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

Samira vs Viktor

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

based on 2,601 Samira vs Viktor matchups
Win Rate
47 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Viktor as Samira resulted from an analysis of 2601 ranked games where both champs faced each other. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Samira fights Viktor in only 1.5% of her games.

Samira vs Viktor Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Samira has done a below average job of countering Viktor. On average, she wins a lowly 47.0% of matches the champs face one another in. In Samira versus Viktor rounds, Samira’s team is 0.2% more likely to gain first blood. This indicates that she most likely will get first blood versus Viktor.

Best Samira vs Viktor 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

Lord Dominik's RegardsHubrisYoumuu's GhostbladeThe Collector

Summoner Spells

summonerboost summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Samira to level upq
>
Second ability for Samira to level upe
>
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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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Viktor as Samira

Advice to Win Against Viktor

Be careful about how close you let Viktor get to you. Viktor's control of the battlefield increases with his proximity to his opponent.

Be aware of how many augments Viktor has upgraded by looking at the color of the light on his staff (purple, yellow, blue, red).

Samira vs Viktor Counter Stats

Samira Image
Win Rate
47 %
VS
Win Rate
53 %
Viktor Image
9.2
< Kills >
6.6
7.1
< Deaths >
5.8
5.2
< Assists >
7.6
2.08
< Killing Sprees >
1.51
174
< Minions Killed >
181
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.49
18,366
< Physical Damage >
646
2,486
< Magic Damage >
25,652
546
< True Damage >
718
21,399
< Damage Dealt >
27,017
24,324
< Damage Taken >
18,449
13,047
< Gold Earned >
12,158
2.03
< Towers >
2.07
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
7,865
< Total Healing >
1,561
12,475
< Experience >
14,955
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
27
< Time Dealing CC >
273

How to Counter Viktor with Samira in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show several strategic Samira against Viktor counter statistics that may help us explain the differences between this pair of champions. As an example, Samira’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Viktor’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Samira may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Viktor..

Samira often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her counter does. On average, she takes more damage than Viktor. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Samira and Viktor

Damage Types Compared

Samira
Viktor
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Samira
Viktor

Who is Better, Samira or Viktor?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Samira usually loses when playing against Viktor, with a 47.0% win rate. As a result, Samira makes a bad counter to Viktor.

While Samira does have a lower win rate than Viktor, when they face off with one another, Samira also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less time consuming character to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Samira into Viktor.

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

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

Samira is a garbage counter to Viktor. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Samira against Viktor.

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 Viktor Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Viktor as Samira, we analyzed 2,601 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 Viktor 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 Viktor Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Samira to counter Viktor during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Samira typically accumulates a similar amount of CS as Viktor. Champs who typically don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. 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 need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Samira versus Viktor build include Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and Immortal Shieldbow. When Samira used at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better when fighting Viktor than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Samira boasted an average win rate of 47.0% battling Viktor with this counter build.

To have the best probability of beating Viktor as Samira, Samira players should equip 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 sets players used for Samira vs Viktor matchups, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Viktor as Samira are given for all ranked divisions. To scope the stats and builds to a specific rank, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.