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Samira vs Vi

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How to Beat Vi as Samira

based on 5,010 Samira vs Vi matchups
Win Rate
45.4 %
K/D/A
2.01
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of rated League games that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Vi as Samira resulted from an evaluation of 5010 ranked matches where both champs battled each other. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Samira is forced to battle against Vi in only 2.8% of her rounds.

Samira vs Vi Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Samira does a pathetic job of countering Vi. On average, she wins a lowly 45.4% of the time the champions clash against one another in. In Samira against Vi rounds, Samira’s team is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood, indicating that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Vi.

Best Samira vs Vi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsPickaxe

Core Samira Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelLord Dominik's RegardsThe Collector

Optional Items

BloodthirsterImmortal ShieldbowInfinity EdgeVoltaic Cyclosword

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 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
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
8
E
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Vi as Samira

Advice to Win Against Vi

Vi cannot be stopped while using her ult. Remember to save your displacement effects until after she's done charging.

A fully charged Vault breaker deals double damage. If you see Vi start to charge you should back off or try to dodge it.

Vi will shred your Armor and gain Attack Speed if she manages to hit you three times in a row. Try not to engage in extended brawls with her.

Samira vs Vi Counter Stats

Samira Image
Win Rate
45.4 %
VS
Win Rate
54.6 %
Vi Image
9
< Kills >
6.6
7.2
< Deaths >
6.1
5.5
< Assists >
8.5
2.08
< Killing Sprees >
1.51
168
< Minions Killed >
32
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
1.64
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.44
18,406
< Physical Damage >
16,273
2,439
< Magic Damage >
87
542
< True Damage >
867
21,388
< Damage Dealt >
17,227
23,920
< Damage Taken >
29,266
12,775
< Gold Earned >
11,611
2.01
< Towers >
1.42
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
7,489
< Total Healing >
11,180
12,160
< Experience >
13,343
16
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
6
27
< Time Dealing CC >
277

How to Counter Vi with Samira in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several significant Samira versus Vi counter statistics that may help you realize the differences between the two. Samira’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vi’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Samira may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Vi..

Samira usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her enemy does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Vi. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Samira and Vi

Damage Types Compared

Samira
Vi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Samira
Vi

Who is Better, Samira or Vi?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Samira usually loses when taking on Vi, with a 45.4% win rate. Thus, Samira makes a poor counter to Vi.

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

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

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Samira vs Vi matchups, Vi is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Samira is a terribly counter to Vi. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Samira against Vi.

Additional Information for Samira Players

How We Calculated Our Samira vs Vi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vi as Samira, we analyzed 5,010 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 Vi 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 in order to counter Vi during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Samira typically accumulates much more CS as Vi. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Samira versus Vi build consist of Guardian Angel, Lord Dominik's Regards, and The Collector. When Samira included at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better countering Vi than with most other common item sets. In fact, Samira boasted an average winrate of 45.4% when countering Vi with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Vi 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. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Samira vs Vi clashes, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 45.4% win rate overall.

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