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

Samira vs Nami

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

based on 4,820 Samira vs Nami matchups
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
2.12
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League of Legends matches every week. In our data, Samira faced off against Nami in 4820 games. Using so many matchups for Samira versus Nami provides us confidence in our capacity to prepare actionable statistics and a recommended build to destroy Nami. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Samira is forced to battle against Nami in only 2.7% of her rounds.

Samira vs Nami Matchup Summary

Samira does a average job of beating Nami. On average, she wins a acceptable 50.5% of games the champs oppose one another in. In Samira versus Nami rounds, Samira’s side is 0.0% more probable to get first blood. This indicates that she most likely will get first blood versus Nami.

Best Samira vs Nami 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

Guardian AngelOpportunityLord 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
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure 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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Guide to Countering Nami as Samira

Advice to Win Against Nami

Aqua Prison is a very powerful ability with a long cooldown, take advantage of the situation if Nami misses this ability.

Tidal Wave has a very long range but travels slowly, be aware of when it is coming your way as you can move out of its path.

Try to avoid fighting an opponent affected by Tidecaller's Blessing, it lasts a short duration so waiting it out can help you greatly.

Samira vs Nami Counter Stats

Samira Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
Nami Image
9.1
< Kills >
1.8
6.7
< Deaths >
5.7
5.1
< Assists >
15.5
2.05
< Killing Sprees >
0.32
171
< Minions Killed >
22
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.55
18,604
< Physical Damage >
873
2,473
< Magic Damage >
8,159
544
< True Damage >
547
21,623
< Damage Dealt >
9,580
22,991
< Damage Taken >
15,623
12,862
< Gold Earned >
8,333
2.18
< Towers >
2.26
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
7,408
< Total Healing >
9,146
12,130
< Experience >
10,417
17
< Vision Score >
56
8
< Wards Placed >
24
28
< Time Dealing CC >
185

How to Counter Nami with Samira in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize some vital Samira against Nami counter stats that can help you interpret the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Samira’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nami’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Samira may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Nami. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Samira typically has a much larger longest kill spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Nami. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Samira and Nami

Damage Types Compared

Samira
Nami
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Samira
Nami

Who is Better, Samira or Nami?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Samira usually fairs equally well when facing off against Nami, with a 50.5% win rate. Therefore, Samira makes an ok counter for Nami.

While Samira does have a higher winrate than Nami, when on opposite teams, Samira also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Samira into Nami.

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

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Samira vs Nami matchups, Samira is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Samira is a decent counter to Nami. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Samira against Nami.

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 Nami Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nami as Samira, we analyzed 4,820 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 Nami 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 Nami Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Samira in order to counter Nami during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Samira on average accumulates much more CS compared to Nami. Champs who typically don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to have in your Samira versus Nami build include Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and Immortal Shieldbow. When Samira incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed much better versus Nami than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Samira had an average winrate of 50.5% when playing against Nami with this build.

To have the highest probability of crushing Nami as Samira, Samira players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Samira vs Nami battles, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.5% winrate overall.

If you need to see Samira vs Nami tips and counter builds for a a distinct rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and strategies shown are computed using every match finished with both champions.