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How to Win Samira vs Kog'Maw Counter MatchupSamira is in the a tier of champions

Samira vs Kog'Maw

How to Beat Kog'Maw as Samira in LoLSamira is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kog'Maw as Samira

based on 1,456 Samira vs Kog'Maw matchups
Win Rate
46.8 %
K/D/A
2.09
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends rounds that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Kog'Maw as Samira came out of an analysis of 1456 ranked games where both champs faced each other. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Samira is forced to battle against Kog'Maw in only 0.8% of her games.

Samira vs Kog'Maw Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Samira does a terrible job of countering Kog'Maw. Normally, she wins a lowly 46.8% of matches the champions face off with one another in. In Samira vs Kog'Maw matches, Samira’s team is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood, indicating that she probably will get first blood against Kog'Maw.

Best Samira vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeSerrated Dirk

Core Samira Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeBloodthirsterImmortal Shieldbow

Optional Items

Lord Dominik's RegardsThe CollectorHubris

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 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
3
W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kog'Maw as Samira

Advice to Win Against Kog'Maw

The range on Living Artillery increases each rank.

Run away from Kog'Maw after he dies!!!!

Kog'Maw doesn't have a good escape ability, so he is especially prone to ganks.

Bio-Arcane Barrage allows Kog'Maw to kill Baron Nashor extremely early. It can be valuable to ward Nashor when Kog'Maw completes his Blade of the Ruined King.

Samira vs Kog'Maw Counter Stats

Samira Image
Win Rate
46.8 %
VS
Win Rate
53.2 %
Kog'Maw Image
10.1
< Kills >
8
7.5
< Deaths >
7.3
5.6
< Assists >
7.9
2.34
< Killing Sprees >
1.88
169
< Minions Killed >
162
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.48
19,943
< Physical Damage >
10,291
2,671
< Magic Damage >
13,526
601
< True Damage >
3,325
23,216
< Damage Dealt >
27,144
25,401
< Damage Taken >
21,284
13,353
< Gold Earned >
12,505
2
< Towers >
2.22
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
8,235
< Total Healing >
4,935
12,674
< Experience >
13,091
16
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
28
< Time Dealing CC >
285

How to Counter Kog'Maw with Samira in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some critical Samira versus Kog'Maw counter statistics that may help us understand the differences between the pair. As an example, Samira’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Samira may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Kog'Maw..

Samira often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her counter does. Typically, she receives more damage than Kog'Maw. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Samira and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Samira
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Samira
Kog'Maw

Who is Better, Samira or Kog'Maw?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Samira usually loses when taking on Kog'Maw, with a 46.8% win rate. As a result, Samira makes a poor counter to Kog'Maw.

While Samira does have a lower win rate than Kog'Maw, when facing one another, Samira also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult champ to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Samira into Kog'Maw.

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

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Samira vs Kog'Maw matchups, Kog'Maw is the better champion with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Samira is a garbage counter to Kog'Maw. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Samira against Kog'Maw.

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 Kog'Maw Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kog'Maw as Samira, we analyzed 1,456 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 Kog'Maw 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 Kog'Maw Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Samira in order to counter Kog'Maw during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Samira most often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Kog'Maw. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Samira versus Kog'Maw build include Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and Immortal Shieldbow. When Samira incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better vs Kog'Maw than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Samira had an average winrate of 46.8% when countering Kog'Maw with these items in her kit.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Kog'Maw as Samira, Samira players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Samira vs Kog'Maw clashes, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 46.8% winrate overall.

If you would like to get Samira versus Kog'Maw tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a specific player tier, please select one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the stats and guides displayed are calculated using every game finished with both champions.