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How to Synergize Samira with Kai'Sa on the Same TeamSamira is in the a tier of champions

Samira with Kai'Sa

How to Win With Samira and Kai'Sa Paired TogetherSamira is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Samira and Kai'Sa

based on 609 Samira with Kai'Sa pairs
Win Rate
41.7 %
K/D/A
1.85
Pick Rate
0.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull the stats from from millions of League matches directly from Riot Games each week. Samira has fought alongside Kai'Sa in 609 recently played, competitive games. By accumulating so much complete data from the publishers of LoL, we are confident that we can present to you high quality, accurate builds to help Samira play with Kai'Sa. It is very rare for Samira to play alongside Kai'Sa as teammates. This has only happened in approx. 0.3% of rounds with Samira.

Samira Kai'Sa Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Samira has done a pathetic job of fighting on the same side as Kai'Sa. On average, she wins a poor 41.7% of matches the champions try and work together in. If you want to win more matches as Samira when fighting on the same team as Kai'Sa by learning how to better synergize your play style with her, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Samira vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSerrated Dirk

Core Samira Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeBloodthirsterThe Collector

Optional Items

Immortal ShieldbowLord Dominik's Regards

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
>
Last skill for Samira to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: BloodlineLast Stand
DominationTaste of BloodTreasure 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
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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 Synergizing Samira and Kai'Sa

Advice to Understand How Kai'Sa Will Play

Make sure to buy items that will evolve at least 1 or 2 of your spells.

Work with your teammates to set up your Ultimate and optimize damage with your passive.

Try to catch enemy carries alone to burst them with Icathian Rain.

Samira Kai'Sa Synergy Stats

Samira Image
Win Rate
41.7 %
VS
Win Rate
58.3 %
Kai'Sa Image
8.5
< Kills >
9.4
7.3
< Deaths >
7.1
5
< Assists >
5.4
1.94
< Killing Sprees >
2.13
165
< Minions Killed >
169
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.44
17,934
< Physical Damage >
19,006
2,486
< Magic Damage >
2,538
563
< True Damage >
578
20,983
< Damage Dealt >
22,124
23,824
< Damage Taken >
23,923
12,397
< Gold Earned >
12,946
1.88
< Towers >
2.08
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
7,125
< Total Healing >
7,672
12,292
< Experience >
12,312
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
26
< Time Dealing CC >
27

How to Play with Kai'Sa as Samira in LoL

The Samira Kai'Sa synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kai'Sa, 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 very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Kai'Sa. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Kai'Sa helps Samira perform poorer in ranked League matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Samira is paired with Kai'Sa, she gets a barely noticable drop in her full damage dealt. This difference may signal that Kai'Sa doesn't help protection for her to deal more damage or that her support also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Samira is played with Kai'Sa on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays without Kai'Sa. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Kai'Sa.

Moreover, when Samira plays with Kai'Sa on the same side, she often receives a little less damage than when she fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may indicate that Kai'Sa does a decent job of covering Samira during teamfights.

Synergies between Samira and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Samira
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Samira
Kai'Sa

Is Samira better when played alongside Kai'Sa?

There is no ideal ally for Samira that will no matter what be her best ally. However, overall, Kai'Sa is a terrible companion for Samira. By being on the same team as Samira, she decreases their win rate by -7.0% to 41.7%. This shows that there is a terrible strategic relationship between Samira and Kai'Sa that results in them performing not as well together than alone.

Kai'Sa has a lower difficulty than Samira. That means you don't need to be cautious when enlisting Kai'Sa allies to play with, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to fight well with you.

Playing on the same side, you should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to destroy wih physical damage. Combined, these two should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

In contrast, by grouping Samira and Kai'Sa together, you probably will not be granting your side a great deal of utility. Plan to include other champs on your team that neutralizes this disparity in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of your Kai'Sa ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Samira Players

How We Calculated Our Samira Kai'Sa Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Samira and Kai'Sa, we analyzed 609 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 Kai'Sa 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 Samira to pair well with Kai'Sa during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should keep reading to master some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The most important finished items to build first in your Samira and Kai'Sa synergy build consist of Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and The Collector. When Samira combined at least these three finished items in her build, she did much better when paired up with Kai'Sa than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Samira boasted an average win rate of 41.7% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Kai'Sa with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against your oponents, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for this team composition, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 41.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to synergize Kai'Sa with Samira are presented for every ranked division. If you want to filter the stats and builds to a distinct skill level, you may use the selection menu above.