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

Samira vs Volibear

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

based on 3,766 Samira vs Volibear matchups
Win Rate
49.8 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League games that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Volibear as Samira came out of an evaluation of 3766 ranked games where both champions opposed one another. This particular counter matchup is somewhat rare. Samira encounters Volibear in only 2.1% of her matches.

Samira vs Volibear Matchup Summary

Samira has done a ok job of beating Volibear. On average, she wins a acceptable 49.8% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Samira versus Volibear matches, Samira’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood, implying that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Volibear.

Best Samira vs Volibear Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeSerrated Dirk

Core Samira Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsBloodthirsterImmortal Shieldbow

Optional Items

Guardian AngelHubrisInfinity EdgeYoumuu's Ghostblade

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
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E
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Samira vs Volibear Counter Stats

Samira Image
Win Rate
49.8 %
VS
Win Rate
50.2 %
Volibear Image
9.4
< Kills >
5.6
6.9
< Deaths >
6.6
5.5
< Assists >
5.9
2.16
< Killing Sprees >
1.28
166
< Minions Killed >
129
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.49
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.52
19,024
< Physical Damage >
10,855
2,526
< Magic Damage >
8,401
556
< True Damage >
656
22,107
< Damage Dealt >
19,912
23,293
< Damage Taken >
32,133
12,833
< Gold Earned >
11,494
2.1
< Towers >
2.53
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.11
7,570
< Total Healing >
8,170
12,236
< Experience >
13,958
16
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
27
< Time Dealing CC >
514

How to Counter Volibear with Samira in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify some vital Samira versus Volibear counter stats that may help you figure out the distinctions between these two champs. For instance, Samira’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Volibear’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Samira may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Volibear. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.

Samira normally has a much larger longest kill spree than her opponent does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Volibear. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Samira and Volibear

Damage Types Compared

Samira
Volibear
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Samira
Volibear

Who is Better, Samira or Volibear?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Samira usually fairs equally well when facing off against Volibear, with a 49.8% win rate. Therefore, Samira makes an ok counter to Volibear.

While Samira does have a lower win rate compared to Volibear, when they face off with one another, Samira also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Samira into Volibear.

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

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

Samira is a somewhat poor counter for Volibear. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Samira against Volibear.

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 Volibear Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Volibear as Samira, we analyzed 3,766 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 Volibear 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 truly master Samira in order to counter Volibear during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Samira typically accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Volibear. Champs who typically don't take much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. 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 do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Samira versus Volibear build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Bloodthirster, and Immortal Shieldbow. When Samira incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better vs. Volibear than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Samira boasted an average winrate of 49.8% battling Volibear with this build.

To have the best chance of annihilating Volibear 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. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Samira vs Volibear counters, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.8% winrate overall.

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