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

Samira vs Elise

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

based on 1,258 Samira vs Elise matchups
Win Rate
52.3 %
K/D/A
2.11
Pick Rate
0.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Elise as Samira resulted from an analysis of 1258 ranked matches where both champs opposed one another. This particular champion pairing is fairly rare. Samira fights Elise in only 0.7% of her games.

Samira vs Elise Matchup Summary

Samira does a good job of countering Elise. Normally, she wins a fantastic 52.3% of the time the champs face one another in. In Samira vs Elise rounds, Samira’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that she probably will get first blood versus Elise.

Best Samira vs Elise Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSerrated Dirk

Core Samira Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeLord Dominik's RegardsImmortal Shieldbow

Optional Items

BloodthirsterHubrisThe Collector

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
ResolveBone PlatingRevitalize
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
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 Elise as Samira

Advice to Win Against Elise

Rappel has a long cooldown. Elise is vulnerable after she has used it.

Elise's Spider Form is more dangerous when you are at low health, and her Human Form more potent when you are at high health.

Rappel will only move Elise straight up and down unless she can descend upon an enemy unit.

Samira vs Elise Counter Stats

Samira Image
Win Rate
52.3 %
VS
Win Rate
47.7 %
Elise Image
9.3
< Kills >
7.5
7
< Deaths >
6.5
5.5
< Assists >
7.9
2.12
< Killing Sprees >
1.72
169
< Minions Killed >
30
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
1.26
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.41
18,511
< Physical Damage >
1,286
2,574
< Magic Damage >
16,367
535
< True Damage >
1,373
21,621
< Damage Dealt >
19,027
23,696
< Damage Taken >
28,855
12,995
< Gold Earned >
11,342
2.16
< Towers >
1.43
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.29
7,698
< Total Healing >
12,830
12,306
< Experience >
12,558
16
< Vision Score >
24
8
< Wards Placed >
7
28
< Time Dealing CC >
171

How to Counter Elise with Samira in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show some strategic Samira against Elise counter stats that may help us explain the differences between the pair. As an example, Samira’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Elise’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Samira may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Elise..

Samira often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her matchup does. On average, she takes less damage than Elise. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Samira and Elise

Damage Types Compared

Samira
Elise
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Samira
Elise

Who is Better, Samira or Elise?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Samira usually wins when taking on Elise, with a 52.3% win rate. As a result, Samira makes a good counter for Elise.

While Samira does have a higher winrate than Elise, when on opposite teams, Samira also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less difficult champ to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Samira into Elise.

Moreover, Samira also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Elise. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Samira vs Elise matchups, Samira is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Samira is an above average counter to Elise. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Samira against Elise.

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 Elise Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Elise as Samira, we analyzed 1,258 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 Elise 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

Samira Build Elise Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Samira to counter Elise during both the laning 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 increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Samira often accumulates much more CS compared to Elise. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Samira versus Elise build consist of Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards, and Immortal Shieldbow. When Samira included at least these three items in her build, she performed much better when facing Elise than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Samira boasted an average win rate of 52.3% when countering Elise with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Elise as Samira, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Samira vs Elise counter picks, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 52.3% winrate overall.

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