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Irelia vs Samira

How to Beat Samira as Irelia in LoLIrelia is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Samira as Irelia

based on 4,517 Irelia vs Samira matchups
Win Rate
49.6 %
K/D/A
1.8
Pick Rate
4.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL games that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Samira as Irelia came out of an examination of 4517 ranked rounds where both champions opposed each other. This particular counter pairing is fairly uncommon. Irelia has to counter Samira in only 4.4% of her games.

Irelia vs Samira Matchup Summary

Irelia does a ok job of beating Samira. On average, she wins a acceptable 49.6% of matches the champs clash against one another in. In Irelia vs Samira matches, Irelia’s side is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood. This implies that she probably will get first blood versus Samira.

Best Irelia vs Samira Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeRecurve Bow

Core Irelia Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelWit's EndBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

Titanic HydraTrinity ForceSterak's GageTerminus

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Irelia to level upq
>
Second ability for Irelia to level upw
>
Last skill for Irelia to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Irelia's passive ability p
Irelia's q ability q
Irelia's w ability w
Irelia's e ability e
Irelia'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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Guide to Countering Samira as Irelia

Tips for Playing as Irelia against Samira

Defiant Dance is not interrupted by crowd control, try timing it for incoming disables.

Flawless Duet does not have a maximum travel distance, try using it in creative ways.

Use Bladesurge to cover great distances by targeting low life minions on your way to champion targets.

Irelia vs Samira Counter Stats

Irelia Image
Win Rate
49.6 %
VS
Win Rate
50.4 %
Samira Image
7.1
< Kills >
9.5
6.9
< Deaths >
6.8
5.3
< Assists >
5.5
1.63
< Killing Sprees >
2.16
202
< Minions Killed >
169
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.45
15,831
< Physical Damage >
18,829
5,926
< Magic Damage >
2,531
734
< True Damage >
657
22,492
< Damage Dealt >
22,017
30,221
< Damage Taken >
23,217
12,631
< Gold Earned >
12,929
2.28
< Towers >
2.1
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
10,330
< Total Healing >
7,559
14,637
< Experience >
12,246
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
108
< Time Dealing CC >
26

How to Counter Samira with Irelia in LoL

The stats shown on this page show several strategic Irelia against Samira counter statistics that can help you understand the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Irelia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Samira’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Irelia may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Samira..

Irelia often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her foe does. On average, she receives more damage than Samira. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Irelia and Samira

Damage Types Compared

Irelia
Samira
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Irelia
Samira

Who is Better, Irelia or Samira?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Irelia usually fairs equally well when taking on Samira, with a 49.6% win rate. Thus, Irelia makes an ok counter to Samira.

While Irelia does have a lower winrate compared to Samira, when on opposite teams, Irelia also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Irelia into Samira.

Furthermore, Irelia also has some 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 ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Irelia vs Samira matchups, Samira is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Irelia is a somewhat poor counter to Samira. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Irelia against Samira.

Other Champion Matchups Against Irelia

Irelia Loses Against

TaricTaric43.5% winrateNilahNilah45.3% winrateTrundleTrundle45.4% winrateBel'VethBel'Veth45.8% winrate

Irelia Wins Against

ZeriZeri56.5% winrateYuumiYuumi55.7% winrateNidaleeNidalee55.5% winrateHweiHwei55.3% winrate

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Additional Information for Irelia Players

How We Calculated Our Irelia vs Samira Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Samira as Irelia, we analyzed 4,517 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 Irelia 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

Irelia Build Samira Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Irelia to counter Samira during both the early game 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 stats displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Irelia on average accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Samira. Champions who typically don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Irelia versus Samira build include Guardian Angel, Wit's End, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Irelia incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better vs. Samira than with many other typical builds. In fact, Irelia boasted an average winrate of 49.6% battling Samira with this build.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Samira as Irelia, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Irelia vs Samira matchups, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.6% win rate overall.

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