Kassadin vs Samira
How to Beat Samira as Kassadin
based on 2,379 Kassadin vs Samira matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kassadin vs Samira Matchup Summary
Best Kassadin vs Samira Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Samira as Kassadin
Tips for Playing as Kassadin against Samira
Kassadin's ultimate has many uses and is on a shorter cooldown than most, use it often.
Kassadin has multiple item paths; he can go caster via Mana and Ability Power or anti-caster with Cooldown Reduction and Magic Resist.
Try to get the Ancient Golem buff to counteract Riftwalk's increasing Mana cost.
Kassadin vs Samira Counter Stats
How to Counter Samira with Kassadin in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here feature some critical Kassadin vs. Samira counter statistics that may help you grasp the distinctions between the two. For instance, Kassadin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Samira’s ratio of NaN, showing that Kassadin may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Samira..
Kassadin typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Samira. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Kassadin and Samira
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Who is Better, Kassadin or Samira?
Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kassadin usually wins when taking on Samira, with a 51.3% win rate. Therefore, Kassadin makes a good counter for Samira.
While Kassadin does have a higher win rate compared to Samira, when they face off with one another, Kassadin also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Kassadin into Samiraas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Kassadin has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Samira. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kassadin vs Samira matchups, Kassadin is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Kassadin is a decent counter to Samira. Focus your actions on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Kassadin against Samira.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Kassadin to counter Samira during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kassadin most often picks up a similar amount of CS as Samira. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Kassadin versus Samira build include Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Malignance. When Kassadin included at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs. Samira than with many other common builds. In fact, Kassadin boasted an average win rate of 51.3% when countering Samira with this counter build.
To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Samira as Kassadin, Kassadin players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Kassadin vs Samira clashes, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.3% win rate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Samira as Kassadin are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to an individual skill level, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.