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How to Win Maokai vs Samira Counter MatchupMaokai is in the s tier of champions

Maokai vs Samira

How to Beat Samira as Maokai in LoLMaokai is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Samira as Maokai

based on 6,791 Maokai vs Samira matchups
Win Rate
53.3 %
K/D/A
2.75
Pick Rate
4.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of ranked League rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Samira as Maokai came out of an evaluation of 6791 ranked rounds where both champs opposed each other. This particular champion pairing is relatively uncommon. Maokai fights Samira in only 4.4% of his rounds.

Maokai vs Samira Matchup Summary

Maokai does a good job of countering Samira. Typically, he wins a terrific 53.3% of the time the champs oppose each other in. In Maokai vs Samira rounds, Maokai’s side is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood against Samira.

Best Maokai vs Samira Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalBoots of Swiftness

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
Knight's VowLocket of the Iron SolariSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Spirit VisageFrozen HeartUnending DespairDead Man's Plate

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
InspirationHextech FlashtraptionCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedArmorArmor
Maokai's passive ability p
Maokai's q ability q
Maokai's w ability w
Maokai's e ability e
Maokai's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
9
Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Samira as Maokai

Tips for Playing as Maokai against Samira

Maokai's passive makes him extremely durable against focus fire from spells - so long as he can still basic attack something.

Try looking for flanks or other situations where Nature's Grasp is unavoidable or takes enemies by surprise.

Saplings can be tossed into brush for empowered effect - but don't stack well.

Maokai vs Samira Counter Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
53.3 %
VS
Win Rate
46.7 %
Samira Image
3
< Kills >
9.1
5.9
< Deaths >
7.1
13.2
< Assists >
5.7
0.62
< Killing Sprees >
2.1
48
< Minions Killed >
169
0.29
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.41
1,750
< Physical Damage >
19,933
11,446
< Magic Damage >
2,649
966
< True Damage >
623
14,163
< Damage Dealt >
23,207
28,571
< Damage Taken >
23,909
9,276
< Gold Earned >
12,850
1.5
< Towers >
2.01
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
9,326
< Total Healing >
7,576
11,272
< Experience >
12,122
44
< Vision Score >
16
18
< Wards Placed >
8
420
< Time Dealing CC >
28

How to Counter Samira with Maokai in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show several influential Maokai against Samira counter statistics that may help us explain the differences between the two. As an example, Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Samira’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Samira. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Maokai typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Samira. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Maokai and Samira

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Samira
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Maokai
Samira

Who is Better, Maokai or Samira?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Maokai usually wins when facing off against Samira, with a 53.3% win rate. Therefore, Maokai makes a great counter for Samira.

While Maokai does have a higher win rate compared to Samira, when on opposite teams, Maokai also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Maokai into Samira.

Additionally, Maokai also has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Samira. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Maokai vs Samira matchups, Maokai is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Maokai is a great counter to Samira. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Maokai against Samira.

Other Champion Matchups Against Maokai

Maokai Loses Against

SwainSwain47.6% winrateLilliaLillia48.1% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser48.4% winrateNilahNilah48.4% winrate

Maokai Wins Against

ZeriZeri59.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee59.1% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc57.8% winrateYuumiYuumi57.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MordekaiserMordekaiser+ 56.1% 8797 GamesBrandBrand+ 56.5% 6844 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 57.2% 24108 GamesLilliaLillia+ 57.5% 8067 Games

Additional Information for Maokai Players

How We Calculated Our Maokai vs Samira Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Samira as Maokai, we analyzed 6,791 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 Maokai 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

Maokai Build Samira Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Maokai to counter Samira during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Maokai on average gets a lot less CS as Samira. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Maokai versus Samira build include Knight's Vow, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Maokai incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better countering Samira than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Maokai had an average winrate of 53.3% when playing against Samira with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of crushing Samira as Maokai, Maokai players should take the Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Hextech Flashtraption, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Maokai vs Samira clashes, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 53.3% winrate overall.

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