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

Samira vs Diana

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

based on 7,335 Samira vs Diana matchups
Win Rate
49.4 %
K/D/A
2.11
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League matches that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Diana as Samira resulted from an analysis of 7335 ranked rounds where both champions faced each other. This particular counter pairing is relatively uncommon. Samira has to counter Diana in only 4.2% of her rounds.

Samira vs Diana Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Samira does a dismal job of countering Diana. Normally, she wins a acceptable 49.4% of matches the champions clash against one another in. In Samira against Diana rounds, Samira’s team is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood versus Diana.

Best Samira vs Diana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloak of AgilityPickaxe

Core Samira Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelInfinity EdgeImmortal Shieldbow

Optional Items

BloodthirsterMaw of MalmortiusLord Dominik's RegardsVoltaic Cyclosword

Summoner Spells

summonerboost summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: BloodlineLast Stand
DominationEyeball CollectionTreasure 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
7
Q
8
E
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Q
10
E
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R
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E
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W
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Guide to Countering Diana as Samira

Advice to Win Against Diana

Pale Cascade orbs only last a few seconds. Avoid Diana and engage her after the shield dissipates.

Diana can play very aggressively if she uses Lunar Rush without Moonlight, but you can punish her by slowing or stunning her when she has no way to get back into position.

Dodge Crescent Strike, or move to safety if you are affected by Moonlight.

Samira vs Diana Counter Stats

Samira Image
Win Rate
49.4 %
VS
Win Rate
50.6 %
Diana Image
9.4
< Kills >
7.8
7.1
< Deaths >
6.8
5.6
< Assists >
7.1
2.15
< Killing Sprees >
1.8
168
< Minions Killed >
96
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.79
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.44
18,493
< Physical Damage >
2,077
2,516
< Magic Damage >
18,849
534
< True Damage >
994
21,543
< Damage Dealt >
21,920
23,684
< Damage Taken >
24,266
12,911
< Gold Earned >
12,221
2.05
< Towers >
1.72
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.19
7,562
< Total Healing >
5,833
12,312
< Experience >
13,981
16
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
7
26
< Time Dealing CC >
129

How to Counter Diana with Samira in LoL

The stats provided here show some significant Samira vs. Diana matchup stats that may help you appreciate the differences and similarities between the pair. Samira’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Diana’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Samira may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Diana..

Samira typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her matchup does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to Diana. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Samira and Diana

Damage Types Compared

Samira
Diana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Samira
Diana

Who is Better, Samira or Diana?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Samira usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Diana, with a 49.4% win rate. Therefore, Samira makes an ok counter for Diana.

While Samira does have a lower winrate than Diana, when on opposite teams, Samira also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Samira into Diana.

Moreover, Samira has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Diana. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Samira vs Diana matchups, Diana is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Samira is a somewhat poor counter for Diana. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Samira against Diana.

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 Diana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Diana as Samira, we analyzed 7,335 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 Diana 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 Diana Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Samira to counter Diana during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Samira most often picks up more CS as Diana. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Samira versus Diana build include Guardian Angel, Infinity Edge, and Immortal Shieldbow. When Samira bought at least these three items in her build, she performed much better vs Diana than with many other common builds. In fact, Samira boasted an average win rate of 49.4% when countering Diana with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Diana as Samira, Samira players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Eyeball Collection, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Samira vs Diana face-offs, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.4% win rate overall.

If you would like to get Samira x Diana tips and counter builds for a a specific division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and build suggestions shown are calculated using every round played with both champions.