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How to Win Elise vs Samira Counter MatchupElise is in the a tier of champions

Elise vs Samira

How to Beat Samira as Elise in LoLElise is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Samira as Elise

based on 1,258 Elise vs Samira matchups
Win Rate
47.7 %
K/D/A
2.37
Pick Rate
4.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked LoL rounds each week. Within our dataset, Elise fought Samira in 1258 rounds. Having so many games with Elise versus Samira provides us faith in our capability to prepare informative statistics and a pro build to crush Samira. This particular counter pairing is relatively uncommon. Elise encounters Samira in only 4.6% of her games.

Elise vs Samira Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Elise has done a dismal job of beating Samira. Typically, she wins a lowly 47.7% of the time the champions clash against each other in. In Elise versus Samira matches, Elise’s side is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood. This indicates that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Samira.

Best Elise vs Samira Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeSorcerer's Shoes

Core Elise Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Lich BaneVoid StaffZhonya's HourglassHextech Rocketbelt

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Elise to level upq
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Second ability for Elise to level upw
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Last skill for Elise to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryNimbus CloakWaterwalking
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Elise's passive ability p
Elise's q ability q
Elise's w ability w
Elise's e ability e
Elise's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Samira as Elise

Tips for Playing as Elise against Samira

Spider Form is most effective at finishing off enemies with low health; Human Form's Neurotoxin does more damage to healthy foes.

Elise's Spider Form and Spider Form abilities do not cost mana and can be prioritized when you are trying to conserve mana.

When in Spider Form, Spiderlings will attack the target that Elise uses Venomous Bite on.

Elise vs Samira Counter Stats

Elise Image
Win Rate
47.7 %
VS
Win Rate
52.3 %
Samira Image
7.5
< Kills >
9.3
6.5
< Deaths >
7
7.9
< Assists >
5.5
1.72
< Killing Sprees >
2.12
30
< Minions Killed >
169
1.26
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.45
1,286
< Physical Damage >
18,511
16,367
< Magic Damage >
2,574
1,373
< True Damage >
535
19,027
< Damage Dealt >
21,621
28,855
< Damage Taken >
23,696
11,342
< Gold Earned >
12,995
1.43
< Towers >
2.16
0.29
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
12,830
< Total Healing >
7,698
12,558
< Experience >
12,306
24
< Vision Score >
16
7
< Wards Placed >
8
171
< Time Dealing CC >
28

How to Counter Samira with Elise in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature several significant Elise against Samira counter statistics that can help us grasp the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. For instance, Elise’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Samira’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Elise may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Samira..

Elise usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her enemy does. On average, she takes more damage than Samira. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Elise and Samira

Damage Types Compared

Elise
Samira
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Elise
Samira

Who is Better, Elise or Samira?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Elise usually loses when playing against Samira, with a 47.7% win rate. As a result, Elise makes a bad counter to Samira.

While Elise does have a lower winrate than Samira, when facing one another, Elise also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more complex champion to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Elise into Samiraas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Elise vs Samira matchups, Samira is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Elise is a garbage counter for Samira. Focus your actions on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Elise against Samira.

Other Champion Matchups Against Elise

Elise Loses Against

XerathXerath42.2% winrateNilahNilah43.3% winrateLeonaLeona43.8% winrateSettSett44% winrate

Elise Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee61.1% winrateYuumiYuumi58.1% winrateKarthusKarthus54.6% winrateOlafOlaf54.4% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Elise Players

How We Calculated Our Elise vs Samira Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Samira as Elise, we analyzed 1,258 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 Elise 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Elise to counter Samira during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Elise typically gets a lot less CS compared to Samira. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to have in your Elise versus Samira build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Elise bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better countering Samira than with most other common item sets. In fact, Elise boasted an average win rate of 47.7% when countering Samira with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Samira as Elise, Elise players should equip the Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Nimbus Cloak, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Elise vs Samira counter picks, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Samira as Elise are shown for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a distinct player tier, you can use the selection menu above.