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

Samira vs Swain

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

based on 6,777 Samira vs Swain matchups
Win Rate
46.9 %
K/D/A
2.05
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL games that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Swain as Samira resulted from an evaluation of 6777 ranked games where both champions opposed each other. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Samira has to counter Swain in only 3.8% of her matches.

Samira vs Swain Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Samira does a terrible job of beating Swain. Normally, she wins a lowly 46.9% of matches the champs oppose one another in. In Samira against Swain rounds, Samira’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood, indicating that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Swain.

Best Samira vs Swain Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloak of AgilityPickaxe

Core Samira Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelInfinity EdgeBloodthirster

Optional Items

Maw of MalmortiusVoltaic CycloswordLord Dominik's RegardsImmortal Shieldbow

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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Q
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Guide to Countering Swain as Samira

Advice to Win Against Swain

Buying an item with Grievous Wounds will make Swain much easier to kill during his Demonic Ascension.

Swain's passive is very potent if you are immobilized. Make sure to be extra careful around enemies who have immobilizing effects.

High mobility counters all of Swain's basic abilities: Death's Hand does more damage the closer he is, Vision of Empire has a very long delay and Nevermove must start returning back to him to be dangerous.

Samira vs Swain Counter Stats

Samira Image
Win Rate
46.9 %
VS
Win Rate
53.1 %
Swain Image
9.8
< Kills >
5.7
7.5
< Deaths >
6.5
5.6
< Assists >
11.3
2.23
< Killing Sprees >
1.28
164
< Minions Killed >
97
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.45
21,212
< Physical Damage >
1,453
2,781
< Magic Damage >
20,711
612
< True Damage >
888
24,606
< Damage Dealt >
23,052
24,685
< Damage Taken >
30,621
12,936
< Gold Earned >
10,414
1.97
< Towers >
1.93
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
7,955
< Total Healing >
9,530
12,210
< Experience >
12,221
16
< Vision Score >
32
8
< Wards Placed >
14
26
< Time Dealing CC >
355

How to Counter Swain with Samira in LoL

The stats shown here show some vital Samira vs. Swain matchup statistics that can help us appreciate the differences between these two champions. Samira’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Swain’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Samira may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Swain. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Samira typically has a much larger longest kill spree than her foe does. Typically, she takes less damage than Swain. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Samira and Swain

Damage Types Compared

Samira
Swain
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Samira
Swain

Who is Better, Samira or Swain?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Samira usually loses when facing off against Swain, with a 46.9% win rate. Thus, Samira makes a bad counter to Swain.

While Samira does have a lower win rate compared to Swain, when facing one another, Samira also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less challenging champ to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Samira into Swain.

Furthermore, Samira has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Swain. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Samira vs Swain matchups, Swain is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Samira is a terribly counter for Swain. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Samira against Swain.

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 Swain Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Swain as Samira, we analyzed 6,777 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 Swain 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 truly master Samira in order to counter Swain during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Samira on average accumulates more CS relative to Swain. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Samira versus Swain build include Guardian Angel, Infinity Edge, and Bloodthirster. When Samira used at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better countering Swain than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Samira boasted an average winrate of 46.9% battling Swain with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Swain as Samira, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Samira vs Swain fights, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 46.9% win rate overall.

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