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

Samira vs Bard

How to Beat Bard as Samira in LoLSamira is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Bard as Samira

based on 4,908 Samira vs Bard matchups
Win Rate
46.6 %
K/D/A
2.07
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Bard as Samira came out of an examination of 4908 ranked games where both champs faced off against each other. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Samira has to counter Bard in only 2.8% of her games.

Samira vs Bard Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Samira does a pathetic job of countering Bard. Typically, she wins a lowly 46.6% of games the champions face off with one another in. In Samira against Bard rounds, Samira’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood. This indicates that she most likely will get first blood versus Bard.

Best Samira vs Bard Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloak of AgilitySerrated Dirk

Core Samira Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterThe CollectorHubris

Optional Items

Guardian AngelLord Dominik's RegardsImmortal ShieldbowInfinity Edge

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
DominationTaste of BloodTreasure 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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Guide to Countering Bard as Samira

Advice to Win Against Bard

You can crush Bard's healing shrines just by walking over them. Don't let his allies take them without a fight.

Bard's ultimate, Tempered Fate, affects allies, enemies, monsters, and turrets alike. Sometimes it can be to your advantage to jump into it!

Bard's opponents can also travel through his Magical Journey doorways. You can follow him, if you think it's safe.

Samira vs Bard Counter Stats

Samira Image
Win Rate
46.6 %
VS
Win Rate
53.4 %
Bard Image
9.2
< Kills >
2.9
7
< Deaths >
5.4
5.3
< Assists >
14.7
2.11
< Killing Sprees >
0.6
175
< Minions Killed >
29
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.5
20,132
< Physical Damage >
3,010
2,630
< Magic Damage >
8,171
617
< True Damage >
1,032
23,380
< Damage Dealt >
12,214
23,642
< Damage Taken >
20,843
13,030
< Gold Earned >
8,990
2.15
< Towers >
1.83
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
7,539
< Total Healing >
6,174
12,298
< Experience >
11,308
16
< Vision Score >
60
8
< Wards Placed >
26
28
< Time Dealing CC >
489

How to Counter Bard with Samira in LoL

The stats shown on this page show some valuable Samira vs. Bard counter stats that may help you understand the differences between the two. For instance, Samira’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Bard’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Samira may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Bard. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.

Samira typically has a much larger longest kill spree than her opponent does. Commonly, she receives a similar amount of damage to Bard. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Samira and Bard

Damage Types Compared

Samira
Bard
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Samira
Bard

Who is Better, Samira or Bard?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Samira usually loses when trying to fight Bard, with a 46.6% win rate. Thus, Samira makes a bad counter for Bard.

While Samira does have a lower win rate compared to Bard, when on opposite teams, Samira also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less time consuming champ to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Samira into Bard.

Moreover, Samira has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Bard. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Samira vs Bard matchups, Bard is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Samira is a trash counter for Bard. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Samira against Bard.

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 Bard Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Bard as Samira, we analyzed 4,908 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 Bard 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 Bard during both the lane 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 listen to the build and tips presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Samira most often picks up much more CS relative to Bard. Champions who on average don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Samira versus Bard build include Bloodthirster, The Collector, and Hubris. When Samira bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better against Bard than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Samira boasted an average win rate of 46.6% when countering Bard with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Bard as Samira, you should equip 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 chose for Samira vs Bard LoL games, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 46.6% win rate overall.

If you want to view Samira vs Bard tips and counter stats for a an individual skill level, feel free to choose one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the stats and guides given are computed using every match finished with both champions.