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

Samira vs Nidalee

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

based on 1,108 Samira vs Nidalee matchups
Win Rate
52.7 %
K/D/A
2.09
Pick Rate
0.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League games that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Nidalee as Samira resulted from an evaluation of 1108 ranked rounds where both champions clashed against one another. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Samira is forced to battle against Nidalee in only 0.6% of her matches.

Samira vs Nidalee Matchup Summary

Samira has done a good job of beating Nidalee. Typically, she wins a whopping 52.7% of games the champions fight each other in. In Samira versus Nidalee rounds, Samira’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood, indicating that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Nidalee.

Best Samira vs Nidalee Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeSerrated Dirk

Core Samira Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeBloodthirsterThe Collector

Optional Items

HubrisLord Dominik's RegardsImmortal Shieldbow

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 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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E
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Q
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Guide to Countering Nidalee as Samira

Advice to Win Against Nidalee

Nidalee's Javelin Toss deals more damage the farther she is. If she is far away, it's imperative to dodge it.

Nidalee's Takedown deals extreme damage to Hunted targets, but she has to get close to use it. Save your crowd control or defensive abilities for when she goes in for the kill.

Nidalee's Hunt debuff is only applied with Javelin Toss and Bushwhack. Avoiding being hit by these abilities will impair her ability to deal follow-up damage.

Samira vs Nidalee Counter Stats

Samira Image
Win Rate
52.7 %
VS
Win Rate
47.3 %
Nidalee Image
9.1
< Kills >
7.2
6.9
< Deaths >
6.2
5.3
< Assists >
7.6
2.05
< Killing Sprees >
1.64
164
< Minions Killed >
38
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
1.03
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.44
17,967
< Physical Damage >
1,212
2,470
< Magic Damage >
16,307
521
< True Damage >
939
20,960
< Damage Dealt >
18,458
23,337
< Damage Taken >
30,095
12,651
< Gold Earned >
11,242
2.18
< Towers >
1.45
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.24
7,494
< Total Healing >
15,347
11,965
< Experience >
12,511
16
< Vision Score >
24
8
< Wards Placed >
7
27
< Time Dealing CC >
151

How to Counter Nidalee with Samira in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize several critical Samira vs. Nidalee counter statistics that may help us figure out the differences between the two. For instance, Samira’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nidalee’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Samira may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Nidalee..

Samira normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her counter does. Typically, she takes less damage than Nidalee. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Samira and Nidalee

Damage Types Compared

Samira
Nidalee
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Samira
Nidalee

Who is Better, Samira or Nidalee?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Samira usually wins when facing off against Nidalee, with a 52.7% win rate. Therefore, Samira makes a good counter to Nidalee.

While Samira does have a higher win rate than Nidalee, when they face off with one another, Samira also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less time consuming champ to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Samira into Nidalee.

Furthermore, Samira has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nidalee. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Samira vs Nidalee matchups, Samira is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Samira is an above average counter for Nidalee. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Samira against Nidalee.

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 Nidalee Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nidalee as Samira, we analyzed 1,108 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 Nidalee 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 Nidalee Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Samira in order to counter Nidalee during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Samira often racks up much more CS as Nidalee. Champs who typically don't take much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They 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, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Samira versus Nidalee build include Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and The Collector. When Samira bought at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better vs. Nidalee than with many other common item sets. In fact, Samira had an average winrate of 52.7% battling Nidalee with these items in her kit.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Nidalee as Samira, Samira players should use 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 combinations players chose for Samira vs Nidalee battles, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.7% winrate overall.

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