Champion Guide

Samira Guide

By LoLSuggest

ADC

Samira isn't a normal ADC but a bruiser–assassin hybrid — she builds no attack speed, has to get into melee range and relies on burst rather than sustained DPS. Survive an early lane where most ADCs outpush you, then wait for openings and reset through fights like a Katarina.

Recommended Setup

Our recommended Samira build

Our recommended runes, summoner spells and items. Compare build win rates on the stats page.

Items

Starting Items

Core Items

Situational Items

The standard page is Conqueror with Triumph, Legend: Bloodline and Last Stand, plus Cash Back and Biscuit Delivery. Flash goes with Exhaust, Cleanse, Barrier, Heal or Ignite depending on the matchup. Start Doran's Blade and buy Serrated Dirk, Pickaxe or Vampiric Scepter on your first back. The standard build is The Collector, Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards, Immortal Shieldbow, Plated Steelcaps and Bloodthirster. Defensive and situational options include Guardian Angel, Death's Dance, Maw of Malmortius, Mercurial Scimitar, Serpent's Fang and Mortal Reminder; Gluttonous Greaves or Boots of Swiftness are alternative boots.

Runes

Primary Tree

Secondary Tree

Summoner Spells

Strengths

Huge burst and resets with Wild Rush on takedowns and Inferno Trigger.
Loves small skirmishes in the river or jungle where she can chain resets.
Blade Whirl destroys incoming projectiles.

Weaknesses

Gets out-pushed early by almost every ADC and must avoid early poke.
Very support-reliant; she has to wait for her support to make the play.
Champions that stop dashes or cancel her ultimate — Alistar, Poppy, Braum, Taliyah — are tough.

Laning Phase

Don't walk up and get harassed early. In most lanes your win condition is hitting level 2–3 without being poked down, then killing your lane opponent with your support's engage. Farm with Flair from range, and take every early skirmish in the river or jungle, where Samira can get multiple resets.

Mid & Late Game

In teamfights play slow: watch enemy cooldowns and follow up on your team's crowd control, since basic attacks on immobilized enemies trigger your passive's knock-up. Avoid front-to-back fights — look for access to squishy backliners you can delete with Inferno Trigger. You're not the engager; keep poking with Flair to maintain Style stacks so you're ready when the opening comes.

Key Tips

Main combo to S rank: auto, E–Q, auto, W, auto.
Fast combo: auto, W, E–Q during the whirl, then auto.
Casting Flair during Wild Rush leaves explosives along your path.
Inferno Trigger is interrupted by crowd control, so wait until key CC is used.

Matchups

Matchups and synergies

Our picks for difficult opponents, favorable lanes and strong allies. Compare matchup win rates on the stats page.