Marksman

Samira

The Desert Rose

Samira stares death in the eye with unyielding confidence, seeking thrill wherever she goes. After her Shuriman home was destroyed as a child, Samira found her true calling in Noxus, where she built a reputation as a stylish daredevil taking on dangerous missions of the highest caliber.Read the full story on Riot's Universe site

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P
Daredevil Impulse
Q
Flair
W
Blade Whirl
E
Wild Rush
R
Inferno Trigger

Samira

Overview

On patch 16.21, Samira is rated B tier in the bot lane, winning 49.7% of 8,326 ranked games with a 8.6% pick rate. The most successful build this patch runs Conqueror with Flash and Barrier and builds The Collector, Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards, and Boots.

Samira struggles most against Viktor (30.8%), Veigar (37.7%), and Ziggs (39.7%) and does best against Malzahar (65.5%), Ezreal (55.5%), and Yunara (54.9%).

Ranked solo/duo · patch 16.21 · 8,326 games · updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we calculate

49.7%

Win rate

8.6%

Pick rate

8.3K

Games

16.21

Patch

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Matchups

All Samira matchups

Strong against

Malzahar65.5%29
Ezreal55.5%440
Yunara54.9%224
Kog'Maw54.7%86
Vayne54.3%232

Weak against

Viktor30.8%39
Veigar37.7%77
Ziggs39.7%63
Swain41.4%29
Mel41.9%43

Abilities

P
Daredevil Impulse
Samira builds a combo by hitting attacks or abilities unique from the previous hit. Samira's attacks in melee range deal additional magic damage. Samira's attacks against enemies affected by Immobilizing effects will dash her to her attack range. If the enemy is Knocked Up, she also keeps them Knocked Up briefly.
Q
Flair
Samira fires a shot or swings her sword, dealing damage. If cast during Wild Rush, strike all enemies in her path upon completion.
Cooldown: 6/5/4/3/2Cost: 30Range: 950
W
Blade Whirl
Samira slashes around her, damaging enemies and destroying enemy missiles.
Cooldown: 30/28/26/24/22Cost: 60Range: 325
E
Wild Rush
Samira dashes through an enemy (including structures), slashing enemies she passes through and gaining Attack Speed. Killing an enemy champion refreshes this ability's cooldown.
Cooldown: 20/18/16/14/12Cost: 40Range: 600
R
Inferno Trigger
Samira unleashes a torrent of shots from her weapons, wildly shooting all enemies surrounding her.
Cooldown: 5Cost: 0Range: 600