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How to Win Morgana vs Samira Counter MatchupMorgana is in the b tier of champions

Morgana vs Samira

How to Beat Samira as Morgana in LoLMorgana is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Samira as Morgana

based on 9,113 Morgana vs Samira matchups
Win Rate
54.5 %
K/D/A
2.8
Pick Rate
4.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL games that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Samira as Morgana resulted from an examination of 9113 ranked matches where both champs fought one another. This particular champ pairing is somewhat uncommon. Morgana is forced to battle against Samira in only 4.6% of her rounds.

Morgana vs Samira Matchup Summary

Morgana does a great job of countering Samira. On average, she wins a fantastic 54.5% of matches the champions oppose one another in. In Morgana against Samira rounds, Morgana’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, indicating that she probably will be able to get first blood against Samira.

Best Morgana vs Samira Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBlasting Wand

Core Morgana Items

~22 Mins
CryptbloomZaz'Zak's RealmspikeLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Rylai's Crystal ScepterImperial MandateHorizon FocusShurelya's Battlesong

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationTriple TonicBiscuit Delivery
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
Morgana's passive ability p
Morgana's q ability q
Morgana's w ability w
Morgana's e ability e
Morgana's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Samira as Morgana

Tips for Playing as Morgana against Samira

Tormented Shadow is an excellent farming tool if you're by yourself in a lane.

Shrewd use of Black Shield can determine the outcome of team fights.

Items that provide survivability allow Morgana to become extremely difficult to kill in conjunction with Black Shield and Soul Shackles.

Morgana vs Samira Counter Stats

Morgana Image
Win Rate
54.5 %
VS
Win Rate
45.5 %
Samira Image
3.8
< Kills >
9.2
6
< Deaths >
7.3
13
< Assists >
5.3
0.84
< Killing Sprees >
2.09
52
< Minions Killed >
168
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.42
918
< Physical Damage >
19,326
15,905
< Magic Damage >
2,412
981
< True Damage >
573
17,805
< Damage Dealt >
22,312
20,699
< Damage Taken >
24,812
9,716
< Gold Earned >
12,950
1.83
< Towers >
1.95
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
4,381
< Total Healing >
8,018
11,556
< Experience >
12,547
52
< Vision Score >
17
22
< Wards Placed >
8
137
< Time Dealing CC >
26

How to Counter Samira with Morgana in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show several influential Morgana vs. Samira matchup statistics that can help us understand the differences between the pair. As an example, Morgana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Samira’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Morgana may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Samira. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Morgana typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her matchup does. On average, she receives less damage than Samira. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Morgana and Samira

Damage Types Compared

Morgana
Samira
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Morgana
Samira

Who is Better, Morgana or Samira?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Morgana usually wins when taking on Samira, with a 54.5% win rate. Therefore, Morgana makes a great counter to Samira.

While Morgana does have a much higher winrate than Samira, when facing one another, Morgana also has a much lower difficulty level that makes her a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Morgana into Samira.

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

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Morgana vs Samira matchups, Morgana 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 team fights.

Morgana is a great counter for Samira. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Morgana against Samira.

Other Champion Matchups Against Morgana

Morgana Loses Against

TrundleTrundle47.3% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune47.6% winrateNaafiriNaafiri47.7% winrateTeemoTeemo47.8% winrate

Morgana Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57.6% winrateZoeZoe56.9% winrateSkarnerSkarner56% winrateLuluLulu55.4% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Morgana Players

How We Calculated Our Morgana vs Samira Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Samira as Morgana, we analyzed 9,113 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 Morgana 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

To truly master Morgana in order 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 lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Morgana on average accumulates a lot less CS compared to Samira. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Morgana versus Samira build include Cryptbloom, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Liandry's Torment. When Morgana incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better vs Samira than with most other common item sets. In fact, Morgana had an average winrate of 54.5% when countering Samira with this build.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Samira as Morgana, you should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Triple Tonic, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Morgana vs Samira clashes, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 54.5% winrate overall.

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