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

Samira vs Lee Sin

How to Beat Lee Sin as Samira in LoLSamira is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Lee Sin as Samira

based on 5,105 Samira vs Lee Sin matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
2.13
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League matches every week. In our dataset, Samira faced Lee Sin 5105 times. Having so many matchups for Samira versus Lee Sin provides us faith in our capability to produce enlightening data and a pro build to counter Lee Sin. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Samira has to counter Lee Sin in only 2.9% of her rounds.

Samira vs Lee Sin Matchup Summary

Samira has done a decent job of beating Lee Sin. Normally, she wins a acceptable 51.0% of the time the champs clash against each other in. In Samira vs Lee Sin games, Samira’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that she probably will get first blood versus Lee Sin.

Best Samira vs Lee Sin Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsPickaxe

Core Samira Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeBloodthirsterImmortal Shieldbow

Optional Items

Guardian AngelVoltaic CycloswordLord Dominik's RegardsOpportunity

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
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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R
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Guide to Countering Lee Sin as Samira

Advice to Win Against Lee Sin

Lee Sin relies heavily on following up with his abilities. Use disables to prevent him from chaining together his abilities and attacks.

Stay spread out to minimize the impact of Lee Sin's ultimate, Dragon's Rage.

Lee Sin has powerful tools to combat physical damage in Iron Will and Cripple but he is still vulnerable to magic damage.

Samira vs Lee Sin Counter Stats

Samira Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Lee Sin Image
9.3
< Kills >
7
6.9
< Deaths >
6.1
5.4
< Assists >
8.7
2.11
< Killing Sprees >
1.63
169
< Minions Killed >
33
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
1.42
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.42
19,041
< Physical Damage >
13,251
2,503
< Magic Damage >
2,840
582
< True Damage >
987
22,128
< Damage Dealt >
17,079
23,343
< Damage Taken >
34,555
12,847
< Gold Earned >
11,528
2.11
< Towers >
1.41
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
7,468
< Total Healing >
16,402
12,077
< Experience >
12,851
17
< Vision Score >
24
8
< Wards Placed >
11
28
< Time Dealing CC >
430

How to Counter Lee Sin with Samira in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize several critical Samira versus Lee Sin matchup stats that may help us realize the differences between the pair. For instance, Samira’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Lee Sin’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Samira may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Lee Sin..

Samira usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her opponent does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Lee Sin. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Samira and Lee Sin

Damage Types Compared

Samira
Lee Sin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Samira
Lee Sin

Who is Better, Samira or Lee Sin?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Samira usually wins when playing against Lee Sin, with a 51.0% win rate. Therefore, Samira makes a good counter to Lee Sin.

While Samira does have a higher win rate than Lee Sin, when facing one another, Samira also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Samira into Lee Sin.

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

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Samira vs Lee Sin 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 Lee Sin. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Samira against Lee Sin.

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 Lee Sin Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lee Sin as Samira, we analyzed 5,105 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 Lee Sin 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Samira in order to counter Lee Sin during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Samira often picks up much more CS relative to Lee Sin. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to use in your Samira versus Lee Sin build include Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and Immortal Shieldbow. When Samira combined at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better against Lee Sin than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Samira had an average winrate of 51.0% when playing against Lee Sin with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Lee Sin as Samira, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Samira vs Lee Sin clashes, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.0% winrate overall.

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