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How to Win Naafiri vs Samira Counter MatchupNaafiri is in the a tier of champions

Naafiri vs Samira

How to Beat Samira as Naafiri in LoLNaafiri is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Samira as Naafiri

based on 2,286 Naafiri vs Samira matchups
Win Rate
47.7 %
K/D/A
2.15
Pick Rate
4.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of rated League of Legends rounds that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Samira as Naafiri resulted from an analysis of 2286 ranked rounds where both champs opposed each other. This particular matchup is fairly uncommon. Naafiri has to counter Samira in only 4.5% of their rounds.

Naafiri vs Samira Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Naafiri does a dismal job of countering Samira. On average, they wins a lowly 47.7% of the time the champs battle each other in. In Naafiri vs Samira matches, Naafiri’s team is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood, implying that they probably won't get first blood against Samira.

Best Naafiri vs Samira Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordThe Brutalizer

Core Naafiri Items

~22 Mins
Serylda's GrudgeAxiom ArcProfane Hydra

Optional Items

Maw of MalmortiusEdge of NightEclipseOpportunity

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Naafiri's passive ability p
Naafiri's q ability q
Naafiri's w ability w
Naafiri's e ability e
Naafiri's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Samira as Naafiri

Tips for Playing as Naafiri against Samira

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Naafiri vs Samira Counter Stats

Naafiri Image
Win Rate
47.7 %
VS
Win Rate
52.3 %
Samira Image
8.1
< Kills >
9.8
6.7
< Deaths >
7.1
6.3
< Assists >
5.5
1.83
< Killing Sprees >
2.21
149
< Minions Killed >
166
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.45
22,100
< Physical Damage >
19,550
101
< Magic Damage >
2,623
1,234
< True Damage >
594
23,436
< Damage Dealt >
22,768
25,247
< Damage Taken >
24,395
12,390
< Gold Earned >
13,127
1.62
< Towers >
2.14
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
6,187
< Total Healing >
8,214
13,848
< Experience >
12,396
17
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
58
< Time Dealing CC >
28

How to Counter Samira with Naafiri in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify some influential Naafiri against Samira matchup stats that can help you distinguish the differences and similarities between these two champions. As an example, Naafiri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Samira’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Naafiri may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Samira..

Naafiri usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than their matchup does. Typically, they takes a similar amount of damage to Samira. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Naafiri and Samira

Damage Types Compared

Naafiri
Samira
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Naafiri
Samira

Who is Better, Naafiri or Samira?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Naafiri usually loses when taking on Samira, with a 47.7% win rate. Therefore, Naafiri makes a bad counter to Samira.

While Naafiri does have a lower win rate than Samira, when on opposite teams, Naafiri also has a much lower difficulty level that makes them a less challenging champ to learn and master. You may get destroyed when picking Naafiri into Samira.

Additionally, Naafiri also has some 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 is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Naafiri vs Samira matchups, Samira is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Naafiri is a terribly counter to Samira. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Naafiri against Samira.

Other Champion Matchups Against Naafiri

Naafiri Loses Against

TaricTaric42.1% winrateMaokaiMaokai42.9% winrateFizzFizz44.6% winrateLilliaLillia44.7% winrate

Naafiri Wins Against

JayceJayce57.6% winrateKarthusKarthus57% winrateGangplankGangplank56.9% winrateYuumiYuumi56.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ZyraZyra+ 54.6% 2318 GamesTeemoTeemo+ 54.9% 4357 GamesBrandBrand+ 55.2% 3415 GamesLilliaLillia+ 56.2% 3860 Games

Additional Information for Naafiri Players

How We Calculated Our Naafiri vs Samira Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Samira as Naafiri, we analyzed 2,286 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 Naafiri 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

Naafiri Build Samira Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Naafiri in order to counter Samira during both the laning 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 displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Naafiri on average racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Samira. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Naafiri versus Samira build include Serylda's Grudge, Axiom Arc, and Profane Hydra. When Naafiri combined at least these three items in their build, they performed significantly better when facing Samira than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Naafiri had an average winrate of 47.7% when countering Samira with this build.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Samira as Naafiri, you should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Naafiri vs Samira counterpicks, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.7% winrate overall.

If you would like to get Naafiri x Samira tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a specific player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions shown are calculated using every game finished with these champions.