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How to Win Soraka vs Samira Counter MatchupSoraka is in the a tier of champions

Soraka vs Samira

How to Beat Samira as Soraka in LoLSoraka is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Samira as Soraka

based on 4,234 Soraka vs Samira matchups
Win Rate
51.7 %
K/D/A
2.88
Pick Rate
4.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League games every week. In our dataset, Soraka faced off against Samira 4234 times. Using so many games with Soraka vs Samira gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to prepare useful statistics and a recommended build to smash your foe. This particular champ pairing is somewhat uncommon. Soraka fights Samira in only 4.8% of her games.

Soraka vs Samira Matchup Summary

Soraka has done a decent job of beating Samira. Typically, she wins a acceptable 51.7% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Soraka vs Samira rounds, Soraka’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, indicating that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Samira.

Best Soraka vs Samira Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Soraka Items

~22 Mins
RedemptionDream MakerDawncore

Optional Items

Ardent CenserSolstice SleighMoonstone RenewerStaff of Flowing Water

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Soraka to level upw
>
Second ability for Soraka to level upq
>
Last skill for Soraka to max oute

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
ResolveBone PlatingRevitalize
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Soraka's passive ability p
Soraka's q ability q
Soraka's w ability w
Soraka's e ability e
Soraka's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
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W
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Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Samira as Soraka

Tips for Playing as Soraka against Samira

Equinox can be used as a powerful zoning tool to keep enemies at bay.

You can use Wish on your allies from across the map to save them from otherwise fatal events.

Soraka is a powerful ally in battle, using her strong healing to keep the party moving forward.

Soraka vs Samira Counter Stats

Soraka Image
Win Rate
51.7 %
VS
Win Rate
48.3 %
Samira Image
1
< Kills >
8.7
5.6
< Deaths >
6.5
15.1
< Assists >
5
0.12
< Killing Sprees >
1.98
25
< Minions Killed >
168
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.44
663
< Physical Damage >
19,345
5,070
< Magic Damage >
2,491
380
< True Damage >
557
6,115
< Damage Dealt >
22,394
15,509
< Damage Taken >
22,692
7,965
< Gold Earned >
12,590
2.22
< Towers >
2.12
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
21,976
< Total Healing >
7,394
10,244
< Experience >
11,933
52
< Vision Score >
16
23
< Wards Placed >
8
205
< Time Dealing CC >
27

How to Counter Samira with Soraka in LoL

The stats provided here clarify some influential Soraka vs. Samira counter statistics that can help you explain the differences between these two champs. As an example, Soraka’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Samira’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Soraka may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Samira. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Soraka typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her opponent does. Typically, she takes less damage than Samira. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Soraka and Samira

Damage Types Compared

Soraka
Samira
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Soraka
Samira

Who is Better, Soraka or Samira?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Soraka usually wins when trying to fight Samira, with a 51.7% win rate. Thus, Soraka makes a good counter to Samira.

While Soraka does have a higher win rate than Samira, when on opposite teams, Soraka also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less complex character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Soraka into Samira.

Moreover, Soraka also has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Samira. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Soraka vs Samira matchups, Soraka is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Soraka is a decent counter for Samira. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Soraka against Samira.

Other Champion Matchups Against Soraka

Soraka Loses Against

TrundleTrundle45% winrateSingedSinged45.5% winrateMaokaiMaokai45.6% winrateBlitzcrankBlitzcrank45.9% winrate

Soraka Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.6% winrateSejuaniSejuani55.4% winrateYuumiYuumi54.9% winrateEzrealEzreal54.8% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Soraka Players

How We Calculated Our Soraka vs Samira Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Samira as Soraka, we analyzed 4,234 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Samira as Soraka comes from real 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 the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Soraka to counter Samira during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Soraka usually racks up a lot less CS as Samira. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Soraka versus Samira build include Redemption, Dream Maker, and Dawncore. When Soraka incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed much better vs Samira than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Soraka boasted an average win rate of 51.7% when playing against Samira with this build.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Samira as Soraka, you should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Soraka vs Samira fights, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.7% winrate overall.

If you need to see Soraka versus Samira tips and counter stats for a a particular rank, please select one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and build suggestions shown are calculated using every game with data with both champs.