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Samira vs Graves

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

based on 7,905 Samira vs Graves matchups
Win Rate
48.8 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
4.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL games that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Graves as Samira resulted from an examination of 7905 ranked matches where both champions engaged one another. This pairing is fairly uncommon. Samira has to counter Graves in only 4.5% of her rounds.

Samira vs Graves Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Samira does a dismal job of countering Graves. Typically, she wins a acceptable 48.8% of the time the champs oppose each other in. In Samira versus Graves rounds, Samira’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood. This implies that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Graves.

Best Samira vs Graves Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloak of AgilityPickaxe

Core Samira Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeImmortal ShieldbowThe Collector

Optional Items

Voltaic CycloswordGuardian AngelBloodthirsterLord Dominik's Regards

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
>
Last skill for Samira to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: BloodlineLast Stand
DominationEyeball CollectionTreasure 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
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Graves as Samira

Advice to Win Against Graves

Leaving the Smoke Screen's area of effect removes the harmful effect immediately.

Graves deals mostly physical damage so Armor is an effective counter.

Samira vs Graves Counter Stats

Samira Image
Win Rate
48.8 %
VS
Win Rate
51.2 %
Graves Image
9.6
< Kills >
7.4
6.9
< Deaths >
5.9
5.3
< Assists >
7.6
2.17
< Killing Sprees >
1.7
172
< Minions Killed >
52
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
1.47
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.49
19,391
< Physical Damage >
17,383
2,538
< Magic Damage >
812
550
< True Damage >
1,631
22,480
< Damage Dealt >
19,827
23,676
< Damage Taken >
29,108
13,103
< Gold Earned >
12,649
2.12
< Towers >
1.75
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
7,781
< Total Healing >
13,500
12,354
< Experience >
14,103
16
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
6
28
< Time Dealing CC >
485

How to Counter Graves with Samira in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight several influential Samira against Graves counter stats that can help you realize the distinctions between these two champs. As an example, Samira’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Graves’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Samira may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Graves..

Samira often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her opponent does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Graves. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Samira and Graves

Damage Types Compared

Samira
Graves
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Samira
Graves

Who is Better, Samira or Graves?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Samira usually loses when playing against Graves, with a 48.8% win rate. Thus, Samira makes a bad counter for Graves.

While Samira does have a lower win rate compared to Graves, when they face off with one another, Samira also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Samira into Graves.

Furthermore, Samira also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Graves. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter 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 Graves matchups, Graves 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 Graves. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Samira against Graves.

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 Graves Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Graves as Samira, we analyzed 7,905 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 Graves 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 Graves Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Samira in order to counter Graves during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Samira usually gets much more CS relative to Graves. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Samira versus Graves build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Immortal Shieldbow, and The Collector. When Samira used at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better against Graves than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Samira had an average winrate of 48.8% when playing against Graves with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of defeating Graves as Samira, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Eyeball Collection, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Samira vs Graves counter picks, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.8% win rate overall.

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