Lux vs Samira
How to Beat Samira as Lux
based on 17,218 Lux vs Samira matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Lux vs Samira Matchup Summary
Best Lux vs Samira Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Samira as Lux
Tips for Playing as Lux against Samira
If you have trouble landing Prismatic Barrier, remember that it returns to you after it reaches max range. Try positioning yourself to hit your allies with its return trip.
Lux has great zone control abilities. Try to set up Lucent Singularity to prevent an enemy's advance or escape.
Lucent Singularity is a great scouting tool. Try throwing it into brush before walking into it to check for ambushes.
Lux vs Samira Counter Stats
How to Counter Samira with Lux in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here feature some influential Lux vs. Samira matchup statistics that can help us grasp the distinctions between this set of champions. For instance, Lux’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Samira’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Lux may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Samira. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.
Lux typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her counter does. Typically, she receives less damage than Samira. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.
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Who is Better, Lux or Samira?
Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Lux usually wins when facing off against Samira, with a 51.1% win rate. Thus, Lux makes a good counter to Samira.
While Lux does have a higher win rate compared to Samira, when they face off with one another, Lux also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less complex champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Lux into Samira.
Moreover, Lux 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 lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Lux vs Samira matchups, Lux is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Lux is a decent counter to Samira. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Lux against Samira.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Lux to counter Samira during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Lux typically accumulates less CS as Samira. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions 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 several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Lux versus Samira build consist of Malignance, Horizon Focus, and Luden's Companion. When Lux used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better vs Samira than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Lux had an average winrate of 51.1% when countering Samira with these items in her kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Samira as Lux, Lux players should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Presence of Mind, and Coup de Grace runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Lux vs Samira face-offs, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.1% winrate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Samira as Lux are shown for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.