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

Samira vs Kayle

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

based on 5,168 Samira vs Kayle matchups
Win Rate
46.1 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked LoL matches each and every week. In our data, Samira battled Kayle 5168 times. Using so many games with Samira versus Kayle provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to prepare informative stats and a solid build to annihilate your opponent. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Samira is forced to battle against Kayle in only 2.9% of her rounds.

Samira vs Kayle Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Samira does a awful job of beating Kayle. Typically, she wins a lowly 46.1% of matches the champs clash against each other in. In Samira versus Kayle rounds, Samira’s team is 0.2% more expected to gain first blood. This indicates that she probably will get first blood against Kayle.

Best Samira vs Kayle Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsPickaxe

Core Samira Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeLord Dominik's RegardsImmortal Shieldbow

Optional Items

OpportunityGuardian AngelBloodthirsterHubris

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
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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Guide to Countering Kayle as Samira

Advice to Win Against Kayle

Kayle starts the game as a weaker melee champion. Try to put her behind before she ascends to her ranged form.

Kayle is usually a fragile target. If you see her ultimate cast on an ally, switch to attacking her.

Divine Judgment only grants Kayle or her allies immunity to damage. Slows and stuns can still be applied, so trap them if they're being overzealous.

Samira vs Kayle Counter Stats

Samira Image
Win Rate
46.1 %
VS
Win Rate
53.9 %
Kayle Image
9
< Kills >
5.8
7
< Deaths >
5.9
5.4
< Assists >
6
2.06
< Killing Sprees >
1.34
168
< Minions Killed >
190
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.58
17,705
< Physical Damage >
6,872
2,459
< Magic Damage >
13,710
500
< True Damage >
508
20,665
< Damage Dealt >
21,091
23,495
< Damage Taken >
22,494
12,779
< Gold Earned >
12,337
2.15
< Towers >
2.76
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
7,512
< Total Healing >
6,943
12,196
< Experience >
15,271
16
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
27
< Time Dealing CC >
237

How to Counter Kayle with Samira in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore some valuable Samira versus Kayle matchup stats that can help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the pair. Samira’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kayle’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Samira may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Kayle. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Samira often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her counter does. Typically, she takes a similar amount of damage to Kayle. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Samira and Kayle

Damage Types Compared

Samira
Kayle
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Samira
Kayle

Who is Better, Samira or Kayle?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Samira usually loses when trying to fight Kayle, with a 46.1% win rate. Thus, Samira makes a bad counter for Kayle.

While Samira does have a lower winrate compared to Kayle, when facing one another, Samira also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Samira into Kayle.

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

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Samira vs Kayle matchups, Kayle is the better champ with a much lower 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 bad counter to Kayle. Focus your play on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Samira against Kayle.

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 Kayle Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kayle as Samira, we analyzed 5,168 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 Kayle 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 Kayle Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Samira in order to counter Kayle during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Samira most often racks up a similar amount of CS as Kayle. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Samira versus Kayle build include Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards, and Immortal Shieldbow. When Samira bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better when facing Kayle than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Samira boasted an average win rate of 46.1% when countering Kayle with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Kayle as Samira, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Samira vs Kayle counter picks, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 46.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Kayle as Samira are shown for every ranked division. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.