Nasus vs Samira
How to Beat Samira as Nasus
based on 5,188 Nasus vs Samira matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Nasus vs Samira Matchup Summary
Best Nasus vs Samira Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Samira as Nasus
Tips for Playing as Nasus against Samira
Paying attention to last hitting with Siphoning Strike will have a large impact at the end of a game.
If you're solo, Spirit Fire is a great way to farm a lane. It can be bad if you're in a lane with 2 and you push too far. Find the right balance between Siphoning Strike last hits and AoE farming.
If you have low defenses, people will focus you down even during your ultimate. Try buying some survivability items even in your DPS builds.
Nasus vs Samira Counter Stats
How to Counter Samira with Nasus in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here highlight several critical Nasus vs. Samira matchup stats that may help you figure out the differences between the two. As an example, Nasus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Samira’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nasus may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Samira..
Nasus typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Samira. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Nasus and Samira
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Who is Better, Nasus or Samira?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nasus usually wins when trying to fight Samira, with a 51.2% win rate. Thus, Nasus makes a good counter for Samira.
While Nasus does have a higher win rate than Samira, when on opposite teams, Nasus also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Nasus into Samira.
Additionally, Nasus has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Samira. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nasus vs Samira matchups, Nasus is the better champion with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Nasus is a decent counter for Samira. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nasus against Samira.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Nasus to counter Samira during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Nasus usually gets a similar amount of CS as Samira. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Nasus versus Samira build include Trinity Force, Dead Man's Plate, and Sundered Sky. When Nasus bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting Samira than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Nasus had an average winrate of 51.2% battling Samira with these items in his kit.
To have the best probability of defeating Samira as Nasus, Nasus players should equip the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Nasus vs Samira counterpicks, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.2% winrate overall.
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