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How to Win Samira vs Aphelios Counter MatchupSamira is in the a tier of champions

Samira vs Aphelios

How to Beat Aphelios as Samira in LoLSamira is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Aphelios as Samira

based on 4,104 Samira vs Aphelios matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked LoL games each week. Within our dataset, Samira engaged Aphelios 4104 times. Using so many matchups for Samira versus Aphelios gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to provide actionable statistics and a pro build to suppress Aphelios. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Samira has to counter Aphelios in only 2.3% of her matches.

Samira vs Aphelios Matchup Summary

Samira has done a decent job of countering Aphelios. Typically, she wins a acceptable 51.0% of the time the champs oppose one another in. In Samira vs Aphelios rounds, Samira’s team is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood. This implies that she probably will get first blood against Aphelios.

Best Samira vs Aphelios Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsPickaxe

Core Samira Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeLord Dominik's RegardsBloodthirster

Optional Items

Guardian AngelImmortal ShieldbowYoumuu's GhostbladeThe Collector

Summoner Spells

summonerboost summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Samira to level upq
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Second ability for Samira to level upe
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Last skill for Samira to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: BloodlineLast Stand
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Samira's passive ability p
Samira's q ability q
Samira's w ability w
Samira's e ability e
Samira's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Aphelios as Samira

Advice to Win Against Aphelios

Each of Aphelios' weapons have different weaknesses, try to exploit the ones that work best for your champion. Watch out for the purple Gravity gun, it can root you.

Samira vs Aphelios Counter Stats

Samira Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Aphelios Image
9.6
< Kills >
6.7
6.6
< Deaths >
6.7
5.6
< Assists >
6.5
2.18
< Killing Sprees >
1.55
169
< Minions Killed >
169
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.49
18,888
< Physical Damage >
19,913
2,500
< Magic Damage >
1,326
572
< True Damage >
446
21,961
< Damage Dealt >
21,686
23,334
< Damage Taken >
18,000
13,005
< Gold Earned >
11,718
2.19
< Towers >
2.37
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
7,709
< Total Healing >
4,734
12,280
< Experience >
12,178
17
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
28
< Time Dealing CC >
133

How to Counter Aphelios with Samira in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some vital Samira against Aphelios counter stats that may help us understand the distinctions between this set of champs. Samira’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Aphelios’s ratio of NaN, showing that Samira may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Aphelios..

Samira often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her enemy does. On average, she receives more damage than Aphelios. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Samira and Aphelios

Damage Types Compared

Samira
Aphelios
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Samira
Aphelios

Who is Better, Samira or Aphelios?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Samira usually wins when facing off against Aphelios, with a 51.0% win rate. As a result, Samira makes a good counter to Aphelios.

While Samira does have a higher win rate compared to Aphelios, when on opposite teams, Samira also has a much lower learning curve that makes her a less challenging champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Samira into Aphelios.

Furthermore, Samira also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Aphelios. This 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 overall in League of Legends, in Samira vs Aphelios matchups, Samira is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Samira is a decent counter to Aphelios. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Samira against Aphelios.

Other Champion Matchups Against Samira

Samira Loses Against

LilliaLillia44.7% winrateTaricTaric44.7% winrateLeonaLeona44.8% winrateZyraZyra44.9% winrate

Samira Wins Against

YuumiYuumi55% winrateSkarnerSkarner53.7% winrateAkshanAkshan53.4% winrateKai'SaKai'Sa53.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

LeonaLeona+ 52.6% 12646 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.1% 10849 GamesIvernIvern+ 53.1% 1902 GamesKalistaKalista+ 59.1% 115 Games

Additional Information for Samira Players

How We Calculated Our Samira vs Aphelios Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Aphelios as Samira, we analyzed 4,104 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 Aphelios 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

Samira Build Aphelios Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Samira in order to counter Aphelios during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Samira most often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Aphelios. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Samira versus Aphelios build consist of Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards, and Bloodthirster. When Samira bought at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better when facing Aphelios than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Samira boasted an average winrate of 51.0% when playing against Aphelios with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Aphelios as Samira, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Samira vs Aphelios LoL games, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.0% winrate overall.

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