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Qiyana vs Samira

How to Beat Samira as Qiyana in LoLQiyana is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Samira as Qiyana

based on 2,218 Qiyana vs Samira matchups
Win Rate
48.8 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
4.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked LoL games each week. In our database, Qiyana faced off against Samira 2218 times. Using so many games with Qiyana vs Samira provides us faith in our capacity to produce actionable statistics and a recommended build to suppress your foe. This particular matchup is relatively uncommon. Qiyana fights Samira in only 4.6% of her rounds.

Qiyana vs Samira Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Qiyana does a dismal job of beating Samira. Typically, she wins a acceptable 48.8% of the time the champions oppose each other in. In Qiyana against Samira matches, Qiyana’s team is 0.1% less probable to get first blood, indicating that she most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Samira.

Best Qiyana vs Samira Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkRectrix

Core Qiyana Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeEdge of NightOpportunity

Optional Items

Axiom ArcSerylda's GrudgeHubrisProfane Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
PrecisionPresence of MindLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Qiyana's passive ability p
Qiyana's q ability q
Qiyana's w ability w
Qiyana's e ability e
Qiyana's ultimate ability r
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Qiyana vs Samira Counter Stats

Qiyana Image
Win Rate
48.8 %
VS
Win Rate
51.2 %
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8.2
< Kills >
9.4
6.9
< Deaths >
7.3
6.3
< Assists >
5.5
1.87
< Killing Sprees >
2.12
146
< Minions Killed >
168
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.43
19,526
< Physical Damage >
18,956
1,845
< Magic Damage >
2,548
934
< True Damage >
567
22,306
< Damage Dealt >
22,072
23,592
< Damage Taken >
24,011
12,039
< Gold Earned >
13,004
1.58
< Towers >
2.11
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
3,190
< Total Healing >
7,430
13,762
< Experience >
12,344
18
< Vision Score >
16
7
< Wards Placed >
8
99
< Time Dealing CC >
27

How to Counter Samira with Qiyana in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize some significant Qiyana vs. Samira counter stats that can help us understand the distinctions between the pair. Qiyana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Samira’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Qiyana may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Samira..

Qiyana usually has a similar longest killing spree as her enemy does. Commonly, she receives a similar amount of damage to Samira. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Qiyana and Samira

Damage Types Compared

Qiyana
Samira
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Qiyana
Samira

Who is Better, Qiyana or Samira?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Qiyana usually loses when playing against Samira, with a 48.8% win rate. Therefore, Qiyana makes a bad counter for Samira.

While Qiyana does have a lower winrate than Samira, when they face off with one another, Qiyana also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more complex character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Qiyana into Samiraas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Qiyana also has some amount 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 one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Qiyana vs Samira matchups, Samira is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Qiyana is a somewhat poor counter for Samira. Focus your play on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Qiyana against Samira.

Other Champion Matchups Against Qiyana

Qiyana Loses Against

BlitzcrankBlitzcrank42.7% winrateSwainSwain43.5% winrateMaokaiMaokai43.7% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune43.8% winrate

Qiyana Wins Against

LuluLulu54.3% winrateCorkiCorki53.6% winrateZeriZeri53% winrateMaster YiMaster Yi52.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

OlafOlaf+ 52.2% 383 GamesMordekaiserMordekaiser+ 52.2% 4187 GamesBardBard+ 52.9% 1489 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.1% 3856 Games

Additional Information for Qiyana Players

How We Calculated Our Qiyana vs Samira Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Samira as Qiyana, we analyzed 2,218 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 Qiyana 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

Qiyana Build Samira Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Qiyana to counter Samira during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Qiyana on average accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Samira. Champions who on average don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Qiyana versus Samira build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Edge of Night, and Opportunity. When Qiyana bought at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better vs. Samira than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Qiyana boasted an average winrate of 48.8% when playing against Samira with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of crushing Samira as Qiyana, Qiyana players should take the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Presence of Mind, and Last Stand runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Qiyana vs Samira counterpicks, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.8% winrate overall.

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