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Samira vs Annie

How to Beat Annie as Samira in LoL Annie is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Annie as Samira

based on 12,162 Samira vs Annie matchups
Win Rate
46.5 %
K/D/A
2.09
Pick Rate
4.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League matches that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Annie as Samira resulted from an analysis of 12162 ranked matches where both champs engaged one another. This particular counter pairing is somewhat uncommon. Samira encounters Annie in only 4.4% of her games.

Samira vs Annie Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Samira does a awful job of countering Annie. On average, she wins a lowly 46.5% of matches the champs face each other in. In Samira versus Annie rounds, Samira’s team is 0.1% more expected to get first blood. This implies that she most likely will get first blood versus Annie.

Best Samira vs Annie Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloak of AgilityVampiric Scepter

Core Samira Items

~22 Mins
Immortal ShieldbowGuardian AngelBloodthirster

Optional Items

Death's DanceInfinity EdgeLord Dominik's RegardsThe Collector

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Samira to level up q
>
Second ability for Samira to level up e
>
Last skill for Samira to max out w

Runes

Precision Conqueror TriumphLegend: BloodlineLast Stand
Domination Sudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Attack Speed Adaptive Force Magic Resist
Samira's passive ability p
Samira q ability q
Samira w ability w
Samira e ability e
Samira's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Q
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E
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R
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E
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Annie as Samira

Advice to Win Against Annie

Annie's summoned bear, Tibbers, burns opposing units around himself. Try to keep your distance from him after he's been summoned.

Summoner Smite can be used to help take down Tibbers.

Keep an eye out for a white, swirling power around Annie. It means she's ready to unleash her stun.

Samira vs Annie Counter Stats

Samira Image
Win Rate
46.5 %
VS
Win Rate
53.5 %
Annie Image
8.3
< Kills >
5.7
6.9
< Deaths >
6.2
6.1
< Assists >
10.2
1.88
< Killing Sprees >
1.28
167
< Minions Killed >
101
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.48
17,097
< Physical Damage >
851
2,537
< Magic Damage >
18,680
413
< True Damage >
1,089
20,048
< Damage Dealt >
20,620
23,500
< Damage Taken >
17,592
12,582
< Gold Earned >
10,123
2.03
< Towers >
1.96
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
7,304
< Total Healing >
1,397
12,241
< Experience >
12,592
18
< Vision Score >
31
1
< Wards Placed >
2
21
< Time Dealing CC >
199

How to Counter Annie with Samira in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore some influential Samira against Annie counter stats that can help you interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Samira’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Annie’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Samira may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Annie..

Samira normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her counter does. Typically, she takes more damage than Annie. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Samira and Annie

Damage Types Compared

Samira
Annie
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Samira
Annie

Who is Better, Samira or Annie?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Samira usually loses when facing off against Annie, with a 46.5% win rate. As a result, Samira makes a bad counter for Annie.

While Samira does have a lower winrate than Annie, when facing one another, Samira also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more complex champion to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Samira into Annie.

Moreover, Samira has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Annie. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Samira vs Annie matchups, Annie is the better champ with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Samira is a trash counter for Annie. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Samira against Annie.

Other Champion Matchups Against Samira

Samira Loses Against

Annie Annie 46.5% winrate Amumu Amumu 46.7% winrate Nilah Nilah 46.7% winrate Fiddlesticks Fiddlesticks 46.8% winrate

Samira Wins Against

Yuumi Yuumi 63.6% winrate Corki Corki 56.3% winrate Nidalee Nidalee 55.3% winrate K'Sante K'Sante 55.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Rell Rell + 54% 9619 Games Aurelion Sol Aurelion Sol + 54.2% 15562 Games Singed Singed + 54.3% 4445 Games Amumu Amumu + 55.3% 26251 Games

Additional Information for Samira Players

How We Calculated Our Samira vs Annie Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Annie as Samira, we analyzed 12,162 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 Annie as Samira 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 Samira to counter Annie during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Samira usually gets more CS compared to Annie. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Samira versus Annie build include Immortal Shieldbow, Guardian Angel, and Bloodthirster. When Samira included at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better vs Annie than with most other common builds. In fact, Samira boasted an average winrate of 46.5% when playing against Annie with this build.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Annie as Samira, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Samira vs Annie clashes, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 46.5% win rate overall.

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