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

Samira vs Tristana

How to Beat Tristana as Samira in LoLSamira is in the b tier of champions
Marksman
MarksmanAssassin

How to Beat Tristana as Samira

based on 5,852 Samira vs Tristana matchups
Win Rate
51.7 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked LoL rounds every week. Within our database, Samira did battle with Tristana in 5852 games. Using so many matchups for Samira versus Tristana gives us faith in our capacity to produce informative statistics and a solid build to defeat Tristana. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Samira has to counter Tristana in only 3.3% of her rounds.

Samira vs Tristana Matchup Summary

Samira has done a decent job of beating Tristana. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.7% of games the champions battle each other in. In Samira vs Tristana rounds, Samira’s side is 0.0% more expected to get first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood versus Tristana.

Best Samira vs Tristana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloak of AgilityPickaxe

Core Samira Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsBloodthirsterImmortal Shieldbow

Optional Items

Guardian AngelOpportunityInfinity EdgeVoltaic Cyclosword

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
DominationEyeball CollectionTreasure 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
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 Tristana as Samira

Advice to Win Against Tristana

Stand away from your creeps in a lane to take less collateral damage from Explosive Charge.

If you see Tristana activate Rapid Fire in a fight, stun her and try to back off until the spell dissipates.

Samira vs Tristana Counter Stats

Samira Image
Win Rate
51.7 %
VS
Win Rate
48.3 %
Tristana Image
9.4
< Kills >
7.2
6.9
< Deaths >
6.4
5.6
< Assists >
6.1
2.15
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
166
< Minions Killed >
163
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.54
19,230
< Physical Damage >
16,967
2,634
< Magic Damage >
2,251
571
< True Damage >
469
22,436
< Damage Dealt >
19,688
23,464
< Damage Taken >
21,087
12,896
< Gold Earned >
12,327
2.19
< Towers >
2.69
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
7,625
< Total Healing >
5,754
12,283
< Experience >
12,605
16
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
8
26
< Time Dealing CC >
62

How to Counter Tristana with Samira in LoL

The stats shown here highlight some influential Samira versus Tristana counter statistics that can help us realize the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Samira’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Tristana’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Samira may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Tristana..

Samira often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her opponent does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Tristana. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Samira and Tristana

Damage Types Compared

Samira
Tristana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Samira
Tristana

Who is Better, Samira or Tristana?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Samira usually wins when taking on Tristana, with a 51.7% win rate. Therefore, Samira makes a good counter for Tristana.

While Samira does have a higher win rate compared to Tristana, when facing one another, Samira also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Samira into Tristana.

Additionally, Samira has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Tristana. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Samira vs Tristana matchups, Samira is the better champion with a higher 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 decent counter to Tristana. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Samira against Tristana.

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 Tristana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tristana as Samira, we analyzed 5,852 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 Tristana 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 Tristana Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Samira to counter Tristana during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Samira most often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Tristana. Champions who typically don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Samira versus Tristana build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Bloodthirster, and Immortal Shieldbow. When Samira used at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better vs. Tristana than with many other common builds. In fact, Samira had an average winrate of 51.7% when playing against Tristana with this build.

To have the greatest probability of defeating Tristana as Samira, Samira players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Eyeball Collection, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Samira vs Tristana counters, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.7% winrate overall.

If you want to get Samira x Tristana tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a specific division, please select one from the selection menu displayed above. By default, the statistics and build suggestions shown are calculated using all rounds completed with these champs.