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

Samira vs Leona

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

based on 6,304 Samira vs Leona matchups
Win Rate
44.8 %
K/D/A
1.97
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Leona as Samira resulted from an analysis of 6304 ranked rounds where both champs clashed against each other. This champion pairing is relatively rare. Samira encounters Leona in only 3.6% of her matches.

Samira vs Leona Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Samira does a awful job of countering Leona. On average, she wins a lowly 44.8% of the time the champions face off with one another in. In Samira vs Leona games, Samira’s side is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This indicates that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Leona.

Best Samira vs Leona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloak of AgilityPickaxe

Core Samira Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeBloodthirsterImmortal Shieldbow

Optional Items

Voltaic CycloswordGuardian AngelLord Dominik's RegardsYoumuu's Ghostblade

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
DominationTaste of BloodTreasure 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
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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 Leona as Samira

Advice to Win Against Leona

When Leona activates Eclipse, you have three seconds to get away from her before she deals damage.

Only foes in the center of Solar Flare get stunned, so you can often avoid this if you're quick.

Samira vs Leona Counter Stats

Samira Image
Win Rate
44.8 %
VS
Win Rate
55.2 %
Leona Image
9
< Kills >
2.3
7.5
< Deaths >
6.1
5.8
< Assists >
14.8
2.06
< Killing Sprees >
0.43
166
< Minions Killed >
31
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.48
18,714
< Physical Damage >
2,936
2,419
< Magic Damage >
7,160
619
< True Damage >
945
21,753
< Damage Dealt >
11,042
23,354
< Damage Taken >
22,580
12,728
< Gold Earned >
8,669
1.98
< Towers >
1.68
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
6,970
< Total Healing >
2,762
11,997
< Experience >
10,510
16
< Vision Score >
54
8
< Wards Placed >
23
25
< Time Dealing CC >
234

How to Counter Leona with Samira in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some valuable Samira versus Leona counter stats that can help us explain the differences between this pair of champions. Samira’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Leona’s ratio of NaN, showing that Samira may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Leona. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.

Samira normally has a much larger longest kill spree than her counter does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Leona. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Samira and Leona

Damage Types Compared

Samira
Leona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Samira
Leona

Who is Better, Samira or Leona?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Samira usually loses when taking on Leona, with a 44.8% win rate. As a result, Samira makes a bad counter to Leona.

While Samira does have a much lower winrate compared to Leona, when facing one another, Samira also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more complex champion to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Samira into Leona.

Moreover, Samira also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Leona. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Samira vs Leona matchups, Leona is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Samira is a garbage counter for Leona. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Samira against Leona.

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 Leona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Leona as Samira, we analyzed 6,304 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 Leona 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

To truly master Samira to counter Leona during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Samira most often gets much more CS compared to Leona. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Samira versus Leona build include Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and Immortal Shieldbow. When Samira bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better vs. Leona than with most other common builds. In fact, Samira boasted an average winrate of 44.8% when playing against Leona with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Leona as Samira, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Samira vs Leona battles, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 44.8% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Leona as Samira are shown for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a distinct player tier, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.