Tier list / ADC / Samira

Samira matchups

Tier 4#28 ADC1Full build
You playSamira

Tier 450.1% win · #28 adc

Samira favoured52.9%Samira wins 52.9% of games into Kai'Sa, well above the 50.1% Samira wins overall.
AgainstKai'Sa

Tier 149.0% win · #3 adc

52.9%48.8%

5,208 gamesSample A 53.9%Sample B 54.6%Sample C 52.8%Gold at 15 +423Full matchup pageSample A, Sample B, Sample C · Emerald+ · 6 Nov

Overall win rate by rank, not this matchup:Samira: Gold 50.1% · Plat 49.4% · Emerald 50.6% · Diamond 49.5%Kai'Sa: Gold 49.5% · Plat 49.8% · Emerald 49.6% · Diamond 48.7%

Lane plan

Be careful to not on take Kai’sa’s Icathian Rain (Q)’s full damage by yourself, and try to avoid her Void Seeker (W) as well! All of Kai’sa’s attacks can be blocked with Blade Whirl [W]!

Lane tip from this patch's games, play aggressive
  • The Collector

    You complete The Collector at ~10 min; Kai'Sa completes Kraken Slayer at ~11 min. You spike together.

  • Level 3: Kai'Sa's Void Seeker (W) is 20s, your Blade Whirl (W) is 30s, so Kai'Sa is back first. Level 6: Kai'Sa's ultimate 130s, yours 5s.

  • Barrier

    Kai'Sa takes Flash + Barrier in 69.0% of games. You take Flash + Barrier (75.3%).

Build into Kai'Sa

Sample B · Emerald+ · 2,103 games · 6 Nov

Items

Most built at each step, in buy order; small icons are the other picks

  1. Start0:00

    Doran's BladeHealth Potion

    Doran's Blade + Health Potion

    94.2% of games · 54.0% win
    • Doran's BowHealth PotionHealth Potion60.0%

  2. First back

    Long SwordSerrated DirkPickaxe

    Long Sword, Serrated Dirk, Pickaxe

    Bought in most games

  3. 1st item10 min

    The Collector

    The Collector

    90.4% of games · 54.5% win
    • Hubris52.2%

  4. 2nd item18 min

    Infinity Edge

    Infinity Edge

    76.5% of games · 56.4% win
    • The Collector55.9%
    • Immortal Shieldbow54.1%

  5. 3rd item23 min

    Lord Dominik's Regards

    Lord Dominik's Regards

    40.6% of games · 62.0% win
    • Immortal Shieldbow57.5%
    • Infinity Edge57.3%

  6. Boots13 min

    Gluttonous Greaves

    Gluttonous Greaves

    38.8% of games · 57.4% win
    • Plated Steelcaps57.5%
    • Mercury's Treads52.9%

  7. Late27–30 min

    Immortal ShieldbowLord Dominik's RegardsBloodthirster

    Immortal Shieldbow, Lord Dominik's Regards or Bloodthirster

    One of them, for what you're facing

Runes

Most played page, 2,086 games

PrecisionPrecision

  1. ConquerorConquerorpicked in 99.2%
  2. TriumphTriumphpicked in 97.9%
  3. Legend: BloodlineLegend: Bloodlinepicked in 97.5%
  4. Last StandLast Standpicked in 87.8%

DominationDomination

  1. Treasure HunterTreasure Hunterpicked in 70.3%
  2. Taste of BloodTaste of Bloodpicked in 54.5%

Shards

Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth ScalingAttack Speed · Adaptive Force · Health Scaling

KeystoneWin rate

Skill order

Most played order, 868 games
Q14579
W31415
E28101213
R611

Max

  1. QEW97.7% pick · 1,978 games55.3%

Kai'Sa: Q start, max QEW10,802 games

Summoner spells

FlashBarrierFlash + Barrier75.3% pick

FlashBarrierKai'Sa: Flash + Barrier, 69.0%77,518 games

Play against Kai'Sa

Cooldowns at levels 1, 3, 6 and 11 on each side's most played skill order, before ability haste

Kai'Sa's abilities

Your opponent · uses mana
  1. P Second SkinPassive
  2. Q Icathian Rain10 / 9 / 8 / 7 / 6s cooldown · 55 mana · 600 range10s10s8s6s
  3. W Void Seeker20 / 18.5 / 17 / 15.5 / 14s cooldown · 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 mana · 3000 range—20s20s20s
  4. E Supercharge16 / 14.5 / 13 / 11.5 / 10s cooldown · 30 mana—16s16s13s
  5. R Killer Instinct130 / 100 / 70s cooldown · 100 mana · 2000 / 2500 / 3000 range——130s130s

Void Seeker (W) is the long one early: 20s at level 3, so trade once it's down. — means not learned yet at that level.

Samira's abilities

You · uses mana
  1. P Daredevil ImpulsePassive
  2. Q Flair6 / 5 / 4 / 3 / 2s cooldown · 30 mana · 950 range6s6s4s2s
  3. W Blade Whirl30 / 28 / 26 / 24 / 22s cooldown · 60 mana · 325 range—30s30s30s
  4. E Wild Rush20 / 18 / 16 / 14 / 12s cooldown · 40 mana · 600 range—20s20s16s
  5. R Inferno Trigger5s cooldown · No cost · 600 range——5s5s

Blade Whirl (W) is the long one early: 30s at level 3, so trade once it's down. — means not learned yet at that level.

All 23 adc matchups

Samira's win rate into each one · green beats Samira's average, rose falls short
42.0%44.0%46.0%48.0%50.0%52.0%54.0%56.0%58.0%

Numbers from Sample A (collected 6 Nov), Sample B (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov) and Sample C (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov), ranked Solo/Duo, patch 16.22. Combined win rates weight each sample by its games. Next Queue doesn't collect these games itself.