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

Samira vs Hecarim

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

based on 4,257 Samira vs Hecarim matchups
Win Rate
50.7 %
K/D/A
2.09
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Hecarim as Samira resulted from an examination of 4257 ranked games where both champs fought each other. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Samira is forced to battle against Hecarim in only 2.4% of her games.

Samira vs Hecarim Matchup Summary

Samira has done a ok job of countering Hecarim. Typically, she wins a acceptable 50.7% of matches the champions battle each other in. In Samira vs Hecarim games, 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 against Hecarim.

Best Samira vs Hecarim Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloak of AgilityPickaxe

Core Samira Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsBloodthirsterImmortal Shieldbow

Optional Items

Guardian AngelVoltaic CycloswordHubrisInfinity 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
>
Last skill for Samira to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: BloodlineLast Stand
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure 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
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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 Hecarim as Samira

Advice to Win Against Hecarim

Hecarim's ultimate causes opponents to flee in terror. Spread out to reduce his power in fights.

Hecarim gains life from nearby enemies with Spirit of Dread but lacks durability, use burst damage.

Samira vs Hecarim Counter Stats

Samira Image
Win Rate
50.7 %
VS
Win Rate
49.3 %
Hecarim Image
9.3
< Kills >
7
7
< Deaths >
6.1
5.3
< Assists >
8.7
2.12
< Killing Sprees >
1.6
170
< Minions Killed >
34
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
1.5
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.37
19,319
< Physical Damage >
14,377
2,551
< Magic Damage >
2,705
603
< True Damage >
786
22,473
< Damage Dealt >
17,869
23,314
< Damage Taken >
40,436
12,880
< Gold Earned >
12,130
2.14
< Towers >
1.21
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
7,503
< Total Healing >
20,908
12,202
< Experience >
13,887
16
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
5
28
< Time Dealing CC >
229

How to Counter Hecarim with Samira in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature some valuable Samira vs. Hecarim matchup statistics that can help us explain the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. For instance, Samira’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Hecarim’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Samira may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Hecarim..

Samira often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her enemy does. Typically, she takes less damage than Hecarim. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Samira and Hecarim

Damage Types Compared

Samira
Hecarim
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Samira
Hecarim

Who is Better, Samira or Hecarim?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Samira usually fairs equally well when facing off against Hecarim, with a 50.7% win rate. Therefore, Samira makes an ok counter to Hecarim.

While Samira does have a higher win rate than Hecarim, when on opposite teams, Samira also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Samira into Hecarim.

Furthermore, Samira has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Hecarim. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Samira vs Hecarim matchups, Samira is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Samira is a decent counter to Hecarim. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Samira against Hecarim.

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 Hecarim Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hecarim as Samira, we analyzed 4,257 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 Hecarim 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 Hecarim during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Samira most often picks up much more CS relative to Hecarim. Champions who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Samira versus Hecarim build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Bloodthirster, and Immortal Shieldbow. When Samira bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better vs Hecarim than with many other typical builds. In fact, Samira boasted an average winrate of 50.7% battling Hecarim with this build.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Hecarim as Samira, you 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 builds players chose for Samira vs Hecarim counterpicks, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.7% win rate overall.

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