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

Samira vs Taliyah

How to Beat Taliyah as Samira in LoLSamira is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Taliyah as Samira

based on 2,014 Samira vs Taliyah matchups
Win Rate
46.6 %
K/D/A
1.96
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of rated League of Legends matches that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Taliyah as Samira came out of an analysis of 2014 ranked matches where both champions faced off against one another. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Samira has to counter Taliyah in only 1.1% of her rounds.

Samira vs Taliyah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Samira does a pathetic job of countering Taliyah. Typically, she wins a lowly 46.6% of matches the champions battle one another in. In Samira versus Taliyah matches, Samira’s team is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood, indicating that she probably will get first blood against Taliyah.

Best Samira vs Taliyah 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

Guardian AngelImmortal ShieldbowHubrisYoumuu'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 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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Q
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E
3
W
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Q
5
Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Taliyah as Samira

Advice to Win Against Taliyah

When Taliyah casts Unraveled Earth in the lane, be on the lookout for Seismic Shove. If she throws you into her minefield, the throws and stones will break your bones.

Taliyah's Threaded Volley is locked into a direction. If she's throwing rocks at you, dodge to the side!

Samira vs Taliyah Counter Stats

Samira Image
Win Rate
46.6 %
VS
Win Rate
53.4 %
Taliyah Image
9
< Kills >
6.4
7.2
< Deaths >
6.3
5.1
< Assists >
9.3
2.06
< Killing Sprees >
1.47
171
< Minions Killed >
120
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.58
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.47
17,898
< Physical Damage >
760
2,408
< Magic Damage >
21,565
523
< True Damage >
1,166
20,829
< Damage Dealt >
23,492
23,887
< Damage Taken >
20,568
12,788
< Gold Earned >
12,117
2.01
< Towers >
1.75
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
7,450
< Total Healing >
4,272
12,238
< Experience >
14,120
16
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
9
27
< Time Dealing CC >
551

How to Counter Taliyah with Samira in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify some critical Samira vs. Taliyah matchup statistics that may help you distinguish the differences and similarities between these two champs. As an example, Samira’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Taliyah’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Samira may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Taliyah..

Samira usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her foe does. On average, she receives more damage than Taliyah. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Samira and Taliyah

Damage Types Compared

Samira
Taliyah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Samira
Taliyah

Who is Better, Samira or Taliyah?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Samira usually loses when taking on Taliyah, with a 46.6% win rate. Therefore, Samira makes a poor counter to Taliyah.

While Samira does have a lower winrate than Taliyah, when facing one another, Samira also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging character to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Samira into Taliyah.

Moreover, Samira has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Taliyah. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Samira vs Taliyah matchups, Taliyah is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Samira is a terribly counter for Taliyah. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Samira against Taliyah.

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 Taliyah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Taliyah as Samira, we analyzed 2,014 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 Taliyah 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 Taliyah Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Samira in order to counter Taliyah during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Samira most often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Taliyah. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Samira versus Taliyah build include Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards, and Bloodthirster. When Samira combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better when facing Taliyah than with most other common builds. In fact, Samira had an average winrate of 46.6% when countering Taliyah with this counter build.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Taliyah 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. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Samira vs Taliyah counters, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 46.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Taliyah as Samira are given for every ranked division. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct skill level, you may use the selection menu located earlier on the page.