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

Samira vs Heimerdinger

How to Beat Heimerdinger as Samira in LoLSamira is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Heimerdinger as Samira

based on 2,665 Samira vs Heimerdinger matchups
Win Rate
49.3 %
K/D/A
2.14
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked LoL rounds every week. In our database, Samira faced off against Heimerdinger 2665 times. Including so many games with Samira versus Heimerdinger provides us faith in our ability to prepare actionable stats and a recommended build to wreck your foe. This particular champion pairing is fairly rare. Samira fights Heimerdinger in only 1.5% of her matches.

Samira vs Heimerdinger Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Samira does a dismal job of beating Heimerdinger. Normally, she wins a acceptable 49.3% of games the champions face off with each other in. In Samira vs Heimerdinger rounds, Samira’s team is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood. This implies that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Heimerdinger.

Best Samira vs Heimerdinger Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeSerrated Dirk

Core Samira Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeThe CollectorHubris

Optional Items

Guardian AngelBloodthirsterLord Dominik's RegardsImmortal Shieldbow

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
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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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Heimerdinger as Samira

Advice to Win Against Heimerdinger

Be wary of Heimerdinger's Upgrade!!!, as he can use it to find an answer to most trouble he gets into. Once his ultimate is down, go in for the kill!

It's better to destroy all of Heimerdinger's turrets at once with the help of creeps than to fight them one at a time.

Samira vs Heimerdinger Counter Stats

Samira Image
Win Rate
49.3 %
VS
Win Rate
50.7 %
Heimerdinger Image
9.6
< Kills >
5
7
< Deaths >
6.6
5.4
< Assists >
7.7
2.16
< Killing Sprees >
1.15
168
< Minions Killed >
129
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.48
18,548
< Physical Damage >
841
2,582
< Magic Damage >
23,805
582
< True Damage >
691
21,714
< Damage Dealt >
25,338
24,813
< Damage Taken >
19,882
13,092
< Gold Earned >
10,857
2.03
< Towers >
2.06
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
8,264
< Total Healing >
1,900
12,672
< Experience >
13,365
16
< Vision Score >
28
8
< Wards Placed >
13
55
< Time Dealing CC >
256

How to Counter Heimerdinger with Samira in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several influential Samira vs. Heimerdinger matchup stats that can help us grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. Samira’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Heimerdinger’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Samira may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Heimerdinger. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.

Samira normally has a much larger longest kill spree than her opponent does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Heimerdinger. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Samira and Heimerdinger

Damage Types Compared

Samira
Heimerdinger
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Samira
Heimerdinger

Who is Better, Samira or Heimerdinger?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Samira usually fairs equally well when taking on Heimerdinger, with a 49.3% win rate. Therefore, Samira makes an ok counter to Heimerdinger.

While Samira does have a lower win rate than Heimerdinger, when they face off with one another, Samira also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less difficult character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Samira into Heimerdinger.

Additionally, Samira also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Heimerdinger. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Samira vs Heimerdinger matchups, Heimerdinger is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Samira is a somewhat poor counter to Heimerdinger. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Samira against Heimerdinger.

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 Heimerdinger Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Heimerdinger as Samira, we analyzed 2,665 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 Heimerdinger 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 Heimerdinger during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Samira most often gets a similar amount of CS as Heimerdinger. Champs who on average don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Samira versus Heimerdinger build include Infinity Edge, The Collector, and Hubris. When Samira used at least these three items in her build, she performed much better vs Heimerdinger than with most other common builds. In fact, Samira boasted an average winrate of 49.3% battling Heimerdinger with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of beating Heimerdinger as Samira, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Samira vs Heimerdinger clashes, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.3% win rate overall.

If you need to see Samira versus Heimerdinger tips and counter stats for a an individual skill level, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and build suggestions displayed are computed using all rounds finished with both champions.