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

Samira vs Veigar

How to Beat Veigar as Samira in LoLSamira is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Veigar as Samira

based on 6,172 Samira vs Veigar matchups
Win Rate
46.2 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends rounds every week. In our data, Samira did battle with Veigar in 6172 games. Using so many games with Samira vs Veigar gives us a lot of confidence in our capability to produce useful stats and a pro build to suppress your opposition. This champ pairing is somewhat rare. Samira has to counter Veigar in only 3.5% of her rounds.

Samira vs Veigar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Samira does a pathetic job of beating Veigar. Normally, she wins a lowly 46.2% of games the champs face one another in. In Samira versus Veigar matches, Samira’s team is 0.2% more probable to get first blood, indicating that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Veigar.

Best Samira vs Veigar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsPickaxe

Core Samira Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsBloodthirsterImmortal Shieldbow

Optional Items

Guardian AngelInfinity EdgeMaw of MalmortiusHubris

Summoner Spells

summonerboost summoner spell D
summonerflash 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
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure 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
2
E
3
W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Veigar as Samira

Advice to Win Against Veigar

Dark Matter deals very high damage, but it can be avoided. Pay attention to the sound and visual indicator to be aware of when and where the spell will land.

Veigar's ultimate deals increased damage based on your missing health.

Event Horizon only stuns units on the edge. If you're inside the spell, you can still move and attack.

Samira vs Veigar Counter Stats

Samira Image
Win Rate
46.2 %
VS
Win Rate
53.8 %
Veigar Image
9.3
< Kills >
7.1
7.1
< Deaths >
6.2
5.3
< Assists >
7
2.14
< Killing Sprees >
1.65
169
< Minions Killed >
164
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.51
18,319
< Physical Damage >
678
2,462
< Magic Damage >
22,461
562
< True Damage >
603
21,343
< Damage Dealt >
23,742
24,657
< Damage Taken >
18,473
12,984
< Gold Earned >
12,083
2.09
< Towers >
2.13
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
7,849
< Total Healing >
1,780
12,501
< Experience >
14,331
17
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
10
27
< Time Dealing CC >
87

How to Counter Veigar with Samira in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some significant Samira vs. Veigar counter statistics that may help you realize the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Samira’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Veigar’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Samira may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Veigar..

Samira typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her counter does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Veigar. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Samira and Veigar

Damage Types Compared

Samira
Veigar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Samira
Veigar

Who is Better, Samira or Veigar?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Samira usually loses when facing off against Veigar, with a 46.2% win rate. Thus, Samira makes a bad counter for Veigar.

While Samira does have a lower win rate compared to Veigar, when they face off with one another, Samira also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less time consuming character to learn. You may get destroyed when picking Samira into Veigar.

Furthermore, Samira has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Veigar. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Samira vs Veigar matchups, Veigar is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Samira is a terribly counter to Veigar. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Samira against Veigar.

Additional Information for Samira Players

How We Calculated Our Samira vs Veigar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Veigar as Samira, we analyzed 6,172 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 Veigar 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Samira to counter Veigar 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 pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Samira usually picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Veigar. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Samira versus Veigar build consist of Lord Dominik's Regards, Bloodthirster, and Immortal Shieldbow. When Samira bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better versus Veigar than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Samira had an average win rate of 46.2% when playing against Veigar with this build.

To have the highest probability of defeating Veigar as Samira, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Samira vs Veigar counter picks, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 46.2% win rate overall.

If you would like to see Samira vs Veigar tips and builds for a a distinct division, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and strategies displayed are computed using every match run with these champs.