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

Samira vs Kassadin

How to Beat Kassadin as Samira in LoLSamira is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Kassadin as Samira

based on 2,379 Samira vs Kassadin matchups
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
2.11
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League of Legends matches each week. In our dataset, Samira battled Kassadin in 2379 matches. Including so many games with Samira versus Kassadin gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to prepare informative statistics and a pro build to annihilate your opposition. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Samira is forced to battle against Kassadin in only 1.3% of her rounds.

Samira vs Kassadin Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Samira does a below average job of countering Kassadin. Normally, she wins a acceptable 48.7% of games the champs fight each other in. In Samira vs Kassadin games, Samira’s side is 0.2% more probable to gain first blood, implying that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Kassadin.

Best Samira vs Kassadin Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeSerrated Dirk

Core Samira Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelInfinity EdgeThe Collector

Optional Items

BloodthirsterLord Dominik's RegardsImmortal ShieldbowYoumuu's Ghostblade

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
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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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 Kassadin as Samira

Advice to Win Against Kassadin

It takes 6 spell casts for Kassadin's slow, Force Pulse, to become castable. If he levels up that ability, judiciously use your own skills while laning against him.

Kassadin deals mostly magic damage. If he's doing well consider buying magic resist items like Mercury's Treads and Banshee's Veil.

Each time Kassadin consecutively uses Riftwalk, he pays more and more mana. Keep this in mind as you chase him.

Samira vs Kassadin Counter Stats

Samira Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Kassadin Image
9.4
< Kills >
7.7
7
< Deaths >
5.5
5.4
< Assists >
6.1
2.16
< Killing Sprees >
1.65
169
< Minions Killed >
165
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.39
20,179
< Physical Damage >
1,709
2,473
< Magic Damage >
20,063
572
< True Damage >
565
23,225
< Damage Dealt >
22,338
23,287
< Damage Taken >
28,377
12,860
< Gold Earned >
11,834
2.14
< Towers >
1.7
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
7,363
< Total Healing >
5,709
12,107
< Experience >
15,056
16
< Vision Score >
15
8
< Wards Placed >
7
27
< Time Dealing CC >
180

How to Counter Kassadin with Samira in LoL

The stats provided here underscore several valuable Samira vs. Kassadin matchup statistics that can help you realize the distinctions between the pair. Samira’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kassadin’s ratio of NaN, showing that Samira may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Kassadin..

Samira usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her enemy does. On average, she takes less damage than Kassadin. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Samira and Kassadin

Damage Types Compared

Samira
Kassadin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Samira
Kassadin

Who is Better, Samira or Kassadin?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Samira usually loses when taking on Kassadin, with a 48.7% win rate. Thus, Samira makes a poor counter for Kassadin.

While Samira does have a lower winrate than Kassadin, when on opposite teams, Samira also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less time consuming character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Samira into Kassadin.

Furthermore, Samira also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kassadin. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Samira vs Kassadin matchups, Kassadin is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Samira is a somewhat poor counter for Kassadin. Focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Samira against Kassadin.

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 Kassadin Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kassadin as Samira, we analyzed 2,379 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 Kassadin 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 Kassadin Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Samira to counter Kassadin during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Samira on average picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Kassadin. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Samira versus Kassadin build include Guardian Angel, Infinity Edge, and The Collector. When Samira used at least these three items in her build, she did much better against Kassadin than with most other typical builds. In fact, Samira had an average winrate of 48.7% when playing against Kassadin with these items in her kit.

To have the best probability of crushing Kassadin as Samira, Samira players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Samira vs Kassadin face-offs, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.7% win rate overall.

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