In this Samira guide, we will provide you with the information to take advantage of Samira’s strengths and thrive on the field. Are you ready to take on this flashy daredevil?
Released just a few months ago, this desert rose has been peaking many League fans’ interest. Flaunting black-powder pistols and a special blade, Samira can offer a whole new bottom lane presence and unlimited outplay potential.
League of Legends Samira Guide – Runes & Summoner Spells
Conqueror will provide Samira with the necessary stats like, Life Steal and AD, in addition to her abilities lending Conqueror stacks. This rune synergizes with Samira and her abilities well. Presence of Mind will help with mana restoring, Legend: Bloodline with her Life Steal, and Last Stand in surviving hard fights- which you will see Samira in a lot of times.
Coup de Grace can also be an alternative to Last Stand, as it secures those bloodthirsty kills. In her secondary, Taste of Blood and Ravenous Hunter will further support the mentioned necessary stats and provide her with extra healing and sustain in fights.
As a Marksman, Flash and Heal will be your typical Summoner Spell picks. Flash will be useful for initiating or disengaging fights. Heal will provide needed healing on command.
Swapping Heal for Exhaust is a good second option. It gives Samira higher kill pressure and supports early game all-in opportunities or 1v1s.
League of Legends Samira Guide – Build & Skill Order
Doran’s Blade is a common starting item for most ADC’s and Samira does not stray away from that. Taking on a more defensive stance, Samira can pick up Doran’s Shield instead for heavy-poking lanes and focus on farming to scale and regain control of the lane. Samira may rely heavily on early leads so be cautious but do not loose your fire! She is a daredevil after all.
Boots will depend on your in-game situation. Berserker’s Greaves for attack speed and damage, Mercury’s Treads for magic damage-heavy enemies, Boots of Swiftness against slows and immobility.
Samira carries massive outplay potential especially with Immortal Shieldbow built, giving her Life Steal to spiral and use Inferno Trigger (R) to eliminate enemies one after the other. Bloodthirster will give Samira the most healing. With Flair (Q) and Inferno Trigger (R) applying 100% Life Steal, Bloodthirster will make Samira an unkillable assassin. Infinity Edge rounds out Samira well with its crit and attack damage.
- Black Cleaver gives both offensive and defensive support for Samira. Especially in a team comp with most or all AD champions, the item will be applied to everyone when Inferno Trigger (R) is used.
- When Samira is starting to become a big target for the enemy team, Guardian Angel might be a good item to have.
- Mercurial Scimitar is another Life Steal item which provides an active to remove crowd control and gives 50% speed for a second.
 Flair (Q) | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||||
 Blade Whirl (W) | 3 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | |||||||||||||
 Wild Rush (E) | 2 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | |||||||||||||
 Inferno Trigger (R) | 6 | 11 | 16 |
Starting with Flair (Q) gives Samira her main poking/damage ability and is very useful in early all-in levels. Wild Rush (E) is a more popular opinion for maxing second as it does magic damage and gives as a 3-second attack speed bonus. Check if Blade Whirl (W) can offer more to your situation, otherwise maxing Wild Rush (E) second would be a standard.
Early Game
Samira will likely be out-ranged by her opponents but if built with enough mobility and speed, you might just be able to sneak some pokes using your auto-attack or Q on the enemy. An early lead can be vital for Samira so determine if an all-in will be worth it. Don’t forget E does reset on a kill. Once you get your ultimate, a simple combo to try out is Auto > Q > W > E > Q > W then Inferno Trigger to finish off.
Mid-Late Game
In teamfights, you’ll find Samira going in and out of the fights to see what works best for her. As Samira, you will want to keep an eye on your own style rating for when the ultimate is available as well as the CC cooldowns of the enemy team. The perfect moment to use your ultimate is when the enemy can’t cancel you. So stay out of their range, while you reset to do it all over again. Samira can roam especially in late game, but do capitalize the amount of damage and havoc you can harness when with your team or support.
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Conclusion
Samira adds a different style to the usual ADC gameplay with more style and mid-assassin-like movement. We are looking forward to what combos professionals and Samira mains will discover during the off season and fans can expect Samira to be quite a popular pick. This flashy champion will be making waves in the rift, for sure.
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