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

Samira vs Pyke

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

based on 5,857 Samira vs Pyke matchups
Win Rate
52.6 %
K/D/A
2.12
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends rounds each and every week. Within our database, Samira fought Pyke 5857 times. Using so many games with Samira versus Pyke provides us faith in our capability to provide informative stats and a supported build to annihilate Pyke. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Samira has to counter Pyke in only 3.3% of her matches.

Samira vs Pyke Matchup Summary

Samira has done a good job of countering Pyke. On average, she wins a fantastic 52.6% of the time the champions clash against each other in. In Samira vs Pyke games, Samira’s team is 0.2% less likely to earn first blood. This implies that she most likely won't be able to get first blood against Pyke.

Best Samira vs Pyke Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloak of AgilityPickaxe

Core Samira Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterYoumuu's GhostbladeThe Collector

Optional Items

Guardian AngelVoltaic CycloswordLord Dominik's RegardsImmortal Shieldbow

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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Guide to Countering Pyke as Samira

Advice to Win Against Pyke

Pyke regenerates a significant amount of damage he has taken from enemy champions, but only when you can't see him!

When Pyke is hidden nearby in his Ghostwater Dive, sharks will circle underneath your feet.

Try not to stand near low health allies. If Pyke executes them using Death From Below, you might be next on the list.

Samira vs Pyke Counter Stats

Samira Image
Win Rate
52.6 %
VS
Win Rate
47.4 %
Pyke Image
10.2
< Kills >
6.9
7.5
< Deaths >
7.4
5.7
< Assists >
9
2.32
< Killing Sprees >
1.59
168
< Minions Killed >
39
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.34
20,586
< Physical Damage >
9,712
2,827
< Magic Damage >
67
602
< True Damage >
2,401
24,017
< Damage Dealt >
12,181
24,063
< Damage Taken >
21,796
13,348
< Gold Earned >
10,155
2.3
< Towers >
1.16
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
7,732
< Total Healing >
4,750
12,507
< Experience >
10,544
16
< Vision Score >
65
8
< Wards Placed >
29
27
< Time Dealing CC >
97

How to Counter Pyke with Samira in LoL

The stats shown here show several influential Samira against Pyke matchup statistics that may help us figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Samira’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Pyke’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Samira may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Pyke. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.

Samira normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her counter does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Pyke. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Samira and Pyke

Damage Types Compared

Samira
Pyke
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Samira
Pyke

Who is Better, Samira or Pyke?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Samira usually wins when facing off against Pyke, with a 52.6% win rate. Therefore, Samira makes a good counter to Pyke.

While Samira does have a higher winrate compared to Pyke, when facing one another, Samira also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less difficult character to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Samira into Pyke.

Additionally, Samira has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Pyke. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Samira vs Pyke matchups, Samira is the better champion 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 a good counter for Pyke. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Samira against Pyke.

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 Pyke Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Pyke as Samira, we analyzed 5,857 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 Pyke 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 Pyke Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Samira to counter Pyke during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Samira often racks up much more CS as Pyke. Champions who on average don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. 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, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Samira versus Pyke build include Bloodthirster, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and The Collector. When Samira included at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better countering Pyke than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Samira had an average win rate of 52.6% when countering Pyke with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating Pyke as Samira, Samira players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Samira vs Pyke fights, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 52.6% winrate overall.

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