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How to Win Cassiopeia vs Samira Counter MatchupCassiopeia is in the s tier of champions

Cassiopeia vs Samira

How to Beat Samira as Cassiopeia in LoLCassiopeia is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Samira as Cassiopeia

based on 1,681 Cassiopeia vs Samira matchups
Win Rate
51.8 %
K/D/A
2.23
Pick Rate
4.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Samira as Cassiopeia came out of an analysis of 1681 ranked games where both champs battled one another. This pairing is relatively uncommon. Cassiopeia fights Samira in only 4.7% of her rounds.

Cassiopeia vs Samira Matchup Summary

Cassiopeia has done a decent job of beating Samira. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.8% of the time the champions face one another in. In Cassiopeia against Samira rounds, Cassiopeia’s team is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood. This implies that she most likely won't get first blood versus Samira.

Best Cassiopeia vs Samira Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandRuby Crystal

Core Cassiopeia Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceRylai's Crystal ScepterZhonya's Hourglass

Optional Items

Cosmic DriveLiandry's TormentRod of AgesRiftmaker

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Cassiopeia to level upe
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Second ability for Cassiopeia to level upq
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Last skill for Cassiopeia to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorPresence of MindLegend: TenacityLast Stand
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Cassiopeia's passive ability p
Cassiopeia's q ability q
Cassiopeia's w ability w
Cassiopeia's e ability e
Cassiopeia's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Samira as Cassiopeia

Tips for Playing as Cassiopeia against Samira

Lead your enemy when targeting with Noxious Blast to ensure the hit.

Use Twin Fang on poisoned stationary targets like monsters and units stunned by her Petrifying Gaze for maximum damage.

Cassiopeia vs Samira Counter Stats

Cassiopeia Image
Win Rate
51.8 %
VS
Win Rate
48.2 %
Samira Image
6.9
< Kills >
9.5
6.2
< Deaths >
7
6.9
< Assists >
5.5
1.58
< Killing Sprees >
2.15
168
< Minions Killed >
170
0.14
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.45
623
< Physical Damage >
19,842
22,120
< Magic Damage >
2,585
313
< True Damage >
576
23,057
< Damage Dealt >
23,004
26,161
< Damage Taken >
23,776
11,504
< Gold Earned >
13,031
1.86
< Towers >
2.07
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
6,690
< Total Healing >
7,609
14,790
< Experience >
12,306
18
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
428
< Time Dealing CC >
27

How to Counter Samira with Cassiopeia in LoL

The stats shown on this page show several valuable Cassiopeia versus Samira matchup statistics that can help you grasp the differences between the two. As an example, Cassiopeia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Samira’s ratio of NaN, showing that Cassiopeia may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Samira..

Cassiopeia often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her foe does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to Samira. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Cassiopeia and Samira

Damage Types Compared

Cassiopeia
Samira
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Cassiopeia
Samira

Who is Better, Cassiopeia or Samira?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Cassiopeia usually wins when taking on Samira, with a 51.8% win rate. Therefore, Cassiopeia makes a good counter to Samira.

While Cassiopeia does have a higher win rate compared to Samira, when they face off with one another, Cassiopeia also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Cassiopeia into Samiraas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Cassiopeia has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Samira. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Cassiopeia is a decent counter for Samira. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Cassiopeia against Samira.

Other Champion Matchups Against Cassiopeia

Cassiopeia Loses Against

SkarnerSkarner45.4% winrateMorganaMorgana46.2% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune46.2% winrateNaafiriNaafiri46.3% winrate

Cassiopeia Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee61.3% winrateYuumiYuumi57.3% winrateXayahXayah56.4% winrateAzirAzir56.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Cassiopeia Players

How We Calculated Our Cassiopeia vs Samira Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Samira as Cassiopeia, we analyzed 1,681 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 Samira as Cassiopeia 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

Cassiopeia Build Samira Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Cassiopeia to counter Samira during both the laning 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 presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Cassiopeia on average picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Samira. Champions who typically don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Cassiopeia versus Samira build consist of Seraph's Embrace, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, and Zhonya's Hourglass. When Cassiopeia combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better against Samira than with many other common builds. In fact, Cassiopeia boasted an average win rate of 51.8% when playing against Samira with this counter build.

To have the best chance of crushing Samira as Cassiopeia, you should equip the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Cassiopeia vs Samira battles, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.8% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Samira as Cassiopeia are presented for all skill levels, merged. To narrow the stats and builds to a specific rank, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.