Samira vs Azir
How to Beat Azir as Samira
based on 2,795 Samira vs Azir matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Samira vs Azir Matchup Summary
Best Samira vs Azir Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Azir as Samira
Advice to Win Against Azir
Try to think of Sand Soldiers as fire. Don't stand in the fire.
Azir relies on his soldiers to deal damage and can only move them so often. Try to capitalize on windows of time when his soldiers are stationary.
Azir has immense damage over a prolonged amount of time but lacks the upfront burst of other mages. Try to burst him out before he can turn a confrontation around.
Samira vs Azir Counter Stats
How to Counter Azir with Samira in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some valuable Samira vs. Azir counter stats that may help us appreciate the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. For instance, Samira’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Azir’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Samira may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Azir..
Samira usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her counter does. Typically, she takes more damage than Azir. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Samira and Azir
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Who is Better, Samira or Azir?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Samira usually loses when trying to fight Azir, with a 46.4% win rate. Therefore, Samira makes a bad counter for Azir.
While Samira does have a lower win rate compared to Azir, when on opposite teams, Samira also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less complex champ to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Samira into Azir.
Additionally, Samira also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Azir. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, 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 Samira vs Azir matchups, Azir is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Samira is a trash counter for Azir. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Samira against Azir.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Samira in order to counter Azir 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 listen to the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Samira on average gets a similar amount of CS as Azir. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Samira versus Azir build consist of Guardian Angel, Infinity Edge, and The Collector. When Samira combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better against Azir than with most other common builds. In fact, Samira had an average winrate of 46.4% battling Azir with this counter build.
To have the best probability of coming out on top against Azir as Samira, Samira players 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 builds players used for Samira vs Azir counters, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 46.4% winrate overall.
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