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

Samira vs Mordekaiser

How to Beat Mordekaiser as Samira in LoLSamira is in the s tier of champions
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Fighter

How to Beat Mordekaiser as Samira

based on 12,382 Samira vs Mordekaiser matchups
Win Rate
46.2 %
K/D/A
2.04
Pick Rate
7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of rated League matches that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Mordekaiser as Samira came out of an evaluation of 12382 ranked games where both champions fought each other. This particular champ matchup is relatively uncommon. Samira encounters Mordekaiser in only 7.0% of her matches.

Samira vs Mordekaiser Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Samira does a awful job of countering Mordekaiser. Normally, she wins a lowly 46.2% of matches the champions face off with each other in. In Samira vs Mordekaiser matches, Samira’s team is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood. This implies that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Mordekaiser.

Best Samira vs Mordekaiser Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordDoran's Blade

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkThe Collector

Core Samira Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelInfinity EdgeBloodthirster

Optional Items

Voltaic CycloswordLord Dominik's RegardsMercurial ScimitarMaw of Malmortius

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 ForceMagic Resist
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
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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 Mordekaiser as Samira

Advice to Win Against Mordekaiser

Mordekaiser builds up a powerful damage aura when fighting champions, so keep your distance.

Realm of Death will cut you off from your teammates completely. Try to save mobility spells to escape Mordekaiser once inside

Damage he deals can be converted into a large shield, and consumed for health

Samira vs Mordekaiser Counter Stats

Samira Image
Win Rate
46.2 %
VS
Win Rate
53.8 %
Mordekaiser Image
9.3
< Kills >
7.3
7.2
< Deaths >
5.8
5.4
< Assists >
5.2
2.1
< Killing Sprees >
1.64
166
< Minions Killed >
152
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.45
19,134
< Physical Damage >
2,778
2,537
< Magic Damage >
21,097
549
< True Damage >
601
22,220
< Damage Dealt >
24,477
23,716
< Damage Taken >
30,905
12,806
< Gold Earned >
11,745
1.97
< Towers >
2.1
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
7,542
< Total Healing >
9,235
12,182
< Experience >
14,876
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
26
< Time Dealing CC >
243

How to Counter Mordekaiser with Samira in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight some vital Samira against Mordekaiser counter stats that can help you distinguish the distinctions between this set of champs. As an example, Samira’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Mordekaiser’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Samira may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Mordekaiser..

Samira normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her counter does. On average, she takes less damage than Mordekaiser. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Samira and Mordekaiser

Damage Types Compared

Samira
Mordekaiser
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Samira
Mordekaiser

Who is Better, Samira or Mordekaiser?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Samira usually loses when taking on Mordekaiser, with a 46.2% win rate. As a result, Samira makes a poor counter to Mordekaiser.

While Samira does have a lower win rate than Mordekaiser, when facing one another, Samira also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Samira into Mordekaiser.

Moreover, Samira has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Mordekaiser. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Samira vs Mordekaiser matchups, Mordekaiser is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Samira is a terribly counter to Mordekaiser. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Samira against Mordekaiser.

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 Mordekaiser Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Mordekaiser as Samira, we analyzed 12,382 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 Mordekaiser 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 Mordekaiser Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Samira in order to counter Mordekaiser during both the early game 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 tips shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Samira typically picks up a similar amount of CS as Mordekaiser. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Samira versus Mordekaiser build include Guardian Angel, Infinity Edge, and Bloodthirster. When Samira incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better countering Mordekaiser than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Samira had an average win rate of 46.2% when countering Mordekaiser with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Mordekaiser as Samira, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Treasure Hunter, and Sudden Impact runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Samira vs Mordekaiser counters, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 46.2% winrate overall.

If you want to see Samira vs Mordekaiser tips and counter builds for a a specific division rank, please select one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and guides shown are computed using all games run with these champions.