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

Samira vs Ziggs

How to Beat Ziggs as Samira in LoLSamira is in the b tier of champions
Marksman
Mage

How to Beat Ziggs as Samira

based on 2,431 Samira vs Ziggs matchups
Win Rate
50.6 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Ziggs as Samira resulted from an evaluation of 2431 ranked rounds where both champs fought one another. This champ pairing is somewhat rare. Samira is forced to battle against Ziggs in only 1.4% of her matches.

Samira vs Ziggs Matchup Summary

Samira has done a ok job of beating Ziggs. On average, she wins a acceptable 50.6% of matches the champs face off with one another in. In Samira versus Ziggs rounds, Samira’s side is 0.1% more likely to get first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood versus Ziggs.

Best Samira vs Ziggs Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeSerrated Dirk

Core Samira Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeBloodthirsterImmortal Shieldbow

Optional Items

Lord Dominik's RegardsGuardian AngelYoumuu's GhostbladeHubris

Summoner Spells

summonerboost summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Samira to level upq
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Second ability for Samira to level upe
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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
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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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Q
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Guide to Countering Ziggs as Samira

Advice to Win Against Ziggs

Many of Ziggs' abilities have long cooldowns. Try catching him just after he's used his abilities.

Don't step on Ziggs' mines! They'll slow you and make it much easier for him to hit you with his other abiltiies.

Ziggs' ultimate, Mega Inferno Bomb, deals more damage in the center of the explosion.

Samira vs Ziggs Counter Stats

Samira Image
Win Rate
50.6 %
VS
Win Rate
49.4 %
Ziggs Image
9.5
< Kills >
5.2
6.9
< Deaths >
6
5.4
< Assists >
8.6
2.17
< Killing Sprees >
1.18
172
< Minions Killed >
163
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.55
18,719
< Physical Damage >
846
2,548
< Magic Damage >
24,138
615
< True Damage >
374
21,882
< Damage Dealt >
25,359
25,635
< Damage Taken >
17,218
13,217
< Gold Earned >
11,476
2.12
< Towers >
2.92
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
8,829
< Total Healing >
1,411
12,933
< Experience >
13,507
17
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
11
29
< Time Dealing CC >
249

How to Counter Ziggs with Samira in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several critical Samira against Ziggs matchup stats that can help you interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Samira’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ziggs’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Samira may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Ziggs. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Samira usually has a much larger longest kill spree than her matchup does. Typically, she takes more damage than Ziggs. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Samira and Ziggs

Damage Types Compared

Samira
Ziggs
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Samira
Ziggs

Who is Better, Samira or Ziggs?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Samira usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Ziggs, with a 50.6% win rate. Therefore, Samira makes an ok counter to Ziggs.

While Samira does have a higher win rate compared to Ziggs, when facing one another, Samira also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more complex champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Samira into Ziggs.

Furthermore, Samira also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ziggs. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Samira vs Ziggs matchups, Samira is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Samira is a decent counter to Ziggs. Focus your strategy on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Samira against Ziggs.

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 Ziggs Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ziggs as Samira, we analyzed 2,431 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 Ziggs 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 Ziggs Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Samira in order to counter Ziggs during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Samira on average accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Ziggs. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. 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, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Samira versus Ziggs build include Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and Immortal Shieldbow. When Samira bought at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better when facing Ziggs than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Samira had an average winrate of 50.6% when countering Ziggs with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating Ziggs as Samira, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Samira vs Ziggs LoL games, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.6% win rate overall.

If you would like to view Samira vs Ziggs tips and counter builds for a a particular division, please select one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and guides given are computed using all matches with data with both champs.