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

Samira vs Lulu

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

based on 2,762 Samira vs Lulu matchups
Win Rate
50.8 %
K/D/A
2.13
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends rounds that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Lulu as Samira came out of an examination of 2762 ranked games where both champs battled each other. This particular champion matchup is somewhat rare. Samira fights Lulu in only 1.6% of her rounds.

Samira vs Lulu Matchup Summary

Samira has done a ok job of countering Lulu. Typically, she wins a acceptable 50.8% of matches the champs battle each other in. In Samira against Lulu rounds, Samira’s side is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood, implying that she probably will get first blood against Lulu.

Best Samira vs Lulu Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeSerrated Dirk

Core Samira Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterImmortal ShieldbowThe Collector

Optional Items

Guardian AngelInfinity EdgeLord Dominik's RegardsHubris

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
ResolveBone PlatingRevitalize
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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Q
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Guide to Countering Lulu as Samira

Advice to Win Against Lulu

Lulu excels when opponents heavily commit. Don't give her this chance! Use heavy harass tactics instead to force Lulu and her partner out of lane.

The shots from Lulu's faerie can be intercepted - hide behind your minions to avoid the additional Faerie attacks.

Samira vs Lulu Counter Stats

Samira Image
Win Rate
50.8 %
VS
Win Rate
49.2 %
Lulu Image
9
< Kills >
1.6
6.7
< Deaths >
5.6
5.3
< Assists >
14.9
2.04
< Killing Sprees >
0.28
171
< Minions Killed >
27
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.54
18,320
< Physical Damage >
1,059
2,421
< Magic Damage >
5,775
533
< True Damage >
525
21,274
< Damage Dealt >
7,359
22,822
< Damage Taken >
15,954
12,820
< Gold Earned >
8,293
2.19
< Towers >
2.22
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
7,348
< Total Healing >
2,048
12,098
< Experience >
10,433
17
< Vision Score >
56
8
< Wards Placed >
25
27
< Time Dealing CC >
248

How to Counter Lulu with Samira in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show several influential Samira vs. Lulu matchup stats that can help you understand the differences between the two. Samira’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Lulu’s ratio of NaN, showing that Samira may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Lulu. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Samira typically has a much larger longest kill spree than her foe does. Commonly, she receives more damage than Lulu. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Samira and Lulu

Damage Types Compared

Samira
Lulu
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Samira
Lulu

Who is Better, Samira or Lulu?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Samira usually fairs equally well when playing against Lulu, with a 50.8% win rate. Therefore, Samira makes an ok counter for Lulu.

While Samira does have a higher win rate than Lulu, when facing one another, Samira also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more difficult champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Samira into Lulu.

Furthermore, Samira also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Lulu. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter 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 Lulu matchups, Samira is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Samira is a decent counter to Lulu. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Samira against Lulu.

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 Lulu Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lulu as Samira, we analyzed 2,762 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 Lulu 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Samira in order to counter Lulu during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Samira most often accumulates much more CS relative to Lulu. Champions who typically don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Samira versus Lulu build include Bloodthirster, Immortal Shieldbow, and The Collector. When Samira used at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better countering Lulu than with many other common builds. In fact, Samira had an average winrate of 50.8% when countering Lulu with this build.

To have the best probability of crushing Lulu as Samira, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Samira vs Lulu battles, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.8% win rate overall.

If you would like to see Samira versus Lulu tips and builds for a a specific player tier, please select one from the selection menu shown above. By default, the statistics and build suggestions given are computed using every game completed with both champions.