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How to Synergize Samira and Illaoi

based on 3,228 Samira with Illaoi pairs
Win Rate
47.1 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull the stats from from millions of League rounds straight from Riot Games each week. Samira has been on the same team as Illaoi in 3228 recently played, competitive matches. By pooling so much great data from the hosts of LoL, we feel confident that we can provide you with high quality, accurate builds to help Samira play with Illaoi. It is relatively rare for Samira to play alongside Illaoi on the same side. This pairing has only taken place in approximately 1.8% of matches with Samira.

Samira Illaoi Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Samira has done a dismal job of playing alongside Illaoi. On average, she wins a dismal 47.1% of games the champions try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to maximize your potential as Samira when playing with Illaoi by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with her, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Samira vs Illaoi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsPickaxe

Core Samira Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsBloodthirsterImmortal Shieldbow

Optional Items

Guardian AngelInfinity EdgeHubrisYoumuu's Ghostblade

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal 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
ResolveBone PlatingRevitalize
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
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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 Synergizing Samira and Illaoi

Advice to Understand How Illaoi Will Play

Vessel

Tentacles are an immense source of power. Don't fight without them.

Spirits inherit their target's current health. If making a

is your goal, try whittling your opponent's health down a bit first to make killing the spirit easier.

Leap of Faith is best used to follow-up a strong engage or when being engaged upon. Be careful about being the first one into a fight.

Samira Illaoi Synergy Stats

Samira Image
Win Rate
47.1 %
VS
Win Rate
52.9 %
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9
< Kills >
9.4
7.1
< Deaths >
7.1
5.2
< Assists >
5.4
2.05
< Killing Sprees >
2.13
165
< Minions Killed >
169
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.44
18,388
< Physical Damage >
19,006
2,519
< Magic Damage >
2,538
580
< True Damage >
578
21,488
< Damage Dealt >
22,124
23,966
< Damage Taken >
23,923
12,753
< Gold Earned >
12,946
2.04
< Towers >
2.08
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
7,641
< Total Healing >
7,672
12,164
< Experience >
12,312
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
27
< Time Dealing CC >
27

How to Play with Illaoi as Samira in LoL

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

Overall, Samira sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Illaoi. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Illaoi helps Samira perform not as well in ranked League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Samira is paired with Illaoi, she sees a barely noticable drop in her complete damage dealt. This change could signal that Illaoi doesn't help protection for her to dish out more damage or that her support also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Samira is played alongside Illaoi on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Illaoi.

Additionally, when Samira plays with Illaoi on the same team, she on average takes a little more damage than when she fights alone. Taking more damage could indicate that Illaoi does a poor job of protecting Samira in team fights.

Synergies between Samira and Illaoi

Damage Types Compared

Samira
Illaoi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Samira
Illaoi

Is Samira better when played alongside Illaoi?

There is no ideal champion pairing for Samira that will 100% of the time be her top ally. However, Illaoi is a below average companion for Samira. By playing on the same team as Samira, she drops their win rate by -1.6% to 47.1%. This demonstrates that there is a harmful bond between Samira and Illaoi that allows them to perform not as well together than alone.

Illaoi has a lower difficulty than Samira. That means Samira players don't need to be careful when arranging Illaoi teammates to fight alongside, as they will need a lower level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Playing on the same side, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to dish out massive AD. Combined, these champs can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Conversely, by grouping Samira and Illaoi together, you will not be providing your other teammates much utility. We recommend you include other champions on your team that neutralizes this gap in their abilities.

Regardless of your Illaoi ally's ability, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Samira Players

How We Calculated Our Samira Illaoi Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Samira and Illaoi, we analyzed 3,228 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 Samira with Illaoi 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Samira in order to work well with Illaoi during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should continue reading to pick up some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The most important items to have in your Samira and Illaoi synergy build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Bloodthirster, and Immortal Shieldbow. When Samira bought at least these three finished items in her build, she did much better as an ally of Illaoi than with many other common builds. In fact, Samira had an average winrate of 47.1% when playing alongside Illaoi with this build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing your oponents, Samira players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Samira and Illaoi pairings, this sequence of runes resulted in the top win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to pair Illaoi with Samira are given for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct rank, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.