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How to Win Samira vs Alistar Counter MatchupSamira is in the a tier of champions

Samira vs Alistar

How to Beat Alistar as Samira in LoLSamira is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Alistar as Samira

based on 3,652 Samira vs Alistar matchups
Win Rate
47.5 %
K/D/A
2.08
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League of Legends rounds each and every week. In our dataset, Samira fought Alistar in 3652 matches. Having so many matchups for Samira versus Alistar gives us faith in our ability to produce enlightening data and a supported build to wreck Alistar. This matchup is somewhat rare. Samira is forced to battle against Alistar in only 2.1% of her games.

Samira vs Alistar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Samira does a below average job of beating Alistar. Typically, she wins a lowly 47.5% of matches the champions clash against one another in. In Samira vs Alistar rounds, Samira’s side is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood. This implies that she probably will be able to get first blood against Alistar.

Best Samira vs Alistar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsPickaxe

Core Samira Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsBloodthirsterImmortal Shieldbow

Optional Items

Guardian AngelOpportunityHubrisYoumuu's Ghostblade

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 ForceArmor
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
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Alistar as Samira

Advice to Win Against Alistar

Alistar is very disruptive but very tough - try to target more fragile damage dealers.

When Alistar uses his ultimate, it's often better to move back and wait until the effect wears off before attacking him.

Watch out for the Pulverize-Headbutt combo when around turrets.

Samira vs Alistar Counter Stats

Samira Image
Win Rate
47.5 %
VS
Win Rate
52.5 %
Alistar Image
8.9
< Kills >
2.2
7.1
< Deaths >
6.2
5.9
< Assists >
15
2.03
< Killing Sprees >
0.38
169
< Minions Killed >
32
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.5
19,528
< Physical Damage >
1,326
2,590
< Magic Damage >
7,149
635
< True Damage >
858
22,753
< Damage Dealt >
9,333
22,801
< Damage Taken >
25,482
12,757
< Gold Earned >
8,490
2.1
< Towers >
1.93
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
7,097
< Total Healing >
9,449
11,940
< Experience >
10,309
16
< Vision Score >
54
8
< Wards Placed >
24
28
< Time Dealing CC >
267

How to Counter Alistar with Samira in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show several influential Samira versus Alistar counter stats that may help you grasp the distinctions between this pair of champs. As an example, Samira’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Alistar’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Samira may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Alistar. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.

Samira normally has a much larger longest killing spree than her enemy does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to Alistar. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Samira and Alistar

Damage Types Compared

Samira
Alistar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Samira
Alistar

Who is Better, Samira or Alistar?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Samira usually loses when playing against Alistar, with a 47.5% win rate. Therefore, Samira makes a bad counter for Alistar.

While Samira does have a lower winrate compared to Alistar, when facing one another, Samira also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less time consuming character to learn and master. You may get destroyed when picking Samira into Alistar.

Additionally, Samira also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Alistar. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Samira vs Alistar matchups, Alistar is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Samira is a terribly counter to Alistar. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Samira against Alistar.

Other Champion Matchups Against Samira

Samira Loses Against

LilliaLillia44.7% winrateTaricTaric44.7% winrateLeonaLeona44.8% winrateZyraZyra44.9% winrate

Samira Wins Against

YuumiYuumi55% winrateSkarnerSkarner53.7% winrateAkshanAkshan53.4% winrateKai'SaKai'Sa53.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

LeonaLeona+ 52.6% 12646 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.1% 10849 GamesIvernIvern+ 53.1% 1902 GamesKalistaKalista+ 59.1% 115 Games

Additional Information for Samira Players

How We Calculated Our Samira vs Alistar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Alistar as Samira, we analyzed 3,652 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 Alistar as Samira 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 Samira to counter Alistar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Samira on average picks up much more CS as Alistar. Champs who typically don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Samira versus Alistar build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Bloodthirster, and Immortal Shieldbow. When Samira used at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better versus Alistar than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Samira had an average win rate of 47.5% when countering Alistar with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Alistar as Samira, Samira players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Samira vs Alistar matchups, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.5% winrate overall.

If you need to see Samira versus Alistar tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a specific division, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. By default, the statistics and strategies shown are computed using all games with data with both champs.