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

Samira vs Amumu

How to Beat Amumu as Samira in LoLSamira is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Amumu as Samira

based on 4,100 Samira vs Amumu matchups
Win Rate
48.2 %
K/D/A
2.07
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Amumu as Samira resulted from an evaluation of 4100 ranked matches where both champions battled one another. This champion pairing is fairly rare. Samira fights Amumu in only 2.3% of her rounds.

Samira vs Amumu Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Samira has done a poor job of countering Amumu. Normally, she wins a lowly 48.2% of games the champs battle each other in. In Samira versus Amumu rounds, Samira’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood. This indicates that she probably will get first blood versus Amumu.

Best Samira vs Amumu Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsPickaxe

Core Samira Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelInfinity EdgeLord Dominik's Regards

Optional Items

BloodthirsterImmortal ShieldbowHubrisYoumuu's Ghostblade

Summoner Spells

summonerboost summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: BloodlineLast Stand
DominationTaste of BloodTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Amumu as Samira

Advice to Win Against Amumu

Amumu's Despair makes purchasing primarily Health items a risky proposition.

Erratic movement, or hiding behind creep waves can make it difficult for Amumu to instigate a fight with Bandage Toss.

Avoid bunching up with other allies when Amumu has his ultimate available.

Samira vs Amumu Counter Stats

Samira Image
Win Rate
48.2 %
VS
Win Rate
51.8 %
Amumu Image
9.3
< Kills >
4.3
7.2
< Deaths >
6.2
5.6
< Assists >
11.4
2.15
< Killing Sprees >
0.95
166
< Minions Killed >
29
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
1.29
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.38
18,760
< Physical Damage >
1,489
2,536
< Magic Damage >
11,333
585
< True Damage >
1,990
21,882
< Damage Dealt >
14,814
23,958
< Damage Taken >
31,703
12,920
< Gold Earned >
10,515
2.05
< Towers >
1.16
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
7,591
< Total Healing >
11,329
12,297
< Experience >
12,499
16
< Vision Score >
24
8
< Wards Placed >
8
27
< Time Dealing CC >
268

How to Counter Amumu with Samira in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some significant Samira against Amumu counter stats that may help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Samira’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Amumu’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Samira may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Amumu. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Samira typically has a much larger longest kill spree than her opponent does. Typically, she takes less damage than Amumu. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Samira and Amumu

Damage Types Compared

Samira
Amumu
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Samira
Amumu

Who is Better, Samira or Amumu?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Samira usually loses when trying to fight Amumu, with a 48.2% win rate. Thus, Samira makes a bad counter to Amumu.

While Samira does have a lower winrate than Amumu, when they face off with one another, Samira also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more difficult character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Samira into Amumu.

Furthermore, Samira also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Amumu. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Samira is a somewhat poor counter for Amumu. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Samira against Amumu.

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 Amumu Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Amumu as Samira, we analyzed 4,100 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 Amumu 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

If you would like to truly master Samira to counter Amumu during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Samira most often accumulates much more CS compared to Amumu. Champions who on average don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Samira versus Amumu build include Guardian Angel, Infinity Edge, and Lord Dominik's Regards. When Samira used at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better vs. Amumu than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Samira boasted an average win rate of 48.2% battling Amumu with these items in her kit.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Amumu as Samira, Samira players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Samira vs Amumu fights, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.2% winrate overall.

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