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How to Synergize Samira and Akali

based on 10,833 Samira with Akali pairs
Win Rate
46.2 %
K/D/A
2.07
Pick Rate
6.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in the stats from from millions of LoL matches straight from Riot Games each and every week. Samira has been on the same team as Akali in 10833 recent, competitive games. By gathering so much accurate data from the makers of League of Legends, we are confident that we can give you high-quality, insightful builds to help Samira synergize with Akali. It is somewhat uncommon for Samira to play alongside Akali on the same side. This pairing has only taken place in approximately 6.1% of games with Samira.

Samira Akali Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Samira has done a terrible job of teaming up with Akali. Typically, she wins a poor 46.2% of rounds the champs play on the same team. If you want to play better as Samira when fighting on the same team as Akali by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with her, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Samira vs Akali Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordDoran's Blade

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkThe Collector

Core Samira Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeBloodthirsterHubris

Optional Items

Mercurial ScimitarGuardian AngelMaw of MalmortiusVoltaic Cyclosword

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 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
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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Samira and Akali

Advice to Understand How Akali Will Play

Akali excels at killing fragile champions. Let your team initiate and then strike at the people in the back.

Twilight Shroud offers safety in even the most dangerous situations. Use that time to save up energy for a quick strike later.

Samira Akali Synergy Stats

Samira Image
Win Rate
46.2 %
VS
Win Rate
53.8 %
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9.1
< Kills >
9.4
7.1
< Deaths >
7.1
5.6
< Assists >
5.4
2.08
< Killing Sprees >
2.13
171
< Minions Killed >
169
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.44
19,251
< Physical Damage >
19,006
2,507
< Magic Damage >
2,538
576
< True Damage >
578
22,335
< Damage Dealt >
22,124
24,274
< Damage Taken >
23,923
12,928
< Gold Earned >
12,946
2.09
< Towers >
2.08
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
7,886
< Total Healing >
7,672
12,404
< Experience >
12,312
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
27
< Time Dealing CC >
27

How to Play with Akali as Samira in LoL

The Samira Akali synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Akali, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Samira sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Akali. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Akali helps Samira perform poorer in ranked LoL games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Samira plays on the same team as Akali, she sees a small increase in her full damage dealt. This change could signal that Akali helps provide protection for her to deal more damage or that her allyship also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Samira is played together with Akali on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Akali.

Additionally, when Samira plays with Akali on the same team, she often takes a little more damage than when she fights alone. Receiving more damage could indicate that Akali does a poor job of protecting Samira in teamfights.

Synergies between Samira and Akali

Damage Types Compared

Samira
Akali
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Samira
Akali

Is Samira better when played alongside Akali?

There is no ideal ally for Samira that will always be her best ally. Yet, overall, Akali is a below average ally for Samira. By being on the same side as Samira, she drops their win rate by -2.5% to 46.2%. This shows that there is a harmful bond between Samira and Akali that results in them performing worse together than without each other.

Akali has a greater difficulty than Samira. That means you need to be very careful when enlisting Akali allies to play with, as they will require a greater level of skill to be able to play well with you.

When playing on the same side, you should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal physical damage. Together, these two can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Conversely, by bringing Samira and Akali together, you will not be granting your other allies enough crowd control. Plan to include other champions on your team that neutralizes this disparity in their abilities.

Regardless of your Akali ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Samira Players

How We Calculated Our Samira Akali Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Samira and Akali, we analyzed 10,833 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Samira with Akali comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to truly master Samira in order to synergize with Akali during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to master some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The most crucial items to include in your Samira and Akali synergy build include Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and Hubris. When Samira bought at least these three great items in her build, she did much better as an ally of Akali than with many other typical builds. In fact, Samira boasted an average winrate of 46.2% when playing alongside Akali with this build.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against your oponents, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Treasure Hunter, and Sudden Impact runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for this team composition, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 46.2% winrate overall.

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