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

Samira vs Illaoi

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

based on 3,340 Samira vs Illaoi matchups
Win Rate
48 %
K/D/A
2.2
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Illaoi as Samira resulted from an analysis of 3340 ranked matches where both champs faced off against one another. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Samira has to counter Illaoi in only 1.9% of her rounds.

Samira vs Illaoi Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Samira has done a below average job of countering Illaoi. Normally, she wins a lowly 48.0% of the time the champions oppose one another in. In Samira versus Illaoi matches, Samira’s team is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood, implying that she probably will be able to get first blood against Illaoi.

Best Samira vs Illaoi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsPickaxe

Core Samira Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeThe CollectorHubris

Optional Items

Guardian AngelBloodthirsterLord Dominik's RegardsImmortal Shieldbow

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
ResolveBone PlatingRevitalize
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
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Illaoi as Samira

Advice to Win Against Illaoi

Killing Tentacles whenever possible will make it much easier to win a fight against Illaoi.

When your spirit gets pulled out, fight back if you can. Dealing damage to Illaoi reduces the spirit's duration.

Avoid grouping up for Leap of Faith to reduce the number of Tentacles available to Illaoi.

Samira vs Illaoi Counter Stats

Samira Image
Win Rate
48 %
VS
Win Rate
52 %
Illaoi Image
9.7
< Kills >
5.6
6.9
< Deaths >
6.7
5.5
< Assists >
4.7
2.18
< Killing Sprees >
1.3
167
< Minions Killed >
186
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.59
19,944
< Physical Damage >
25,365
2,576
< Magic Damage >
851
642
< True Damage >
406
23,163
< Damage Dealt >
26,622
24,503
< Damage Taken >
35,006
13,019
< Gold Earned >
11,966
2
< Towers >
2.86
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
8,169
< Total Healing >
8,747
12,511
< Experience >
15,046
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
27
< Time Dealing CC >
410

How to Counter Illaoi with Samira in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature some important Samira vs. Illaoi counter stats that may help us figure out the differences and similarities between this set of champs. For instance, Samira’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Illaoi’s ratio of NaN, showing that Samira may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Illaoi. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.

Samira usually has a much larger longest killing spree than her foe does. On average, she takes less damage than Illaoi. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Samira and Illaoi

Damage Types Compared

Samira
Illaoi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Samira
Illaoi

Who is Better, Samira or Illaoi?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Samira usually loses when trying to fight Illaoi, with a 48.0% win rate. As a result, Samira makes a poor counter to Illaoi.

While Samira does have a lower win rate compared to Illaoi, when facing one another, Samira also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Samira into Illaoi.

Furthermore, Samira also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Illaoi. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, 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 Illaoi matchups, Illaoi is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Samira is a terribly counter to Illaoi. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Samira against Illaoi.

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 Illaoi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Illaoi as Samira, we analyzed 3,340 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 Illaoi 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Samira to counter Illaoi during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Samira most often picks up a similar amount of CS as Illaoi. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Samira versus Illaoi build consist of Infinity Edge, The Collector, and Hubris. When Samira combined at least these three items in her build, she performed much better when facing Illaoi than with many other common builds. In fact, Samira had an average winrate of 48.0% battling Illaoi with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Illaoi as Samira, Samira players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Samira vs Illaoi counter picks, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.0% win rate overall.

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