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How to Synergize Samira and Graves

based on 7,351 Samira with Graves pairs
Win Rate
47.9 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in the results of from millions of League games directly from Riot Games each and every week. Samira has gone into battle with Graves in 7351 recent, competitive games. By gathering so much accurate data straight from the makers of League, we are sure that we can produce high-quality, accurate builds to help Samira play with Graves. It is somewhat uncommon for Samira to play alongside Graves on the same team. This pairing has only taken place in approximately 4.2% of games with Samira.

Samira Graves Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Samira does a dismal job of fighting on the same side as Graves. Usually, she wins a poor 47.9% of rounds the champions try and work together in. If you want to win more matches as Samira when fighting on the same team as Graves by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Samira vs Graves Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloak of AgilityPickaxe

Core Samira Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeThe CollectorHubris

Optional Items

BloodthirsterGuardian AngelMaw of MalmortiusLord Dominik's Regards

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
2
E
3
W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Samira and Graves

Advice to Understand How Graves Will Play

Smoke Screen can be used both to escape and to set up a kill.

Using Quickdraw to get into range and delivering a point blank Buckshot can do lots of damage.

Samira Graves Synergy Stats

Samira Image
Win Rate
47.9 %
VS
Win Rate
52.1 %
Graves Image
8.8
< Kills >
9.4
7
< Deaths >
7.1
5.6
< Assists >
5.4
2.01
< Killing Sprees >
2.13
169
< Minions Killed >
169
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.44
18,203
< Physical Damage >
19,006
2,470
< Magic Damage >
2,538
556
< True Damage >
578
21,231
< Damage Dealt >
22,124
23,406
< Damage Taken >
23,923
12,698
< Gold Earned >
12,946
2.05
< Towers >
2.08
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
7,280
< Total Healing >
7,672
12,163
< Experience >
12,312
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
28
< Time Dealing CC >
27

How to Play with Graves as Samira in LoL

The Samira Graves synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Graves, 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 very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Graves. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Graves helps Samira perform worse in ranked League matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Samira is paired with Graves, she observes a small decrease in her complete damage dealt. This may indicate that Graves does not provide protection for her to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Samira is played with Graves on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Graves.

Additionally, when Samira plays with Graves on the same team, she often takes a little less damage than when she fights alone. Receiving not as much damage may mean that Graves does a decent job of covering Samira during teamfights.

Synergies between Samira and Graves

Damage Types Compared

Samira
Graves
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Samira
Graves

Is Samira better when played alongside Graves?

There is no ideal ally for Samira that will no matter what be her best ally. However, overall, Graves is a very typical companion for Samira. By being on the same side as Samira, he drops their win rate by -0.8% to 47.9%. This signals that there is not really a strong bond between Samira and Graves that allows them to perform not as well together than alone.

Graves has a much lower diffuclty than Samira. That means Samira players don't need to be very careful when arranging Graves allies to play with, as they will need a much lower level of skill to be able to work well with you.

Fighting together, Samira players will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal physical damage. Together, these two should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

In contrast, by aligning Samira and Graves together, you will not be giving your team much support. Plan to bring other champs on your team that neutralizes this relative gap in their playstyle.

Regardless of your Graves ally's skill level, you need to focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Samira Players

How We Calculated Our Samira Graves Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Samira and Graves, we analyzed 7,351 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 Graves 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 work well with Graves during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should continue reading to master a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Samira and Graves synergy build include Infinity Edge, The Collector, and Hubris. When Samira combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better as an ally of Graves than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Samira had an average winrate of 47.9% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Graves with these items in her kit.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against your oponents, 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 this champion pairing, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 47.9% win rate overall.

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