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

Samira vs Hwei

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

based on 8,446 Samira vs Hwei matchups
Win Rate
52.1 %
K/D/A
2.13
Pick Rate
4.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League matches that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Hwei as Samira resulted from an evaluation of 8446 ranked games where both champs battled each other. This particular champ matchup is fairly uncommon. Samira fights Hwei in only 4.8% of her matches.

Samira vs Hwei Matchup Summary

Samira has done a good job of countering Hwei. Normally, she wins a fantastic 52.1% of games the champions fight one another in. In Samira against Hwei matches, Samira’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood. This indicates that she most likely will get first blood versus Hwei.

Best Samira vs Hwei 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 EdgeLord Dominik's Regards

Optional Items

BloodthirsterMaw of MalmortiusOpportunityImmortal Shieldbow

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal 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 ForceArmor
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
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Hwei as Samira

Advice to Win Against Hwei

After Hwei paints a Torment spell he is vulnerable to being rushed down.

Hwei needs to predict your positioning and take time to cast, catch him by surprise.

Hwei's lightning is deadly but slow; it deals more damage when you are alone or unable to move.

Samira vs Hwei Counter Stats

Samira Image
Win Rate
52.1 %
VS
Win Rate
47.9 %
Hwei Image
9.6
< Kills >
5.5
7
< Deaths >
6.2
5.3
< Assists >
9.2
2.19
< Killing Sprees >
1.26
171
< Minions Killed >
138
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.46
18,985
< Physical Damage >
989
2,541
< Magic Damage >
21,755
589
< True Damage >
565
22,115
< Damage Dealt >
23,309
24,673
< Damage Taken >
18,074
13,159
< Gold Earned >
10,835
2.15
< Towers >
1.89
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
8,169
< Total Healing >
1,532
12,595
< Experience >
13,387
17
< Vision Score >
27
8
< Wards Placed >
13
28
< Time Dealing CC >
555

How to Counter Hwei with Samira in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several influential Samira against Hwei counter stats that may help us distinguish the differences between the pair. As an example, Samira’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Hwei’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Samira may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Hwei. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Samira normally has a much larger longest killing spree than her opponent does. Commonly, she receives more damage than Hwei. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Samira and Hwei

Damage Types Compared

Samira
Hwei
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Samira
Hwei

Who is Better, Samira or Hwei?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Samira usually wins when trying to fight Hwei, with a 52.1% win rate. Therefore, Samira makes a good counter to Hwei.

While Samira does have a higher winrate than Hwei, when facing one another, Samira also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less challenging champion to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Samira into Hwei.

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

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

Samira is a good counter to Hwei. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Samira against Hwei.

Additional Information for Samira Players

How We Calculated Our Samira vs Hwei Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hwei as Samira, we analyzed 8,446 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 Hwei 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Samira in order to counter Hwei during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Samira typically accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Hwei. Champs who typically don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to use in your Samira versus Hwei build include Guardian Angel, Infinity Edge, and Lord Dominik's Regards. When Samira included at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better when facing Hwei than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Samira had an average winrate of 52.1% battling Hwei with these items in her kit.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Hwei as Samira, Samira players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Eyeball Collection, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Samira vs Hwei LoL games, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.1% win rate overall.

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