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

Samira vs Olaf

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

based on 1,577 Samira vs Olaf matchups
Win Rate
49 %
K/D/A
2.13
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of ranked LoL games that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Olaf as Samira came out of an evaluation of 1577 ranked matches where both champs fought each other. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Samira encounters Olaf in only 0.9% of her matches.

Samira vs Olaf Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Samira has done a dismal job of countering Olaf. Normally, she wins a acceptable 49.0% of the time the champions clash against each other in. In Samira versus Olaf games, Samira’s side is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood. This implies that she most likely will get first blood against Olaf.

Best Samira vs Olaf Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeSerrated Dirk

Core Samira Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeLord Dominik's RegardsBloodthirster

Optional Items

HubrisImmortal ShieldbowThe CollectorYoumuu's Ghostblade

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Samira to level upq
>
Second ability for Samira to level upe
>
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
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E
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W
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Olaf as Samira

Advice to Win Against Olaf

Olaf has reduced defenses from damage during Ragnarok, despite being immune to disables. If you can't escape from Olaf during Ragnarok, try focusing your damage on him with your teammates.

Olaf becomes more dangerous the lower life he is. Save your disables to finish him off.

Preventing Olaf from reaching his axe will minimize the amount of harassment he can cause in the laning phase.

Samira vs Olaf Counter Stats

Samira Image
Win Rate
49 %
VS
Win Rate
51 %
Olaf Image
9.6
< Kills >
6.9
7.1
< Deaths >
6.6
5.5
< Assists >
5.2
2.17
< Killing Sprees >
1.54
167
< Minions Killed >
154
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.29
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.52
19,275
< Physical Damage >
16,331
2,513
< Magic Damage >
143
663
< True Damage >
6,226
22,452
< Damage Dealt >
22,701
24,095
< Damage Taken >
30,734
12,987
< Gold Earned >
12,160
2.04
< Towers >
2.54
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
7,888
< Total Healing >
14,557
12,360
< Experience >
14,572
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
7
25
< Time Dealing CC >
340

How to Counter Olaf with Samira in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several vital Samira versus Olaf matchup stats that may help you grasp the distinctions between the two. As an example, Samira’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Olaf’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Samira may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Olaf..

Samira usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Olaf. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Samira and Olaf

Damage Types Compared

Samira
Olaf
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Samira
Olaf

Who is Better, Samira or Olaf?

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 playing against Olaf, with a 49.0% win rate. As a result, Samira makes an ok counter for Olaf.

While Samira does have a lower winrate compared to Olaf, when they face off with one another, Samira also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more difficult character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Samira into Olaf.

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

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

Samira is a somewhat poor counter to Olaf. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Samira against Olaf.

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 Olaf Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Olaf as Samira, we analyzed 1,577 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 Olaf 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 Olaf Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Samira in order to counter Olaf during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Samira typically racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Olaf. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Samira versus Olaf build include Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards, and Bloodthirster. When Samira included at least these three items in her build, she performed much better versus Olaf than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Samira had an average winrate of 49.0% when countering Olaf with this build.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Olaf 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. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Samira vs Olaf LoL games, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Olaf as Samira are shown for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you can use the selection menu located at the top of this page.