Better, Illaoi or Samira?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Illaoi usually wins when trying to fight Samira, with a 52.0% win rate. Therefore, Illaoi makes a good counter for Samira.

While Illaoi does have a higher winrate compared to Samira, when on opposite teams, Illaoi also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less complex champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Illaoi into Samira.

Furthermore, Illaoi also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Samira. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Illaoi vs Samira matchups, Illaoi is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Illaoi is a decent counter for Samira. Focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Illaoi against Samira.

Other Champion Matchups Against Illaoi

Illaoi Loses Against

MordekaiserMordekaiser42.8% winrateZyraZyra43.9% winrateYorickYorick44.1% winrateKayleKayle44.3% winrate

Illaoi Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.3% winrateK'SanteK'Sante57.1% winrateRenektonRenekton56.1% winrateSkarnerSkarner56.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Illaoi Players

How We Calculated Our Illaoi vs Samira Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Samira as Illaoi, we analyzed 3,340 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 Illaoi 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

Illaoi Build Samira Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Illaoi in order to counter Samira during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Illaoi usually racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Samira. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Illaoi versus Samira build include Sterak's Gage, Sundered Sky, and Iceborn Gauntlet. When Illaoi incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better countering Samira than with many other common item sets. In fact, Illaoi had an average winrate of 52.0% when playing against Samira with this build.

To have the best likelihood of beating Samira as Illaoi, Illaoi players should use the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Last Stand, and Presence of Mind runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Illaoi vs Samira LoL games, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.0% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Samira as Illaoi are displayed for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a specific player tier, you can use the selection menu above.