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

Samira vs Nilah

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

based on 4,062 Samira vs Nilah matchups
Win Rate
45.4 %
K/D/A
2.01
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches every week. Within our dataset, Samira faced off against Nilah in 4062 rounds. Including so many games with Samira versus Nilah provides us a lot of confidence in our capability to provide actionable data and a pro build to defeat Nilah. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Samira encounters Nilah in only 2.3% of her games.

Samira vs Nilah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Samira has done a terrible job of countering Nilah. Typically, she wins a lowly 45.4% of the time the champs fight each other in. In Samira vs Nilah matches, Samira’s side is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that she probably will be able to get first blood against Nilah.

Best Samira vs Nilah 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 AngelLord Dominik's RegardsHubrisMortal Reminder

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal 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
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Samira vs Nilah Counter Stats

Samira Image
Win Rate
45.4 %
VS
Win Rate
54.6 %
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9.1
< Kills >
8.6
7.4
< Deaths >
6.9
5.8
< Assists >
6.7
2.07
< Killing Sprees >
1.93
167
< Minions Killed >
168
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.58
19,279
< Physical Damage >
19,543
2,614
< Magic Damage >
182
545
< True Damage >
425
22,439
< Damage Dealt >
20,151
23,180
< Damage Taken >
23,670
12,693
< Gold Earned >
12,862
2.07
< Towers >
2.75
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
7,179
< Total Healing >
8,893
12,058
< Experience >
13,039
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
25
< Time Dealing CC >
87

How to Counter Nilah with Samira in LoL

The stats shown on this page show several significant Samira versus Nilah matchup stats that may help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the pair. Samira’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nilah’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Samira may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Nilah..

Samira normally has a similar longest killing spree as her counter does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Nilah. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Samira and Nilah

Damage Types Compared

Samira
Nilah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Samira
Nilah

Who is Better, Samira or Nilah?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Samira usually loses when facing off against Nilah, with a 45.4% win rate. Thus, Samira makes a bad counter to Nilah.

While Samira does have a much lower winrate than Nilah, when they face off with one another, Samira also has a much lower difficulty level that makes her a less time consuming champ to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Samira into Nilah.

Furthermore, Samira also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nilah. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Samira vs Nilah matchups, Nilah is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Samira is a garbage counter to Nilah. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Samira against Nilah.

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 Nilah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nilah as Samira, we analyzed 4,062 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 Nilah 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Samira in order to counter Nilah during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase 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 Nilah. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. 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, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Samira versus Nilah build include Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and Immortal Shieldbow. When Samira combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better when fighting Nilah than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Samira boasted an average winrate of 45.4% when playing against Nilah with this counter build.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Nilah 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. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Samira vs Nilah face-offs, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 45.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Nilah as Samira are displayed for all ranked divisions. To scope the statistics and builds to a specific division, you may use the selection menu earlier on the page.