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

Samira vs Lucian

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

based on 11,545 Samira vs Lucian matchups
Win Rate
50.1 %
K/D/A
2.04
Pick Rate
6.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League rounds each week. Within our data, Samira engaged Lucian in 11545 games. With so many games with Samira versus Lucian provides us faith in our capability to provide actionable stats and a pro build to destroy Lucian. This particular champ matchup is somewhat uncommon. Samira is forced to battle against Lucian in only 6.5% of her matches.

Samira vs Lucian Matchup Summary

Samira does a average job of beating Lucian. Normally, she wins a acceptable 50.1% of games the champs battle each other in. In Samira vs Lucian games, Samira’s team is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood. This implies that she most likely won't get first blood versus Lucian.

Best Samira vs Lucian Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordDoran's Blade

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkThe Collector

Core Samira Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeThe CollectorOpportunity

Optional Items

Guardian AngelBloodthirsterImmortal ShieldbowLord Dominik's Regards

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
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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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Lucian as Samira

Advice to Win Against Lucian

Lucian cannot change the aim of The Culling. Take advantage of this by avoiding the angle of the bullets.

Lucian has strong burst, but little sustained damage.

Piercing Light does not give Lucian extra Attack Range. He still needs to find a target in range to line up his shot. Avoid Piercing Light by anticipating the angle Lucian will choose.

Samira vs Lucian Counter Stats

Samira Image
Win Rate
50.1 %
VS
Win Rate
49.9 %
Lucian Image
9.2
< Kills >
7.9
7.2
< Deaths >
6.5
5.5
< Assists >
7.2
2.09
< Killing Sprees >
1.84
170
< Minions Killed >
180
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.5
18,906
< Physical Damage >
18,999
2,530
< Magic Damage >
2,719
579
< True Damage >
539
22,016
< Damage Dealt >
22,259
23,526
< Damage Taken >
20,262
12,916
< Gold Earned >
12,396
2.09
< Towers >
2.41
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
7,442
< Total Healing >
4,642
12,260
< Experience >
12,442
16
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
28
< Time Dealing CC >
39

How to Counter Lucian with Samira in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify several important Samira vs. Lucian matchup statistics that can help us understand the differences between these two champions. For instance, Samira’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Lucian’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Samira may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Lucian..

Samira usually has a similar longest kill spree as her counter does. Typically, she receives more damage than Lucian. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Samira and Lucian

Damage Types Compared

Samira
Lucian
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Samira
Lucian

Who is Better, Samira or Lucian?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Samira usually fairs equally well when facing off against Lucian, with a 50.1% win rate. Therefore, Samira makes an ok counter for Lucian.

While Samira does have a higher winrate compared to Lucian, when facing one another, Samira also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more complex champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Samira into Lucian.

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

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Samira vs Lucian matchups, Samira is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Samira is a decent counter to Lucian. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Samira against Lucian.

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 Lucian Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lucian as Samira, we analyzed 11,545 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 Lucian 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 Lucian Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Samira in order to counter Lucian 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 listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Samira often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Lucian. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. 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, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Samira versus Lucian build consist of Infinity Edge, The Collector, and Opportunity. When Samira combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better vs Lucian than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Samira boasted an average win rate of 50.1% when playing against Lucian with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Lucian as Samira, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Treasure Hunter, and Sudden Impact runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Samira vs Lucian LoL games, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Lucian as Samira are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a particular rank, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.