Background Image
How to Win Samira vs Rammus Counter MatchupSamira is in the a tier of champions

Samira vs Rammus

How to Beat Rammus as Samira in LoLSamira is in the a tier of champions
Marksman
TankFighter

How to Beat Rammus as Samira

based on 3,351 Samira vs Rammus matchups
Win Rate
48 %
K/D/A
1.99
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Rammus as Samira resulted from an analysis of 3351 ranked games where both champions battled each other. This champion pairing is relatively rare. Samira encounters Rammus in only 1.9% of her games.

Samira vs Rammus Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Samira has done a dismal job of countering Rammus. On average, she wins a lowly 48.0% of the time the champions clash against one another in. In Samira against Rammus games, Samira’s side is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood against Rammus.

Best Samira vs Rammus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeSerrated Dirk

Core Samira Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeBloodthirsterImmortal Shieldbow

Optional Items

Guardian AngelYoumuu's GhostbladeLord Dominik's RegardsHubris

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
ResolveBone PlatingRevitalize
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
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
11
R
12
E
13
E
14
W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Countering Rammus as Samira

Advice to Win Against Rammus

Rammus often stacks high Armor, leaving him especially vulnerable to caster damage while not in Defensive Ball Curl.

Pay particular attention to when his Defensive Ball Curl is off. Rammus has much lower stats than a normal tank when he's out of the stance.

Samira vs Rammus Counter Stats

Samira Image
Win Rate
48 %
VS
Win Rate
52 %
Rammus Image
8.9
< Kills >
4.2
7.4
< Deaths >
5.7
5.8
< Assists >
11.8
2.05
< Killing Sprees >
0.96
165
< Minions Killed >
34
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
1.12
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.38
18,122
< Physical Damage >
2,480
2,534
< Magic Damage >
11,895
591
< True Damage >
764
21,249
< Damage Dealt >
15,140
24,366
< Damage Taken >
31,136
12,756
< Gold Earned >
10,612
2
< Towers >
1.21
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.29
7,377
< Total Healing >
12,164
12,182
< Experience >
12,872
16
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
6
28
< Time Dealing CC >
588

How to Counter Rammus with Samira in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore some vital Samira vs. Rammus counter stats that can help us appreciate the differences between the pair. For instance, Samira’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Rammus’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Samira may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Rammus. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Samira usually has a much larger longest killing spree than her counter does. Typically, she receives less damage than Rammus. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Samira and Rammus

Damage Types Compared

Samira
Rammus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Samira
Rammus

Who is Better, Samira or Rammus?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Samira usually loses when trying to fight Rammus, with a 48.0% win rate. Therefore, Samira makes a poor counter to Rammus.

While Samira does have a lower win rate than Rammus, when they face off with one another, Samira also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Samira into Rammus.

Moreover, Samira also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Rammus. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Samira is a terribly counter for Rammus. Focus your actions on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Samira against Rammus.

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 Rammus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rammus as Samira, we analyzed 3,351 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 Rammus 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 Rammus Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Samira in order to counter Rammus during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Samira on average picks up much more CS relative to Rammus. Champions who typically don't take much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Samira versus Rammus build consist of Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and Immortal Shieldbow. When Samira combined at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better vs Rammus than with many other common item sets. In fact, Samira boasted an average win rate of 48.0% when playing against Rammus with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating Rammus as Samira, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Samira vs Rammus face-offs, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.0% winrate overall.

If you would like to view Samira x Rammus tips and counter stats for a an individual player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and strategies given are computed using every match completed with these champs.