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

Samira vs Blitzcrank

How to Beat Blitzcrank as Samira in LoLSamira is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Blitzcrank as Samira

based on 6,471 Samira vs Blitzcrank matchups
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
2.01
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends rounds that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Blitzcrank as Samira came out of an evaluation of 6471 ranked games where both champions opposed each other. This particular champ pairing is relatively rare. Samira fights Blitzcrank in only 3.7% of her games.

Samira vs Blitzcrank Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Samira has done a dismal job of beating Blitzcrank. Normally, she wins a acceptable 48.6% of matches the champions battle one another in. In Samira vs Blitzcrank rounds, Samira’s side is 0.2% less likely to gain first blood. This implies that she probably won't get first blood against Blitzcrank.

Best Samira vs Blitzcrank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsPickaxe

Core Samira Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelInfinity EdgeImmortal Shieldbow

Optional Items

BloodthirsterLord Dominik's RegardsOpportunityMaw of Malmortius

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal 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
DominationTaste of BloodTreasure 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
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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Guide to Countering Blitzcrank as Samira

Advice to Win Against Blitzcrank

Staying behind creeps can prevent you from being Rocket Grabbed. Blitzcrank's Rocket Grab only pulls the first enemy target it encounters.

Blitzcrank's passive Mana Barrier grants him a shield when he is low on health.

Samira vs Blitzcrank Counter Stats

Samira Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Blitzcrank Image
9.2
< Kills >
2.3
7.4
< Deaths >
6.5
5.7
< Assists >
14.1
2.14
< Killing Sprees >
0.41
166
< Minions Killed >
28
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.38
18,941
< Physical Damage >
2,834
2,709
< Magic Damage >
6,043
611
< True Damage >
942
22,262
< Damage Dealt >
9,819
23,386
< Damage Taken >
22,673
12,874
< Gold Earned >
8,435
2.09
< Towers >
1.33
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
7,223
< Total Healing >
2,154
12,138
< Experience >
10,309
16
< Vision Score >
54
8
< Wards Placed >
24
28
< Time Dealing CC >
313

How to Counter Blitzcrank with Samira in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize some important Samira against Blitzcrank counter stats that may help us realize the differences between this set of champions. Samira’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Blitzcrank’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Samira may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Blitzcrank. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Samira typically has a much larger longest kill spree than her enemy does. Typically, she takes a similar amount of damage to Blitzcrank. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Samira and Blitzcrank

Damage Types Compared

Samira
Blitzcrank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Samira
Blitzcrank

Who is Better, Samira or Blitzcrank?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Samira usually loses when facing off against Blitzcrank, with a 48.6% win rate. Thus, Samira makes a bad counter to Blitzcrank.

While Samira does have a lower win rate than Blitzcrank, when facing one another, Samira also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Samira into Blitzcrank.

Furthermore, Samira has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Blitzcrank. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Samira is a somewhat poor counter for Blitzcrank. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Samira against Blitzcrank.

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 Blitzcrank Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Blitzcrank as Samira, we analyzed 6,471 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 Blitzcrank 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

If you would like to truly master Samira to counter Blitzcrank during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Samira on average accumulates much more CS compared to Blitzcrank. Champs who typically don't take much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Samira versus Blitzcrank build include Guardian Angel, Infinity Edge, and Immortal Shieldbow. When Samira incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better versus Blitzcrank than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Samira had an average win rate of 48.6% when playing against Blitzcrank with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of crushing Blitzcrank as Samira, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Samira vs Blitzcrank counterpicks, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.6% winrate overall.

If you want to get Samira versus Blitzcrank tips and builds for a a distinct rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and build suggestions shown are computed using all games finished with both champions.