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

Samira vs Zac

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

based on 3,791 Samira vs Zac matchups
Win Rate
45.6 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Zac as Samira resulted from an analysis of 3791 ranked matches where both champs faced off against one another. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Samira encounters Zac in only 2.1% of her games.

Samira vs Zac Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Samira does a awful job of beating Zac. Normally, she wins a lowly 45.6% of the time the champs oppose one another in. In Samira vs Zac matches, Samira’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood. This implies that she probably will be able to get first blood against Zac.

Best Samira vs Zac Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsPickaxe

Core Samira Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterThe CollectorHubris

Optional Items

Guardian AngelLord Dominik's RegardsImmortal ShieldbowInfinity Edge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Samira to level upq
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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
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Zac as Samira

Advice to Win Against Zac

Kill all of Zac's bloblets when he splits apart to stop him from reforming.

Silences, stuns, roots and knockups will all interrupt Zac when he is charging Elastic Slingshot.

Zac heals from the goo that separates from him. You can crush the goo pieces by stepping on them.

Samira vs Zac Counter Stats

Samira Image
Win Rate
45.6 %
VS
Win Rate
54.4 %
Zac Image
9.2
< Kills >
5
7.4
< Deaths >
4.9
5.6
< Assists >
11.9
2.12
< Killing Sprees >
1.13
170
< Minions Killed >
58
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
1.02
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.45
19,989
< Physical Damage >
1,448
2,645
< Magic Damage >
15,541
1,221
< True Damage >
1,110
23,857
< Damage Dealt >
18,100
24,153
< Damage Taken >
40,343
12,870
< Gold Earned >
10,847
1.97
< Towers >
1.53
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.25
7,506
< Total Healing >
42,452
12,107
< Experience >
13,042
16
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
8
27
< Time Dealing CC >
440

How to Counter Zac with Samira in LoL

The stats provided here highlight some important Samira vs. Zac counter statistics that may help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the pair. Samira’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zac’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Samira may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Zac. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in killsdeaths.

Samira typically has a much larger longest killing spree than her counter does. On average, she takes less damage than Zac. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Samira and Zac

Damage Types Compared

Samira
Zac
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Samira
Zac

Who is Better, Samira or Zac?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Samira usually loses when taking on Zac, with a 45.6% win rate. Thus, Samira makes a bad counter to Zac.

While Samira does have a much lower winrate than Zac, when they face off with one another, Samira also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less complex character to learn. You may get destroyed when picking Samira into Zac.

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

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Samira vs Zac matchups, Zac is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Samira is a bad counter to Zac. Focus your tactics on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Samira against Zac.

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 Zac Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zac as Samira, we analyzed 3,791 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 Zac 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Samira in order to counter Zac during both the early game 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 listen to the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Samira on average accumulates more CS as Zac. Champions who on average don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Samira versus Zac build consist of Bloodthirster, The Collector, and Hubris. When Samira used at least these three items in her build, she performed much better vs. Zac than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Samira boasted an average win rate of 45.6% when playing against Zac with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of defeating Zac 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 combinations players chose for Samira vs Zac battles, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 45.6% win rate overall.

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