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Aphelios with Samira

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How to Synergize Aphelios and Samira

based on 110 Aphelios with Samira pairs
Win Rate
40.9 %
K/D/A
1.72
Pick Rate
0.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download the stats from from millions of LoL rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Aphelios has gone into battle with Samira in 110 recent, ranked matches. By amassing so much great data from the publishers of LoL, we are completely sure that we can provide you with high-quality, insightful builds to help Aphelios synergize with Samira. It is very rare for Aphelios to play with Samira on the same side. This pairing has only happened in approx. 0.1% of games with Aphelios.

Aphelios Samira Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Aphelios does a awful job of teaming up with Samira. On average, he wins a poor 40.9% of matches the champions appear on the same team. If you want to do better as Aphelios when playing alongside Samira by learning how to better synergize your strategy with her, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Aphelios vs Samira Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordDagger

Core Aphelios Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelKraken SlayerThe Collector

Optional Items

Infinity Edge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Aphelios to level upq
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Second ability for Aphelios to level upe
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Last skill for Aphelios to max outq

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkOverhealLegend: BloodlineCut Down
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Aphelios's passive ability p
Aphelios's q ability q
Aphelios's w ability w
Aphelios's e ability e
Aphelios's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Synergizing Aphelios and Samira

Tips for Playing as Aphelios with Samira

Each of Aphelios' weapons have different strengths, so try to find the right situation for your current weapons.

Aphelios Samira Synergy Stats

Aphelios Image
Win Rate
40.9 %
VS
Win Rate
59.1 %
Samira Image
6.1
< Kills >
6.7
6.5
< Deaths >
6.4
5.1
< Assists >
6
1.28
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
167
< Minions Killed >
176
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.5
19,310
< Physical Damage >
20,370
1,245
< Magic Damage >
1,360
454
< True Damage >
461
21,009
< Damage Dealt >
22,192
19,102
< Damage Taken >
19,033
11,526
< Gold Earned >
11,936
2.12
< Towers >
2.38
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
4,959
< Total Healing >
5,318
13,013
< Experience >
12,595
15
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
139
< Time Dealing CC >
138

How to Play with Samira as Aphelios in LoL

The Aphelios Samira synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Samira, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Aphelios sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Samira. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Samira helps Aphelios perform poorer in competitive LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Aphelios tries to synergize with Samira, he gets a barely noticable drop in his complete damage dealt. This may demonstrate that Samira does not help protection for him to deal more damage or that her allyship also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Aphelios is played alongside Samira on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Samira.

Moreover, when Aphelios plays with Samira on the same team, he on average takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt more damage may indicate that Samira does a poor job of covering Aphelios during team fights.

Synergies between Aphelios and Samira

Damage Types Compared

Aphelios
Samira
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Aphelios
Samira

Is Aphelios better when played alongside Samira?

There is no universally accepted best ally for Aphelios that will no matter what be his ideal ally. Yet, overall, Samira is a very bad companion for Aphelios. By playing on the same team as Aphelios, she drops their win rate by -7.7% to 40.9%. This proves that there is a terrible synergy between Aphelios and Samira that results in them performing worse together than without each other.

Samira has a much lower diffuclty than Aphelios. That means you don't need to be cautious when finding Samira allies to play with, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

Working together, you should witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal physical damage. Together, these champs can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

In contrast, by grouping Aphelios and Samira together, you probably will not be granting your other teammates much AP. Plan to bring other champions on your team that nullifies this gap in their kit.

Regardless of your Samira ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Aphelios Players

How We Calculated Our Aphelios Samira Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Aphelios and Samira, we analyzed 110 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Aphelios with Samira comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To truly master Aphelios to work well with Samira during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should continue reading to learn additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The best finished items to have in your Aphelios and Samira synergy build consist of Guardian Angel, Kraken Slayer, and The Collector. When Aphelios used at least these three items in his build, he did much better when paired up with Samira than with most other common item sets. In fact, Aphelios had an average win rate of 40.9% when playing alongside Samira with this build.

To have the highest probability of beating your oponents, Aphelios players should equip the Fleet Footwork, Overheal, Legend: Bloodline, Cut Down, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for this team composition, this composite of runes resulted in the top win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 40.9% win rate overall.

If you would like to get Aphelios and Samira synergy tips and builds for a a particular division, please choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions shown are computed using all matches finished with these champs.