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

Samira vs Jayce

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

based on 2,301 Samira vs Jayce matchups
Win Rate
49.6 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of rated League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Jayce as Samira came out of an examination of 2301 ranked games where both champs faced off against one another. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Samira fights Jayce in only 1.3% of her matches.

Samira vs Jayce Matchup Summary

Samira has done a ok job of countering Jayce. On average, she wins a acceptable 49.6% of matches the champions fight each other in. In Samira versus Jayce rounds, Samira’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood. This implies that she most likely will get first blood versus Jayce.

Best Samira vs Jayce Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsPickaxe

Core Samira Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeBloodthirsterImmortal Shieldbow

Optional Items

Lord Dominik's RegardsHubrisYoumuu's GhostbladeThe Collector

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
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Last skill for Samira to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: BloodlineLast Stand
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure 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
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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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Q
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Guide to Countering Jayce as Samira

Advice to Win Against Jayce

Jayce is strong in the early game. If he gains the advantage, play defensively.

Jayce can attack in melee or at range. Pay attention to his stance and weapon color to know how he is going to attack.

If you see Jayce drop his Acceleration Gate, be careful, he is probably about to cast Shock Blast.

Samira vs Jayce Counter Stats

Samira Image
Win Rate
49.6 %
VS
Win Rate
50.4 %
Jayce Image
9.3
< Kills >
6.8
7
< Deaths >
6.5
5.4
< Assists >
6.6
2.15
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
171
< Minions Killed >
180
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.54
18,017
< Physical Damage >
19,738
2,480
< Magic Damage >
4,391
537
< True Damage >
602
21,035
< Damage Dealt >
24,731
23,825
< Damage Taken >
20,892
12,896
< Gold Earned >
12,223
2.07
< Towers >
2.56
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
7,699
< Total Healing >
2,673
12,211
< Experience >
14,447
16
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
27
< Time Dealing CC >
131

How to Counter Jayce with Samira in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some critical Samira versus Jayce matchup stats that may help you understand the distinctions between the pair. Samira’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Jayce’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Samira may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Jayce..

Samira typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she receives a similar amount of damage to Jayce. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Samira and Jayce

Damage Types Compared

Samira
Jayce
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Samira
Jayce

Who is Better, Samira or Jayce?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Samira usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Jayce, with a 49.6% win rate. Therefore, Samira makes an ok counter to Jayce.

While Samira does have a lower winrate than Jayce, when they face off with one another, Samira also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less difficult champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Samira into Jayce.

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

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

Samira is a somewhat poor counter for Jayce. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Samira against Jayce.

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 Jayce Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jayce as Samira, we analyzed 2,301 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 Jayce 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 in order to counter Jayce during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Samira on average gets a similar amount of CS as Jayce. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Samira versus Jayce build consist of Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and Immortal Shieldbow. When Samira combined at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better when fighting Jayce than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Samira had an average win rate of 49.6% when countering Jayce with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Jayce as Samira, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Samira vs Jayce LoL games, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.6% winrate overall.

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